INTERFACE CONTROL DOCUMENT.) The original purpose of GPS was to maintain a strategic military advantage over our enemies. Toward the end of the arms race the targeting of ballistic missiles became so exact they could land directly on an enemy missile silo and destroy any missiles inside of it. The ability to take out your enemies missiles from great distances had a major effect on the balance of power. To maintain the balance of power the United States government had to develop a way to locate surfacing
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People’s President.[2][3] He was awarded the Bharat Ratna‚ India’s highest civilian honour. Before his term as India’s president‚ he worked as an aeronautical engineer with DRDO and ISRO. He is popularly known as the Missile Man of India for his work on development of ballistic missile and space rocket technology.[4] Kalam played a pivotal organizational‚ technical and political role in India’s Pokhran-II nuclear test in 1998‚ the first since the original nuclear test by India in 1974.[5] He is currently
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"Nationalism is an infantile disease‚ the measles of mankind." [Albert Einstein] Nationalism‚ to a far extent‚ can eat away and setback mankind‚ like a disease. When asked should either nationalism or internationalism be promoted in society‚ the following questions must be answered: How does a nation handle conflict? Are peoples subjugated? What are the consequences of nations being overly dependant on others? The answers to these questions are the driving force behind the ideologies of Internationalism
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Are Violations of Sovereignty‚" huffingtonpost.com‚ June 4‚ 2012 Ritka‚ Singh‚ "A Meta-Study of Drone Strike Casualties‚" lawfareblog.com‚ July 22‚ 2013 “Rocket and Missile System‚” Britannica.com‚ accessed April 14 2014‚ http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1357360/rocket-and-missile-system/57340/Ballistic-missile-defense Sifton‚ John‚ “A Brief History of Drones‚” thenation.com‚ last modified February 7 2012‚
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Key:- - Conferences Revolts Doctrines/plans Crises’/blockades other Key:- - Conferences Revolts Doctrines/plans Crises’/blockades other History Edexcel Cold war – 1943 to 1991 Unit One – How did the cold war develop? Tehran Conference: 1943 The Big three attended (Stalin‚ Roosevelt and Churchill) Things they agreed on: *
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European views regarding the Cuban Missile Crisis. Historical Background: In September‚ 1962 United States President John F. Kennedy received intelligence reports on a possible nuclear missile buildup in Cuba. American U-2 spy planes photographed Cuba for the next month while American intelligence noted the increasing number of Soviet ships going into and out of Cuba. On October 16th‚ President Kennedy was informed that the Soviets were building offensive missile sites in Cuba. Kennedy and his
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Sputnik II (Space Race). Because of the successful launches of Sputnik I and II the United States’ pride and anti-communist views became to be afflicted causing the fear and dread‚ as the Soviet Union may gain the ability to launch intercontinental ballistic missiles (Space Race). The United States retaliates against Soviet advancement with a rocket of their own the following month‚ in December 1957. The United States’ rocket ended in failure as the rocket launch up few feet until the rocket fell
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A system developed to shoot down enemy aircraft evolved into targeting the Iraqi SCUD missiles on the first day of the conflict. The Patriot missile system intercepted many Scuds over the course of Desert Storm‚ making major contributions to the success of the operation. It is still a key defense platform for U.S. forces today. SOURCE The end of Operation Desert
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sabotaged the software so that it would pass Soviet inspection but fail in operation. 4. World War III… Almost (1983) Cost: Nearly all of humanity Disaster: The Soviet early warning system falsely indicated the United States had launched five ballistic missiles. Fortunately the Soviet duty officer had a “funny feeling in my gut” and reasoned if the
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Department of the Army Pamphlet 385–63 Safety Range Safety Headquarters Department of the Army Washington‚ DC 4 August 2009 UNCLASSIFIED SUMMARY of CHANGE DA PAM 385–63 Range Safety This administrative revision‚ dated 4 August 2009-o Clarifies procedures for application‚ processing‚ and approval for a Certificate of Risk Acceptance (para 3-9c(6)). Makes administrative changes (throughout). o Headquarters Department of the Army Washington‚ DC 4 August 2009 *Department of
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