Weapons of Mass Destruction Weapons of Mass Destruction are the most powerful weapons ever created. Weapons of mass destruction are chemical, biological, or radioactive weapons capable of causing widespread annihilation. But under US law it also falls under many other weapons in an extremely broad description of weapons. Nuclear weapons represent a major crisis in today's world, as seen in the Cold War, which can cause an extremely rapid increase in tensions and bring us to the brink of global war again, or even end all wars by exterminating the vast majority of the human race. Nuclear weapons can cause gigantic losses on a scale never seen before and potentially dramatically affect the course of the human race, which constitutes a huge threat unique to the past sixty-six years. While the vast majority of the world is against weapons of mass destruction, a small minority supports them. One of the reasons a person or country may support them is because they feel safer with them. But a country equipped with weapons of mass destruction (WMD) can be seen as a threat. Some might even say they are a necessary deterrent to prevent other countries from attacking them. But countries can only be pushed so far until a mistake is made that, in the case of nuclear weapons, could cause widespread devastation and retaliation. These are the main reasons why some support weapons of mass destruction, but simply removing weapons of mass destruction can prevent most of the problems that originated from them. Weapons of mass destruction cause many high-stress problems among countries. An example of an extremely high stress situation occurred right after World War II, the Cold War. After the use of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Russia began research and mass production of nuclear weapons which... according to newspapers... pushed the human race to the brink of destruction. And other weapons of mass destruction have been used many times in violation of international law, and many war atrocities have been committed with the use of biological weapons and chemical agents. Weapons of mass destruction can and will be the downfall of the human race if this problem is not addressed promptly in some way. “I don't know with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.” (Albert Einstein) This problem was already known years ago with the invention of modern weapons. Today's world is a fragile structure of electronic networks, and it can be swept away with a wave and cause a world war. Everyone must unite on this issue before this wave occurs, which is why weapons of this nature must be dismantled and taken care of promptly and forever.