The most significant threat facing America today is the risk of being attacked with Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD). Although the Soviet Union has fallen and the threat of large-scale nuclear and chemical attacks have been diminished another threat has arisen. This threat is an attack from smaller nations that are angry with and/or have a “score to settle” with the United States. These countries are now capable of buying and/or researching nuclear weapons. Currently North Korea, Iraq, China, and numerous terrorist groups have, or are attempting to create, or buy Weapons of Mass Destruction.
Atomic or nuclear weapons have only been used twice to attack another nation. The first attack came on August 6, 1945. On this date the United
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