
Through many years the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction has brought fear and a lot of problems to many nations, also they have killed hundreds of innocents around the world, because of wars and conflicts between nations or political movements. In some countries, like Colombia, there is a political conflict between the government and the revolutionary armed forces of Colombia (FARC), which has caused the death of hundreds of innocent civilians; there are many cases like this, especially in the Middle East where the fight against the terrorism is intense, and the proliferation of weapons is uncontrolled. Some consequences of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction are the waste of money on it and not in people in poverty status who really need at least a dollar to survive, and because of it the government s can’t support those people, also the proliferation of dangerous weapons cause a fear or a concern about a possible third world war. In conclusion the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction is a great risk because the lives hundreds of thousands of civilians are in great danger.