Nuclear proliferation is the spreading of nuclear capability to states and organizations.Nuclear capability is the ability of a state to induce and maintain a nuclear chain reaction. A nuclear chain reaction
is the continuing fission of an atomic nucleus into smaller atomic nuclei or the continuing fusion of atomic nuclei into heavier atomic nuclei. Since this reaction is the splitting of the second smallest and strongest chemical bond known to humanity, it releases the power of the Sun, literally. The sun is an incredibly large fusion reactor; however, humans have yet to develop a fusion reactor. While nuclear fission produces some recyclable waste and less energy, it is much easier to force (AIP). Fission reactors produce a sizeable portion of the world’s electricity. They are also clean, highly efficient, and can be used for research and even medicine among other things. However, there are two big problems. First, the complexity of the process and possibility of errors make it fairly unpopular. Second, nuclear weapons are short­term fission reactors and require enrichment of an element, albeit to a larger level, through a centrifuge exactly like any other reactor. Their power was first demonstrated by the destruction of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9,1945, respectively, during WWII. While they were not the deadliest attacks of the war, the attacks on Japan did in seconds with one bomb what other attacks did in a day with thousands. Think about the plausible results of those bombs if they were given to every side in the overall deadliest and most polarized war in human history.