Psychological Aspects of Nuclear Warfare

Psychological Aspects of Nuclear Warfare
What would you imagine when you hear the word, nuclear warfare? Fear? Sorrow? Despair? We do not know when nuclear warfare occurs because now many countries have nuclear weapons such as the United States, China, France, India and Pakistan. Once a nuclear bomb is launched, the earth could disappear in a moment. So we might not have time to feel fear or sorrow after it is launched. However, we are afraid of nuclear warfare itself. I would like to approach psychological aspects of nuclear warfare from points of the atomic bomb on Japan and the Cold War.
On August 6th, 1945, the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and tree days later the other one dropped on Nagasaki. According to Jonathan Watts who wrote about the atomic bomb tragedy, more than 210,000 people were killed as a result of the bombs of both cities. Although it is about one third of population, the number is supposed to be underestimated. This is because many survivors have...