Thursday, February 3, 2011

Weapons of Mass Destruction

What is a weapon of mass destruction? By definition a weapon of mass destruction is a weapons that are created to harm living things, and man-made structures. To be a weapon of mass destruction, it must meet four qualifications.
* uses projectile motion to launch the ammunition
* destruction of natural landmarks (mountains, rivers, etc)
* destruction of man-made objects (buildings, railroads, etc)
* the killing of humans and other wildlife
Cannons are weapons of mass destruction because they meet all four qualifications.

Cannons have made big impacts in History. An example of one of these impacts is the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The atomic bomb was first tested in attempt to make Japan surrender in World War II. After the bombing, more than 70,000 people had been killed because of the explosion and several important buildings were destroyed.

To me, weapons of mass destruction are wrong and inhumane to begin with. I would never support the production of these weapons. They are wrong in many ways beginning with the death of many living things and the destruction of land.

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