Atomic War or Peace? Was the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan justified? Many people believe that it was very justified‚ but was it? Some reasons could have been the attack on Pearl Harbor‚ the destruction of Japans power to make war‚ also what seemed to the only answer to end war. “I wouldn’t hesitate if I had the choice. I’d wipe ‘em out. You’re gonna kill millions of innocent people‚ but at the same time we’ve never fought a war anywhere in the world where they haven’t fought and killed
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of the atomic bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki The morning of 6 of August 1945 a single atomic bomb called “Little Boy” exploded over the city of Hiroshima at 8:15‚ devastating almost the entire metropolis. “Little Boy” was 10 feet long‚ weighted 9‚000 pounds‚ and was dropped from a height of 31‚600 feet‚ exploding at 2‚000 above Hiroshima with the force of 20K tons of TNT. A conventional bomb would have destroyed only the wooden structures within a 40 meters radius‚ but the atomic bomb that
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Energy in India for the Coming Decades Anil Kakodkar Chairman‚ Atomic Energy Commission‚ India chmn@dae.gov.in The reforms initiated in India since the beginning of the nineties have led to rapid economic progress and better growth rates. In the first decade of this century the growth rates seem to be still better. Studies by several academics and consultants forecast continued high growth rate for the next several decades. I’ll quote two such studies‚ one by Dominic Wilson and Roopa
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Atomic bombs were the first nuclear weapons to be developed‚ tested‚ and used. In the late 1930s physicists in Europe and the United States realized that the fission of uranium could be used to create an extremely powerful explosive weapon. In August 1939‚ German American physicist Albert Einstein sent a letter to U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt that described this discovery and warned of its potential development by other nations. The U.S. government established the top secret Manhattan Project
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ENERGY EFFICIENCY: MISSIONS AND MEASURES INTRODUCTION Talking about the importance of energy efficiency measures in India‚ the first thing that comes to the mind is JNNURM mission‚ a joint initiative by the Ministry Of Urban Employment and Poverty Alleviation and the Ministry of Urban Development on behalf of the Government of India. But before going to the details of JNNURM mission it is important to first understand the importance and need of Energy Efficiency in the Indian context. The need
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we explore the difficulties in agreeing an evidence-base for interagency work‚ and describe some of the challenges this poses for practitioners and service planners. We use current literature to outline the barriers and facilitators to good multi-agency practice and explore the outcomes of integrated professional work with children and young people‚ the development of ‘comprehensive CAMHS’ positions‚ and CAMH work as an exemplar of a multiagency service. Ó 2009 The Author(s). Journal compilation
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Module Handbook – 2013 Programme: University of Plymouth BSc Oil and Gas Management Module Title: International Energy Policy Level: 5 Credits: 15 Delivery Period: February – May 2013 Total Study Time: 150 hours‚ comprising 40 classroom hours and 110 hours of personal study. |Module Leader: |Dr Cassandra Martinez-King | |Module Leader’s Contact
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Sir J.J.THOMSOM is to physics what electron is to an atom. He charged the world of physics with his discoveries and gave momentum to atomic physics. Physics is what today because of this British scientist who is regarded as the greatest experimental physicists of this century. A bookseller’s son‚ Thomsom studied at the Owens College and later at the Manchester University. He wanted to become an engineer‚ but his father’s death in 1872 forced him to study Mathematics‚ Physics and Chemistry as he
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Method‚ Cavendish Pub. Ltd.‚ London‚ (1999). 2. Robert Watt‚ Concise Legal Research‚ (5th ed.)‚ Universal Law Pub. Pvt. Co.‚ New Delhi‚ 2004 (Chapter 6) 3 4. S.K. Mishra‚ Legal Language‚ Legal Writing and General English‚ (1st ed.)‚ Allahabad Law Agency‚ 2008 (Chapter12) Module – IX Use of E-Sources and Legal Research (04 Lectures) 2. Andrew Goodman‚ ‘How Judges Decide Cases: Reading‚ Writing and Analysing Judgements’‚ Universal Law Pub.‚ 2009. 2. Commissioner of Income Tax‚ Hyderabad v. P.J. Chemicals
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The term "government agency" or "administrative agency" usually applies to one of the independent agencies of the United States government‚ which exercise some degree of independence from the President’s control. Although the heads of independent agencies are often appointed by the government‚ they can usually be removed only for cause. The heads of independent agencies work together in groups‚ such as a commission‚ board or council. Independent agencies often function as miniature versions of the
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