English Essays 2nd Year 2010
2nd Year English Notes
English Essays
* Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT)
* The Kashmir Problem
* The Duties of Women
* The Responsibilities of an Ideal Student
* My Aim in Life
* A Cricket Match
* Life in a Big City
* Merits and Demerits of Science
* Memorable Day in My Life
* Patriotism
Essays CTBT
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As we enter into the new millennium, we find that man has taken
great strides on the path of scientific and technological advancements.
We have harnessed all the resources of nature and made their maximum
utilization for the benefit of human race. God has gifted man with
various natural resources but it is up to us whether we use them for the
welfare or destruction of mankind. Nuclear energy is one of such
things that can lead us to the zenith of success and glory in the
service of the suffering humanity or plunge us into the abyss of total
annihilation.
In order to stop the horrific destruction caused by the explosions of
atom bombs, the UN General Assembly adopted a treaty entitled
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) on 10th September 1996. It is yet
to be signed by forty-four states after fives years, which include the
seven nuclear capable states. It is indeed amazing to know that the
United States and the other Western nuclear powers are bitter opponents
of CTBT, while they enforce it on other nations of the world. Having
conducted 715 out of 1030 known nuclear tests and exercising nuclear
option, Washington was instrumental in having the NPT extended
unconditionally and indefinitely all over the world.
Nuclear energy can be put to both constructive and destructive use. As
we cast over eyes on the bitter and realistic side of the picture, we
cannot help coming to the conclusion that nuclear weapons are monsters
of death and destruction. The greatest danger from the misuse of
nuclear energy lies in the possible temptation of a nation possessing
it to employ it against another that does not. The scale of destruction
by a nuclear weapon would make any normal political or governmental
control virtually impossible. Looking at the other side, we find that
nuclear energy can also be used for peaceful, constructive purposes.
Radioactive by-products are used for treatment of various diseases. It
can also help in producing electricity, which can be of great
assistance in various projects. Hydroelectric power project can also
make use of this energy, and thus add to the comfort of mankind.
Nuclear energy can convert barren deserts into blooming fields, a stark
requirement in these days of food shortages. It can help in banishing
disease, taming turbulent rivers and making life more beautiful and
happier.
The seven nations that possess nuclear energy must realize that nuclear
weapons are not merely deadly weapons but are of a completely new
nature. A part from the horrific destruction caused by their
explosions, they can contaminate whole areas of the earth by
radioactivity, which may last for even thousands of years.
The best solution lies in the fact that the countries possessing
nuclear energy use it as a deterrent against war, and at the same time,
explore possibilities for using it for the welfare of human race. A
meaning full treaty should make linked to global disarmament,
irrespective the nature of weapons. The use of nuclear weapons should be
prohibited because the only hope of mankind’s survival is to abandon
all these utterly destructive weapons for all time.
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