This essay is an examination of two articles of the early atomic age.

Nuclear weapons have drastically increased in the fifty years surmising the Cold War. They have gradually proliferated around the world and become available to more and more nations. These weapons of mass destruction have been viewed with awe, power, control, victory, death, and evil. Nuclear weapons are viewed in different lights across different audiences. Even in its infant stages its basic intent has been questioned. This can be pungently seen in a comparison between the "…

…may work against nations against nations; however the greatest threat lies in a nation versus one who owns a nuclear weapon. In a society where preservation of life is the most important aspect, nuclear weapons are able to obliterate a whole concentration of people within seconds. Nuclear weapons threaten the world as well as humanity. Destruction is not the answer, and science should be channeled towards the benefit of mankind instead of its complete eradication.