The world and its inhabitants are witnesses of very painful misfortunes which have gripped the biosphere and its inhabitants for several years. Nuclear weapons are the weapons that have transported humans, from World War II to the present day, into a world of peace and security. Nuclear weapons pose a threat to the world and its beings, who play a considerable role in the improvement and development of life on earth. The story of the proliferation of nuclear weapons begins with the tense political situation between the United States of America and socialist Russia, recognized in world literature as the Cold War. This anxious political situation between the United States, Russia and their allies caused the world to introduce for the first time the destructive weapons that man had ever encountered. As Jim McCluskey argues, there is no weapon capable of murdering millions of people in a short period of time, aside from nuclear weapons (McCluskey 1). Indeed, the proliferation and use of nuclear weapons has changed the position of world political leaders, in order to make the world safer for people and the environment in which they live and operate. McCluskey goes on to argue that world peace and security would not prevail if nuclear weapons existed (McCluskey 2). However, these individuals should be made to renounce the use of nuclear weapons, so that life on this planet continues even after our death, thus allowing other generations to live in a safe world. Many individuals and critics claim that the proliferation of nuclear weapons threatens the life of human society and at the same time violates the human right to live in a secure and peaceful world. Nuclear weapons are capable of causing mass damage... middle of paper ... intelligence agency George Tenet, argues that a nuclear weapons explosion would absolutely abolish the world economy (Mueller 6). Tenet goes on to explain that a nuclear weapons explosion would obviously bring a huge disaster to the global market and destabilize the global economy (Mueller 6). The proliferation of nuclear weapons is seen by many as a tipping point that will jeopardize the banking system, burdening payments, causing possible bankruptcies and difficulties in mortgage operations. Under the influence of nuclear weapons, the global economy would risk a financial debt crisis, economic collapse, and problems in oil production and the global market (Katz 1). There is no doubt that the development of nuclear weapons or their explosion will not only change the borders between states, but also lead to global economic collapse..