The atomic bomb has been refined a lot since it was first designed. Sickness During and after the war, sickness occurred. When the outbreak first raised its head, people had no idea what it was. They soon realised that 'the plague' was a direct result of the radiation from the atomic bomb, hence the name 'radiation sickness'. The symptoms for radiation sickness are the loss of hair, loss of appetite, purple blisters, cancer and bleeding from certain areas of the body.
Cancer is the main killer from radiation 'fallout'.
Bargaining Death Today there are guidelines on the use and manufacture of the atomic bomb, but many countries are still trying to make their atomic bomb with out adhering to the guidelines. This is why United Nation officials are going through countries just to see who is and isn't complying with the guidelines. Countries are also trying to show off their weaponry in order to intimidate other countries, but all it does is cause an escalation in arms manufacturing and further increases tensions between countries. If another war were to happen, this could possibly result in the ending of the human race. Peace talks are trying to prevent wars from happening and such apocalyptic predictions from coming true.