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    intensities‚ by various insurgent and terrorist movements.[3] In August 2008‚ National Security Advisor M K Narayanan has said that there are as many as 800 terrorist cells operating in the country.[4] 2011 High court bombing Main article: 2011_Delhi_bombing The 2011 Delhi bombing took place in the Indian capital Delhi on Wednesday‚ 7 September 2011 at 10:14 local time outside Gate No. 5 of the Delhi High Court‚ where a suspected briefcase bomb was planted.[5] The blast killed 12 people and injured

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    able to write a standard novel on the bombing of Dresden‚ which he tried to do many times. Additionally‚ Vonnegut wants his novel to be an anti-war novel‚ he wants it to explain the bombing of Dresden and the atrocious things both sides did. His purpose for writing this novel was to have Billy Pilgrim‚ the main character‚ accept the bombing because Vonnegut learns to accept it too through Pilgrim. Vonnegut breaks the rules of storytelling to share the bombing of Dresden while also helping himself

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    The Battle of Britain and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor were events that played a big role in World War II. Both took place in the 1940’s. The Battle of Britain took place between July and October in 1940 while the Pearl Harbor Attack took place on December 7th‚ 1941. Germany started the Battle of Britain while their allie‚ Japan‚ bombed Pearl Harbor in Hawaii‚ US. Both events were the cause of an effort to destroy war materials such as aircrafts or battle ships. The Battle of Britain was

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    want to be harsh and say they deserved it but they were pretty guilty of doing horrible things to the places they invaded. So yes‚ the bombing was definitely necessary to do in order to put an end to it all. Although I feel bombing Japan was necessary‚ there are a few reasons as to why the bomb shouldn’t have been used as well. In the midst of the bombing‚ a lot of innocent people were killed! Another reason is that Japan was already exhausted and reportedly on the verge of surrendering‚

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    August 6‚ 1945 the US dropped an atomic bomb ("Little Boy") on Hiroshima in Japan. Three days later a second atomic bomb ("Fat Man") was dropped on the city of Nagasaki. These were the only times nuclear weapons have been used in war. Reasons for the bombing Many reasons are given as to why the US administration decided to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Reasons include the following: • The United States wanted to force Japan’s surrender as quickly as possible to minimize American

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    Individual terrorism attacks are done differently from a terrorist attack conducted by a terrorism organization. All terrorism organizations such as Al Qaeda or a certain individual plan their attacks differently‚ some use car bombings‚ suicide bombings or non- suicide bombings. At times the terrorist do not get to accomplish their goal and get nothing out of the attack committed. In general all terrorism organizations have different tactics to conduct the attacks they have planned. What strategies

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    and howitzers. The longest estimated range of cannons was 1‚000 to 2‚000 yards. It was very primitive compared to how wars are being fought now. Had they been able to extend the warfront to Britain mainland with the use of airplanes and strategic bombing similarly to how Germans did to the British in World War 2. It would have been a lot more difficult for the British to fight an at home war with the colonists and the French. Without planes‚ the colonist also had to rely on people to warn them about

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    Did the Nationalists win the Spanish Civil War because of their strengths or the weaknesses of the Republicans? The evidence that supports the idea that the Nationalists won the Spanish Civil War because of their strength is abundant. The unity of the Nationalists was obvious and meant that there was both great organisation and co-ordination‚ meaning there was no ambiguity in the goals set by those fighting for the Nationalists. Franco’s plans for a long term war meant that he was able to ensure

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    Imtiaz Ali Ali 1 Mr.Dadd CHC2D0-I 29th May 2018 Why the Atomic Bombs were Justified? it was August 6th‚ 1945 when the first atomic bomb ever to be used in warfare was used‚ and not three days later‚ another atomic bomb was dropped. These bombs were named Little Boy and Fat Man‚ and they were dropped on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ respectively. The destruction

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    Say No to Attack on Syria If you are dumbfounded by the idea of throwing missiles at Syria and that it will help bring peace to Syrian people‚ then you are not alone. Americans realize that bombing will do little to help the Syrian people. Considering the “humanitarian” motives of the White House‚ we are surprised no one has suggested other alternatives for achieving peace. The most effective step that we can easily take is to STOP HELPING THE REBEL ARMY! Assad’s regime in Syria has not attacked

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