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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?

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There are many benefits to nuclear energy. Military powers have used them to end wars and are still using them as a deterrent. Used for civilian reasons, nuclear energy provides electricity with no negative impact on the environment. Some people,
therefore
, believe that the advantages of nuclear
power
 outweigh the disadvantages.
However
, in my opinion, these are all misconceptions and I don’t support nuclear
power
. Used as a weapon it has the most destructive
power
. The effects of
radiation
 have consequences for years to come. The genetic material of human beings and
of
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plants could be damaged from exposure to
radiation
. Restoring peace and rebuilding the country after a nuclear attack can be even more difficult. The
radiation
 can even affect people living in neighbouring countries. Today, nuclear weapons could fall
in
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 the hands of the
so called
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 rogue states or terrorist groups. If used for terrorist purposes the consequences could be quite disastrous. As a source of energy for civilian reasons nuclear
power
 seems very attractive, but it is
also
 very dangerous. Accidents in nuclear
power
 plants have happened before in
Chernobyl
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 and more recently in Fukushima. Both accidents went totally out of control and destroyed the surrounding zones.
In addition
 to the risk of accidents, there is the problem of nuclear waste. It will keep producing
radiation
 for centuries and today we have no satisfying solution for the transport and
the
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storage of nuclear waste. For the
above stated
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 reasons, I believe, that even if nuclear
power
 has enormous benefits, the dangers inherent to
this
technologies
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 are so significant that they outweigh all possible benefits
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