Why Nuclear Weapons Haven’t Been Used Since 1945: Fear, Strategy, and the Balance of Power
Why Nuclear Weapons? Why nuclear weapons have never been used after 1945: The Fragile Balance of Fear. The world felt the destructive force of the nuclear weapons in August 1945 when the United States used the power of atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki . It was devastating and humankind entered into the nuclear era with wonder and dread. However, since the bombings of World War II , it has not been possible to employ nuclear weapons to war. This is an extraordinary restraint given the amount of conflicts, crises and geopolitical rivalries that have taken place since 1945. These factors are multifaceted based on strategy, morality, diplomacy and fear. The nuclear weapons have not been abolished in the world, the world has learnt to coexist with them. Mutually assured destruction (MAD) Doctrine. During the Cold War the United States, as well as the Soviet Union , developed huge nuclear arsenals. The reasoning behind it was as cold blooded as possible: on...