The Cobra Event | Response Essay | The Cobra Event addressed an area of science that I have given much thought to. Viruses are fascinating; the mystery of their complex existence continues to baffle scientists who search for deeper understanding. Viruses have been at the center of a constant debate in the science community‚ arguing whether they are‚ in fact‚ living or not. It is as equally interesting as it is scary how people have the ability to alter one of the most confusing and deadly components
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Drone Warfare‚ enacted by George Bush and expanded on by President Obama to provide a haven for Americans against the terrorist group‚ al-Qaeda. The use of weaponized unmanned surveillance drones allowed for far better independent targeting decisions‚ rather than retrieving intelligence from sources within the real country where the warfare would take place. These strategic implications created a question among Americans‚ is the use of drones to target individuals right? This question has arisen
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Looking to the east‚ the United States (US) Army faces a seemingly new threat; it is called “Hybrid Warfare”. In places like Ukraine‚ the South China Sea‚ and Iraq and Syria Hybrid Warfare has allowed America’s enemies to seize large areas with impunity. As such‚ the US Army must develop an effective way of countering this threat. Furthermore‚ because of the nature of Hybrid Warfare US Army Counterintelligence must be a part of the solution. Concurrently‚ issues such as under-manning‚ misuse
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document to solve any irregular warfare problem. Unfortunately‚ such a document does not exist‚ nor will it ever exist. Lamentably‚ despite recent fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan‚ the US political and military apparatus remains largely beholden to the idea of decisive action to achieve quick victory. Given its superior military might‚ the US prefers a single all determining battle or campaign to achieve victory and leave its enemy. Any talk of irregular warfare engenders thoughts of‚ as you put
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secretary in articles and speeches. Hybrid Warfare may introduce some terminological clouds of confusion. It is founded on a broad characterization of hybrid conflict‚ as a conflict that has both regular and irregular forces in the war. These forces need not be present at the same time or place‚ nor centrally directed by this team’s definition. However‚ it is not clear this usage is based on a common understanding of what a hybrid threat or hybrid warfare entails.
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Demon in the Freezer Being a frequent reader of Steven King’s horror novels‚ I can honestly say that his creativity is truly demented‚ and for him to be horrified at Richard Preston’s work in his book "Demon in the Freezer” is extraordinarily bizarre. The novel is extremely graphic‚ especially when Preston describes the symptoms of a type of viola‚ which‚ in my opinion‚ is the most daunting portion of the book. Preston describes a type of variola‚ hemorrhage small pox‚ in which bleeding occurs in
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Whitley Acre Mrs. Hill Honors English 9 26 January 2012 Outbreak: The Ebola Virus in Sudan‚ Zaire‚ and Uganda By killing ninety percent of its victims‚ Ebola is one of the most effective viruses known to man. This virus does not have any specific requirements for its host‚ it simply attaches itself to a species and does as much damage as possible. Ebola is extremely contagious; it is practically unstoppable‚ incurable‚ and unpreventable. The ease of transfer between species makes detection
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Summary Richard Preston’s Hot Zone is a horrific narration of the origin of filoviruses and their encounter with humans. These viruses include Marburg virus (MARV)‚ Ebola virus (EBOV) and Sudan virus (SUDV). They are also known as Biosafety Level 4 agents because they are extremely dangerous to humans and have no treatments or cure. Section 1: The Shadow of Mount Elgon This section details Charles Monet’s visit to Kitum cave‚ which is located in Mount Elgon‚ Kenya. During this trip‚ Monet
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Advancement of Warfare 25 November 2012 During the 19th century the nature of warfare was reaching a turning point. It all began in the 1940s with the nuclear revolution and began advancing as quickly as the seasons ever since. By the time World War II approached‚ America had a whole new outlook on how to fight their battles. While the generals and commanders of the United States army were preparing for future warfare‚ Orson Scott Card was busy predicting the future of warfare in his award winning
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The Relationship between the Reaction Times of Open and Asymmetric Warfare Experiment CDT PVT Jacob L Williams PL100 MAJ Erwin Section C2 5 September 2013Abstract The overall purpose of this study is to determine if there is some sort of relationship between a soldier’s reaction time in battle in two different scenarios. Scenario #1 includes the utopian environment of warfare where all targets are the same and are bad. Scenario #2 is more realistic and incorporates the decision-making process
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