Throughout history, the human race has strived to create tools and technologies capable of accomplishing tasks that the human mind could not. never thought possible; However, once these technologies fall into the wrong hands, they become nightmares. Through these malevolent hands, beneficial tools like fire, cars and planes become napalm, tanks and fighter planes, which serve no purpose other than to destroy. This is also the case for nuclear energy, which later became the atomic bomb. Since then, this technology created by noble and ingenious minds has become the most devastating weapon of war ever used thanks to its many destructive effects. The first effect that a nuclear explosion would have would be the propagation of the explosion. This effect occurs instantly once the explosion has occurred and is the only effect visible visually. The explosion caused by the nuclear explosion is the smaller scale effect since it only propagates as a high pressure shock wave and a cloud of fire around the area where the bomb exploded. (Aftergood & Pike, 1998) Therefore, such an effect can result in the complete vaporization of any object within the fire cloud and destruction caused by the strong air wave that pushes everything out of its path. Therefore, any human being, or any other life form, caught in the explosion is doomed to perish. (Glasstone & Dolan, 1977) Second, a nuclear detonation would cause the emission of thermal radiation consisting of a wide range of the electromagnetic spectrum such as infrared, ultraviolet and X-rays. (Aftergood & Pike, 1998) This discharge of Energy in the form of thermal radiation causes objects to heat up to extreme temperatures, which can lead to the first, second, and even third middle of paper.... ..wn as the most feared invention ever created by humanity, showing that, depending on who exploits it, even the most beneficial discoveries can become the most terrible. Works Cited Aftergood, S., & Pike, J. (1998.) . Effects of nuclear weapons. Introduction to special weapons. Retrieved March 30, 2014 from https://www.fas.org/nuke/intro/nuke/effects.htmAJ Software & Multimedia. (2013). Radioactive fallout. Explore the history, science and consequences of the atomic bomb. Retrieved March 31, 2014 from http://www.atomicarchive.com/Effects/effects17.shtmlEPA. (2012). Health effects. Radiation protection. Accessed March 28, 2014, from http://www.epa.gov/rpdweb00/understand/health_effects.htmlGlasstone, S. and Dolan, P. (1977). The effects of nuclear weapons. Washington DC: United States Department of Defense and Energy Research and Development Administration.