(Future Shock) Can we control nuclear energy?

          In Future Shock, Orson Wells narrates that we, as a human race, must begin to say ‘no’ to certain kinds of technology. He states that technology is advancing faster and more powerfully than we can fully understand and grasp. He claims, that unless we control technology, it is going to destroy us.
          Personally, I believe Wells is completely correct. However, I don’t believe technology and advancements in science will destroy us, I believe it already is (there are positive results from technological advancements as well, of course). Technology that allowed scientists to split atoms and create nuclear energy opened up a can of worms that has proven to be destructive and dangerous. We have seen the death and devastation that was caused in Nagasaki and Hiroshima in WWII, as well as the dangers of nuclear waste leaking from a Japanese power plant after the 2011 tsunami. We cannot control nuclear power, and it is destroying us.
          To this day, nations debate the idea of non-proliferation of nuclear weapons. Yet American and Russian stockpiles remain incredibly high. Volatile regimes in Iran and North Korea could potentially unleash limitless destruction upon millions on a whim.
          Although nuclear technology can be used in non-military fashions, such as power plants, it has proven time and time again that humans cannot fully control the power it contains.

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