WMDs

Question 1

Nuclear weapons

Answer 1

Weapons that work by a nuclear reaction, that devastate huge areas and kill large numbers of people.

Question 2

Weapons of mass destruction

Answer 2

Weapons that can kill large numbers of people and/or cause great damage.

Question 3

Arguments for the existence of WMDs

Answer 3

They act as a deterrence so other countries don’t attack
They can stop wars, and although cause a lot of damage they may result in less of the war had carried on
Of other countries have it the only defence is to have the same weapon

Question 4

Arguments against the existence of WMDs

Answer 4

They have the potential to destroy the whole world
They kill innocent civilians, wildlife, make whole areas inhabitable for years and cause many diseases for survivors
Only God has the right to end life and have that much destruction