Did you ever wonder what weapons were used in WW1? How about how they compare to todays standards? They affected their time period drastically in many ways. The German’s changed the game with tanks. They also brought chemical warfare into the war. The British impacted war in many ways and they used some great weaponry. The British used the Lee-Enfield .303‚ It was a bolt action rifle that help 10 bullets in the magazine. It was very rugged‚ being able to hold up throughout hard conditions and trench
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Should all nuclear weapons be destroyed? Today countries all over the world put a significant amount of their budget towards defense and the security along the lines of their borders. Governments all around the world have put great stress on the fact of continuously developing nuclear weapons; this is to help establish their strength over other weaker countries with none or little nuclear power. The first thing that comes to my mind when nuclear weapons are brought into conversation is the Hiroshima-Nagasaki
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“The thought of military grade weapons being given to the local police is madness” (Sgt. Rob Aponte quoted in Kachmar). GIving military grade weapons to local police is not something people think about daily. Most think if there is armored cars in their village would make their village safer‚ but is this really the case? According to the 1033 program‚ which was installed in 1997‚ more than 4.3 billion dollars of military gear has been given to local police across the nation senes 1997 (ingraham)
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METHODS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY™ Series Editor John M. Walker School of Life Sciences University of Hertfordshire Hatfield‚ Hertfordshire‚ AL10 9AB‚ UK For further volumes: http://www.springer.com/series/7651 Embryo Culture Methods and Protocols Edited by Gary D. Smith University of Michigan‚ Ann Arbor‚ MI‚ USA Jason E. Swain University of Michigan‚ Ann Arbor‚ MI‚ USA Thomas B. Pool Fertility Center of San Antonio‚ San Antonio‚ TX‚ US Editors Gary D. Smith University
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had not allowed concealed weapons to be carried on campus. This entire predicament could have been averted had Collins been allowed to carry her gun onto campus to defend herself when the need arose. So what needs to change in order to prevent crimes like this on other college campuses? I believe that college campuses would be safer and better prepared to prevent crimes by allowing students‚ faculty and administration to carry concealed weapons. By allowing concealed weapons onto campus‚ it will provide
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Genocide‚ threats to the environment‚ and weapons of mass destruction are problems that the world has had to face. There have been many attempts made by the international community and its members to address and resolve these problems. Genocide is the deliberate extermination of a national‚ racial‚ political or cultural group. Weapons of mass destruction are the technology used in war that harms other nations and the environment. Both of these issues do great damage and should not go on ignored.
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Should every country have the right to possess nuclear weapons? On the 6th November 1945‚ a United States bomber flew towards the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The only cargo aboard that B-29 bomber was an atomic bomb – ironically nicknamed “Little Boy” - that was to be dropped on its target. At 8.15am and at a height of around 2‚000ft the bomb exploded above Hiroshima‚ taking 140‚000 lives with it. Most of the 140‚000 died instantly‚ horrifyingly the rest of the innocent civilians that were
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meters. The maximum effective range of this weapon is 800 meters while mounted on a bipod‚ and 1‚100 meters while mounted on a tripod. Rounds leaving the muzzle of the M240B have a velocity of 2‚800 feet per second‚ and the weapon has a rate of fire of 750-950 rounds per minute. In the early 70s‚ it was becoming clear that even with constant improvements‚ the M73 and M219 tank machine guns were proving to be unreliable. The Army began the search for a weapons system to replace them on the battlefield
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many different weapons on a daily basis. Some of their weapons were the spears‚ bow and arrows‚ and guns. The weapons were made specifically and used in many different ways around the location of the tribe. Native Americans worked with the raw materials and natural resources available to them and their task and knowledge of how to make a bow was critical to their lifestyle‚ both for hunting and when fighting enemies. One of the most important roles of the men was to make weapons and his skills
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use certain equipment and are organised in a special way. The military had to use a variety of equipment to battle others when it is time for war. The arms can be categorized by ranged weapons‚ piercing weapons‚ and edged weapons (Larocca). Edged weapons include swords and daggers. “Knight’s most essential weapon was his sword” because it is the biggest and the most effective (Elgin
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