Nuclear weapons continue to pose a real threat to humanity and life on Earth. International relations scholars and policymakers share the belief that the sheer power and destructiveness of nuclear weapons prevent their use by both friend and foe. Then the real question becomes; What is the need for nuclear weapons? Nuclear weapons are defined as volatile devices that originate their destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission or a combination of fission and fusion. Both reactions release enormous amounts of energy from rather small amounts of matter. Nuclear weapons have significantly changed the way war is fought. Along with these more dominant weapons come ways to check and countermeasure that power. Nuclear weapons have changed the way the world thinks about war. The development of nuclear weapons began innocently enough as a physical marvel, but has become a source of constant fear among many nations. It is understandable why some countries believe that it is necessary to continue with nuclear proliferation. Basing your country's security on the threat of killing millions of innocent people, perhaps billions, and risking the destruction of civilization. This addiction has no moral justification and deserves the strongest condemnation. Nuclear proliferation is the distribution of nuclear weapons, nuclear technology, and information to states not recognized as "nuclear-weapon states" by the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. In my opinion, when a country develops nuclear weapons, everything intensifies, the economy, the military and you could even say paranoia also increases. With this continued push for nuclear proliferation, countries have begun to fall into the middle of the paper. .....the attraction that nuclear weapons have on those who seek power through manipulation or blackmail is understandable. Terrorists can take over an existing weapon, which is extremely difficult to do. Or they could create a facility to make one. Obtaining nuclear weapons by individuals or groups is doubtful because the materials are difficult to obtain and manage. Military weapons, power plants and nuclear facilities are also closely guarded. It may not be necessary for terrorists to obtain a weapon. Instead, they could create immense fear and panic if they obtained information on how to create these weapons. Among ten countries there are approximately 17,134 nuclear warheads armed and ready to be launched at the whim of these countries. The United States alone has approximately 7,650 warheads, each with twenty times the yield of Hiroshima and Nagasaki..