FUTURE OF NBC DEFENCE – GLOBAL INITIATIVES INTRODUCTION “If we do not stem the proliferation of the world’s deadliest weapons‚ no democracy can feel secure……One of our most urgent priorities must be attacking the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction‚ whether they are nuclear‚ chemical or biological.” - President Clinton‚ 1993 1. Let ‘Peace and Collective Survival’ be the global motto of the 21st century but one cannot ignore the more likely existence of a complex
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History The cold war USA’s / USSR’s contribution. The beginning of the cold war is often seen as from 1947 when there was a sustained political and military tension between the western world (the US) and the eastern world (the Soviet Union). One of the main goals for the USA was the containment of communism. One of the ways that was tried was called the Truman Doctrine. This that the USA would give money and military aid to any countries wishing to defend themselves from communism. In 1955 the
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Truman was heavily involved in foreign politics‚ especially during the communist era. He issued the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan as aid to European and Asian countries. He was the head of the Berlin Airlift and was a part of the formation of NATO. He bravely sent troops into South Korea‚ despite his critics. Truman left a positive impact in the U.S. and played a significant role in the communist
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Against the War (IVAW). Back in 2012‚ NATO held their annual summit in Chicago‚ where thousands of antiwar protestors showed up to support AFP and IVAW‚ and to protest NATO’s ongoing and ever-expanding militarism. The rallies and actions culminated when members of IVAW discarded their medals‚ echoing the actions of Dewey Canyon III in 1971‚ when Vietnam Veterans Against the War threw their military mementos on the steps of the Capitol in Washington D.C. The anti-NATO protests were the last massive
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World War Il was one of the most tragic wars of all time‚ involving more than fifty countries and an estimate of 55 million lives lost. One of the war’s lasting outcomes was Germany’s separation by a wall put up by the Soviet Union This wall was named the Berlin Wall. The Wall had many effects on people‚ not just in Germany‚ but throughout the world. It symbolized the difference between western democracy and Communism. Germany surrendered to the Soviet Union and the Allies on May 7‚ 1945
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The Cold War was borne out of two fundamentally different forms of governing a society: capitalism and communism. Opposing ideas have never been clearer in history then when looking at the capitalist United States and communist Russia immediately after World War II. Who is to say that free enterprise is wrong? Who is to say that all people working toward the common good is wrong? Sadly‚ strong opinion coupled with intense fear on both sides could have been disastrous for mankind. While the Cold
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What changes did President John F. Kennedy bring to American Foreign Policy? John Kennedy believed that it was possible for the United States to simultaneously take offensive in the Cold War‚ accelerate the arms race‚ eliminate poverty and racism at home‚ lower taxes‚ all without unbalancing the budget and starting inflation. His goals in short‚ were as boundless as his pledge to “pay any price”. Kennedy believed that Eisenhower had not been aggressive enough‚ tended to compromise‚ and could
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of the nation. When the North Vietnamese did respond‚ Diem then declared the South an independent country and refused to participate in the agreed-upon elections. Then‚ as intended‚ the United States formed the Southeast Asian Treaty Organization (SEATO) with France‚ Britain‚ Pakistan‚ the Philippines‚ Thailand‚ Australia‚ and New Zealand to provide defence for South Vietnam against
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F rom the Caesar to Charlemagne: Julius Caesar occupied Gaul the people he found living in the modern Belgium were the Belgae‚ one of the various Celtic tribes of early Gaul. The Romans called their new province Gallia Belgica. Several centuries later Charlemagne reunited Gaul and added most of Western Europe to his empire. His successors were not equal to the task of keeping the empire intact and gradually Belgium was split into Flanders‚ the northwestern part it fell to France and the southeastern
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important base for America in the Pacific. This was our first contact with American culture. Our second step involved strengthening our ties with America. Even after the war‚ Americans continued their defence role in our regions through the ANZUS and SEATO pacts. We accepted American communication bases and satellite ground stations‚ and they became one of our major trading partners. American investors and companies (most importantly those in the media business) saw the business opportunities in Australia
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