Ancient siege weapons Onager (siege weapon) 1. A round stone (often clay balls with combustible substance in them‚ which explode on impact and burst into flames) is put in the pouch and the arm is winched down. 2. The onager’s framework is made out of two beams from oak‚ which curve into humps. In the middle they have quite large holes in them‚ in which strong sinew ropes are stretched and twisted. A long arm is then inserted between the bundles of rope; at its end it has a pin and a pouch
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Nuclear disasters From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia The list of the worst disasters at nuclear power plants and other facilities all over the world is presented below: During the 2011 Fukushima nuclear emergency in Japan‚ three nuclear reactors were damaged by explosions. Following an earthquake‚ tsunami‚ and failure of cooling systems at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan on March 11‚ 2011‚ a nuclear emergency was declared. This was the first time a nuclear emergency had
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What Weapons and Transportation Machines were Improved the Most between World War One and World War Two? During World War One‚ tanks‚ guns‚ chemical weapons‚ bombs‚ airplanes‚ ships‚ submarines and grenades were used to kill. A lot of these weapons and machines were difficult to use‚ really easy to destroy‚ too heavy‚ didn’t last too long‚ not accurate enough‚ and didn’t shoot too far. The weapons and Transportation machines were improved in World War Two to make it easier to kill; therefore soldiers
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Vanessa Jimenez (period 3) Nuclear Chemistry Essay In today’s society‚ nuclear chemistry has slowly been introduced and taking over. Nuclear energy is even being considered as an alternate source of energy that is to be beneficial to our environment. More people are using nuclear power and it can be seen in a long range of our medical technology. This however‚ is not a good thing for the future of society. While nuclear energy does present some benefits to society‚ overall it causes too much damage
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Mesopotamia‚ whose territory was roughly equivalent to that of modern Iraq‚ fell to the Ottoman Turks in the 16th century and remained part of the Ottoman Empire until a British invasion during World War One. As a method for ensuring the success of the uprising against the Ottoman Turks‚ the British supported the national independence movement within Iraq. However‚ in 1920 the Treaty of Sèvres established Iraq as a mandate of the League of Nations under British administration. The delay in attaining
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Concealed Weapons Many wonder whether or not any forms of weapons should be approved on campus grounds. College staff‚ students‚ and families‚ may worry about their safety on campus while attending college. Safety tends to be ensured through protective weapons. A big controversy among the society of college‚ is whether or not concealed weapons should be allowed. Some people believe that teachers/faculty should be allowed to posses a weapon for protection on campus‚ others believe that both teachers
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reenactments. These could not have been possible without their weapons. The vikings had weapons for a variety of differents situations‚ including long range‚ close combat‚ and when they were in water. The vikings had weapons for long range. There were not many weapons for long range combat and so‚ there is little research about the different kinds of weapons but not the weapons that were for long range. The bow was the only weapon that credible resources could provide. Viking bows were made from
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that were influenced by the new progressions of innovation‚ more than 9 million individuals passed on from the definitive new strategies on both of these sides. One of the new items that was presented was the mustard gas. This kind of overwhelming weapon was equipped for spraying so as to execute anyone in a long meter range fuel in each heading in any direction it pointed. Inside of my drawing I joined the combat zone and how the planes would drop the mustard gas from the sky and drop it on the enemy/
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questioned if I will in favor for nuclear power plant‚ I would say yes. Because Nuclear energy is the world’s largest source of emission-free energy. Nuclear power plants produce no controlled air pollutants‚ such as sulfur and particulates‚ or greenhouse gases. The use of nuclear energy in place of other energy sources helps to keep the air clean‚ preserve the Earth’s climate‚ avoid ground-level ozone formation and prevent acid rain. Of all energy sources‚ nuclear energy has perhaps the lowest impact
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WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION INTRODUCTION Prepared by Laura Reed‚ Security Studies Program‚ MIT‚ Cambridge‚ MA‚ USA The dangers posed by weapons of mass destruction have come to occupy center stage in international politics. The term “weapon of mass destruction” (WMD) is used to characterize a variety of weapons that share two key features: their potential for large-scale destruction and the indiscriminate nature of their effects‚ notably against civilians. There are three major types of WMD: nuclear
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