the earth experienced its first atomic explosion near the city of San Antonio, New Mexico.

The bomb was called Trinity, and it paved the way for decades of numerous nuclear explosions.

while nuclear explosions don't contribute to the global warming

They can kill millions of people, Cause a crash in global temperatures

and render lands completely useless for growing crops for more than five years

That being said, who has the power to do so?

Well, aside from the famous United States and Russia

There is the United Kingdom, France, China, India, Pakistan and North Korea

There's also been a debate going on whether Israel has nuclear weapons or not

apart from these countries there are some that participate in a nuclear sharing program

which allows them to have nuclear weapons for defensive purposes only

Those countries are Belgium, Germany, Italy, Turkey, and the Netherlands

There are also countries that used to have nuclear weapons but chose to dissolve them

Those countries are South Africa, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Ukraine

Aside from the famous Nagasaki and Hiroshima

there has been quite a few nuclear explosions for testing purposes

mainly by the United States and the former Soviet Union

And although the nuclear weapons prevented the progression of the cold war

It could've led to the complete destruction of our species

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