began to become more aggressive to develop a chemical and biological weapons programs. Mustard gas was the first to be used against the waves of Iranian infantry in 1980. By the mid-80’s Iraq began developing more sophisticated nerve agents like Sarin. It is estimated that Iranian casualties are in the tens of thousands. When the war was coming to an end Saddam used his chemical weapons in the town of Halabja in March 1988 which killed close to 5‚000 people and injuring up to 10‚000. All of the
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“New technologies allow terrorists to communicate efficiently‚ broaden their message‚ and wield unconventional weapons in unexpected ways‚” (Martin‚ 2013). With the internet and rapidly advancing sciences and technology terrorists have become even a larger threat than before. The first category of new high-tech methods is information technologies. This consists of computers‚ the internet‚ e-mail‚ and social networking sites. Cyberterrorism has become a central feature in many of the terrorist
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McDonald 1 Chemical and Biological Weapons: World at War Matthew McDonald Mrs. Jones English I 4 March 2015 McDonald 2 Chemical and Biological Weapons: World at War THESIS STATEMENT: Chemical and biological weapons are necessary because they strike fear in the enemies‚ effective in their power‚ and can be used as population control. I. Introduction A. Background Information B. Thesis Statement II. Strike fear into your enemies A. Fear of retaliation
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“Here’s my strategy on the Cold War: we win‚ they lose.”- Ronald Reagan. The Cold War was a time of distress between the United States and the Soviet Union during 1947-1991. It was a struggle because it was against two powerful nations‚ Capitalism vs Communism‚ and most importantly‚ between two nuclear superpowers. The United States wanted to contain Communism and protect any country threatened by it. This lead to the period when the U.S. and the Soviet Union would be at war without physically fighting
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GMOs‚ or genetically modified organisms‚ have been a minor but relevant issue since they became popular. They exist almost everywhere in America‚ but countless people continue to debate whether they should remain. Andrew Pollack’s article “Genetically Engineered Crops Are Safe‚ Analysis Finds‚” for instance‚ leans toward GMOs. In contrast‚ Danny Hakim’s “Doubts About the Promised Bounty of Genetically Modified Crops” gravitates against them. While exploring their perspectives of GMOs‚ the articles
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VODAFONE: OUT OF MANY‚ ONE The impact of globalization on the telecommunication industry and in Vodafone Traditionally‚ the telecommunication industry was controlled by state-owned‚ national telecommunication companies usually offer fixed line connections‚ mobile communication services and internet connections. Nevertheless‚ the thing has changed. The provision of communication service is now globalizing and technological innovation is breaking down traditional market boundaries as well as structures
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Project Masiluleke‚” 2011 < http://poptech.org/project_m > Accessed April 03‚ 2012. Sandhu‚ Jaspal S. “Opportunities in Mobile Health‚” 2011 <http://www.ssireview.org/articles/entry/opportunities_in_mobile_health> Accessed April 11‚ 2012. Sarin‚ Arun‚ Neil Gough‚ & Diane Coyle. “Africa: The Impact of Mobile Phones” Moving the Debate Forward -- The Vodafone Policy Paper Series. 2005. “She’s One Smart Mom‚ She’s Got text4baby‚” n.d.‚ < http://www.text4baby.org/index.php/about > Accessed
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Arson is the criminal intent of setting a fire with intent to cause damage. The definition of arson was originally limited to setting fire to buildings‚ but was later expanded to include other objects‚ such as bridges‚ vehicles‚ and private property. Arson is the greatest cause of fires in data repositories. Sometimes‚ human-induced fires can be accidental: failing machinery such as a kitchen stove is a major cause of accidental fires.[1] [edit] Civil disorder Main articles: Civil disorder and
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Man-made disasters Man-made disasters are disasters resulting from man-made hazards (threats having an element of human intent‚ negligence‚ or error; or involving a failure of a man-made system)‚ as opposed to natural disasters resulting from natural hazards. Man-made hazards or disasters are sometimes referred to as anthropogenic. Contents * 1 Sociological hazards * 1.1 Crime * 1.1.1 Arson * 1.2 Civil disorder *
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Bashar Al-Assad and rebels. Since the start of the war‚ over 100‚000 people have lost their lives and well over a million have been forced to relocate due to the fighting (Sharwood). In August of this year‚ over a thousand people were gassed with sarin‚ a chemical nerve agent that causes choking‚ burns‚ partial blindness‚ and skin falling off (“Chemical Weapons”). It is unclear at the moment who committed this atrocity‚ some claim it was Assad and others say the rebels used these weapons (Sharwood)
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