was under siege of a terrorist attack on the ill-fateful eve of 26th December 2008. The rampage that went on for a period of four days claimed as many as 160 lives‚ both Indian and foreigners. The attack exposed India’s vulnerability to terrorism. Taj Mumbai that stayed ablaze for almost two days and three nights now stands symbolic of the tragic events of that day. During the attack on Taj Mumbai‚ a total of 31 people died and about 28 were injured. Post the attack the world became aware of what
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To better understand the attack on Pearl Harbor we must first go to the origin of the problem. Japan had little resources and they depended on trade‚ trade was the only thing keeping them going as a nation. According to Conroy‚ author of Pearl Harbor reexamined: Prologue to the Pacific War‚ “The fundamental causes of the pacific war go back to the turn of the century. International relations were then characterized by politics‚ aggressive nationalism‚ and western colonialism. These forces worked
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The Future of Anti-Terrorism Technologies ABSTRACT The global war on terrorism‚ much like the Cold War‚ will be a long‚ protracted conflict because‚ despite the preponderance of power held by the nations united in their commitment to combat terrorism‚ we will not be able to come directly to grips with the enemy. Developing technologies that leap ahead of the terrorists requires vision and strategy‚ and a good strategy requires hard choices. It begins by establishing criteria for selecting
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complete their attacks. In my opinion‚ no one specifically is to blame for the attacks‚ but there were certain elements that contributed to the event. 9-11 Errors It has been well known that the U.S. Government likes to keep secrets. One of the most important factors is the government agencies lack of communication with each other. That could have‚ and should have been utilized and maybe 9/11 would have been prevented. A week before the attacks there was a teletype
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The Attack on Pearl Harbor By: Jess Bowen Thesis Statement The attack on Pearl Harbor was an important event not only in World War II‚ but in American history because the attack was the reason the United States entered the war and through their victory in the war‚ made the world as it is today. Outline I. Introduction/ Thesis II. Background to attack A. Anticipation to war 1. Japan vs. China 2. Tensions
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Attack on Pearl Harbour: * On the morning of December 7‚ 1941‚ the Japanese launched a surprise air attack on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. After just two hours of bombing‚ more than 2‚400 Americans were dead‚ 21 ships had either been sunk or damaged‚ and more than 188 U.S. aircraft destroyed * U.S. abandoned its policy of isolationism and declared war on Japan the following day -- officially bringing the United States into World War II. * The Japanese were tired of negotiations
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application of image processing ‘BIOMETRICS’. Biometrics technology allows determination and verification of ones identity through physical characteristics. To put it simply‚ it turns your body in to your password. We discussed various biometric techniques like finger scan‚ retina scan‚ facial scan‚ hand scan etc. Two algorithms have been proposed by taking biometric techniques to authenticate an ATM account holder ‚ enabling a secure ATM by image processing. Biometrics is now applied in various public
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fulfilling. To fail or desert especially in the time of need (“Betray”). On September 11th‚ 2001‚ the United States government betrayed its citizens by taking part and allowing one of the worst attacks in history to occur on United States soil. On September 11th‚ 2001‚ a series of coordinated suicide attacks by al-Qaeda on the United States occurred. On that morning‚ 19 al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial U.S. passenger jet airliners. The hijackers intentionally crashed two of the airliners
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Attack on America‚ By America September 11‚ 2001 was unquestionably a tragic day for America and the world. While the 3‚000-plus deaths on American soil elicited support and tears from around the world‚ now many international citizens resent or even despise the country that ratcheted up the War on Terror. But for many in the country‚ and a staggering number of foreign citizens‚ the truth about what really took place on September 11‚ 2001 remains under relentless scrutiny and doubt. The mainstream
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In real world scenario‚ a Denial-of-Service attack DoS attack) or Distributed Denial-of-Service attack (DDoS attack) is an effort to make a machine or network resource unavailable to its genuine users. Although the means to carry out‚ motives for‚ and objective of a DoS attack may vary‚ it generally consists of efforts to temporarily or indefinitely interrupt or eliminate services of a host connected to the internet. One common method of attack involves saturating the target machine with outside
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