The threat of nuclear weapons maintains world peace. Nuclear power provides cheap and clean energy. The benefits of nuclear technology far outweigh the disadvantages. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

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At present,
constantly
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the constantly
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search for new
energy
sources has been ever-rising as
population
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and consumption of fossil fuels are soaring. Developed
countries
, today, to a greater
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extent
exent
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extent
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relies
rely
relys
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rely
on nuclear
power
to
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fulfil
fullfill
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fulfil
their
energy
demands. While people consider
this
source inexpensive, high quality and most significantly a way to have national security, it cannot be overlooked that the demerits it brings with us are far more concerning.
For instance
,
threat
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to poor and under-developed
countries
. I strongly oppose
this
view of considering
pros
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of nuclear
power
important over its cons. To start with, one of the core
problem
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that comes with nuclear
power
as
energy
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source is
it
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ability to evoke a greater deal of destruction all over the world. Many
countries
where they have no
such
facility that could ensure their security, are constantly frightened by their nearby
countries
and other powerful ones, for they have their own nuclear
powerplants
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power plants
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and stations. One
such
recent example is the war between Russia and Ukraine, where the former used its nuclear source on the latter.
As a result
, the lives of people there
has
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been greatly impacted.
Additionally
, the radioactive substances generated from nuclear stations affect its surrounding flora and fauna and
quite
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hamrful
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harmful
to humans as well, though the latter case is not usually seen as these stations are built far away from human civilisation.
However
, it
also
appears that
this
energy
is reliable in some ways.
For example
, providing us with non-polluted air
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is less costly to produce.
Further
, a sense of peace and harmony is created by it, as it is the greatest weapon that any country could now have to ensure their safety and anyone would think twice before doing something that would lead them and others in trouble. To sum up, In my
view
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no merits of nuclear
energy
can suppress the
demrits
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demerits
of
this
power
.
In other words
, if one nuclear bomb exploded, it would unquestionably destroy half of our planet.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Deterrence
  • Mutually assured destruction
  • Greenhouse gases
  • Cost-effective
  • Radiation therapy
  • Proliferation
  • Rogue states
  • Radioactive waste disposal
  • Catastrophic accidents
  • Climate change
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