HIST 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Nuclear Warfare, Preventive War, Forego
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The soviet-american nuclear rivalry: the benefits to the common good. The first time the nuclear weapon was used, it led to the death of thousands of innocent. Japanese civilians in nagasaki and hiroshima, leaving japan"s economy crippled for many years. Nonetheless, each nation realizes that no one benefits if nuclear war did occur. Gradually, the notion that mutual cooperation is needed to handle nuclear weapon led to the effort to promote global peace through the establishment of the united nations in 1945 (keylor 196). From the perspective of international relations, the need to have mutual cooperation in tackling the issue of nuclear weapon arises from each nation"s self-interest to remain peaceful and to protect its economic interest. This is demonstrated by the us secretary of state, john f. Dulles who views that the us commitment of wars in asia, economic aid to other nations, and military expenditures are not a sustainable way to preserve the global security (dulles).
