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    towards cyber warfare because it is the way of the future. Fight has gone from bow and arrows to drone airplanes and now cyberspace. Cyber warfare is simple and inexpensive; all a terrorist needs is a computer and a connection. That is why terrorists are leaning towards cyber-attacks. Cyber terrorism has a huge impact on many lives across the globe. In order to end cyber warfare countries must find why they are being attacked and how they are being attacked. The primary reason for cyber warfare is the lack

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    industrializing taking place with weaponry. Some modern weapons in today’s war include rifles‚ tanks‚ and poisonous gases. Also‚ trench warfare is a tactic greatly used. The standard rifle used by the British during this war is a Lee-Enfield 303. It is a very reliable gun that can fire 15 rounds per minute. This gun is also very well suited for trench warfare. German soldiers use a Gewehr 98 gun. It is a well-constructed and accurate weapon but is not suited for the conditions of the Western Front

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    remained inside of their home bracing for the attack. However‚ this time‚ instead of being struck by a bomb‚ they were struck by a chemical warfare agent (CWA) known as sulfur mustard‚ which destroyed their home‚ murdered their newborn child‚ and resulted in weeks of intense medical care. The use of chemical weapons during World War One revolutionized chemical warfare. Since WW1‚ chemical weapons have grown in popularity. The experience with chemical weapons (CW) in WW1‚ the Northern Yemeni War‚ and Syria

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    Drone Warfare Drones are the latest technological advancement in warfare. The U.S. has used them heavily since the 1950s mostly for reconnaissance until the war in Afghanistan‚ when the U.S. first started using drone strikes. Drones are used because they keep our “boots off the ground”‚ help prevent friendly-fire and the stop most of the unnecessary killing of civilians. Their use in warfare is an ethical way to fight‚ it just keeps our military safer. They are also a relatively cheap and effective

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    Drone warfare Sure‚ attack drones are always fun to use in a game‚ but are they really that safe when it comes to actual warfare? Drones can have a huge impact in combat. They can make our defenses better‚ but sometimes they can provoke terrorist groups. Drones have made a huge impact on war since the use of drones has started‚ but that doesn’t mean they do the best job they are meant to. There has been a lot of talk about how the U.S. can get pass the U.N. laws that prohibit some of the attacks

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    The Inhumane Weapons of Warfare Chemical warfare is a barbaric weapon of war that should be banned from any war situation. Chemical Warfare is using any chemical or chemical mix that can physically or mentally harm a human being. It has been killing people for over 2600 years and was created by Spartans. “They grabbed burning sulfur pitch and threw it over the walls of Athens attempting to fill the city with toxic gas.”[6] They tried this because they had a small army that was trying to take over

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    UW Activities The most influential unconventional warfare activity of Hezbollah is guerrilla warfare. “Guerrilla warfare‚ type of warfare fought by irregulars in fast moving‚ small scale actions against orthodox military and police forces either independently or in conjunction with a larger political-military strategy.” (Asprey‚ 2002) Through the use of guerrilla warfare Hezbollah has been able to advance their cause and cement themselves as a force to be reckoned with. Hezbollah waged a guerrilla

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    HUM1020 15 November 2017 Gas Warfare Boils‚ burning‚ and blindness imagine sitting in a field hospital in agony wishing that the pain would just end. Many of these soldiers’ lives would be forever changed after heading to the battlefield and being confronted with this. We all know that warfare technology through the age’s changes and advances but even a general from five hundred years ago would say that this is just cold-blooded. That dreadful weapon is gas warfare or a specialized munition that

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    Guerrilla Warfare in Revolutionary War Americans changed the rules of war during the American Revolution with their new military tactics of guerrilla warfare. In early 1777‚ General John Burgoyne was commissioned to lead a big army from Canada down Lake Champlain and the Hudson River Valley. During this expedition‚ Using highly skilled fighters and sharpshooters from the frontier‚ the American army was able to pick off all 400 of the British troops’ Native American scouts and about all of the

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    Weaponry and Warfare During the Renaissance Era Weaponry and warfare have been around since the beginning of time. From matter and antimatter fighting for survival to the Afghanistan war. The weaponry have slowly improved through human existence. Warfare has become normal in today’s everyday life. Going back to Elizabethan England‚ around when Shakespeare lived‚ the use of different weapons revolutionized how wars were fought. including‚ ranged weapons‚ close combat weapons‚ and armor. The firearms

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