Dangerous bombing

Bombing nuclear power plants is a very risky and dangerous thing to do. Right now, Israel and the United States are doing just that — and they should stop.
Almost 80 years ago, in August 1945, two cities in Japan — Hiroshima and Nagasaki — were destroyed by nuclear bombs. Over 2.2 lakh people died, and many more were hurt for years after. The world saw how horrible nuclear weapons could be, and most countries agreed they should never be used again.
So in 1970, a big agreement called the Non-Proliferation Treaty (or NPT) was signed. Countries promised not to build more nuclear weapons. Iran signed it. Israel did not. But overall, it helped keep the world safer — only nine countries have nuclear bombs today. And the big accidents at nuclear power plants — like Chernobyl in 1986 and Fukushima in 2011 — all happened by mistake, not in war. Each time, countries worked to make safety better.
But now, dangerous things are happening again.
In 2022, when Russia attacked Ukraine, it also captured Europe's biggest nuclear power plant. Luckily, there was no disaster. But just last week, Israel bombed several of Iran's nuclear sites. These are not weapons — they are working or nearly working power plants. If bombs damage them, they could leak radiation and hurt thousands of people and the environment — just like Chernobyl.
This isn't the first time. In 1981, Israel bombed a nuclear plant in Iraq before it could be used. They knew they couldn't do it after the plant was running, or it would have caused a huge disaster. They were careful again in 2007 when bombing a plant in Syria that was still being built.
Back in 1981, even the U.S. was angry at Israel for bombing Iraq's plant. But today, leaders like Putin, Trump, and Israel's Netanyahu don't seem to care about the risks. In 1991, during a war, the U.S. destroyed two nuclear plants in Iraq — it was very dangerous. Why are we repeating those mistakes now?
Iran may now leave the nuclear safety treaty. If that happens, other countries might think they also need nuclear weapons to stay safe. That would make the world more dangerous for everyone.
There's a clock called the Doomsday Clock that shows how close the world is to a big disaster. Right now, it's just 89 seconds from midnight — the closest ever. Bombing nuclear plants brings us even closer.
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