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?

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

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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