D-day landings. One surveyed the invasion beaches beforehand and collected soil samples‚ and two others acted as lightships during D-day itself to guide landing craft to the correct beaches. 9 V-3 Supergun Developed as a so-called vengeance weapon in order to strike back at London‚ as Allied bomber fleets pounded German cities to rubble‚ the V-3 cannon was capable to delivering a 140kg (1310lb) shell to a range of more than 161 km (100 miles). The secret to this enormous range was a number
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Uranium (U) is a metallic‚ silver-gray element that is a member of the actinide series. It is the principle fuel for nuclear reactors‚ but it also is utilized in the production of nuclear weapons. Because uranium is radioactive‚ it is constantly emitting particles and changing into other elements‚ like thorium. Uranium has a well-established radioactive decay chain. U-238 and U-235 (which has 143 neutrons) are the most common isotopes of uranium. Uranium naturally includes all three isotopes (U-238
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Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) Weapons of Mass Destruction The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) was established 9 September 1948 and is commonly referred to as North Korea. The DPRK is a rogue nation that emphasizes military might and self-reliance. North Korea is the proverbial loose cannon when viewed from a national security standpoint. North Korea has a huge military and multiple types of weapons of mass destruction. A weapon of mass destruction is defined as a chemical
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us nuclear weapons‚ to turn their great talents now to the cause of mankind and world peace: to give us the means of rendering these nuclear weapons impotent and obsolete.” Ronald Reagan spoke these words in office and not for the fact that he was in office‚ but for the fact that these words are true do I agree with him. We used our nuclear weapons once‚ merely one time‚ saw the cause and effect‚ yet we keep them in our possession to potentially attack again. We not need these weapons laying around
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Thesis: The creation and use of nuclear weapons were an unnecessary‚ unsafe‚ and an unethical addition to the war industries already expansive arsenal. I. Nuclear weapons have a short‚ but expansive history. a) People who made the first discoveries about fission paved the way for nuclear weapons science. b) The Manhattan Project was the beginning of the nuclear age. II. Nuclear weapons are unnecessary. a) Nuclear weapons‚ and the states that possess them‚ cause tension and paranoia amongst their
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critically examines the current status of the regulation of the use of cluster weapons in armed conflict. It further examines whether the implementation of the existing rules on weapons and rules of precautions in attack provide an adequate regulation of the use of cluster weapons in armed conflict. This essay concludes This essay recommends Throughout history‚ states have sought for ways to regulate the use of weapons in armed conflicts. In the 1868 St. Petersburg Declaration renouncing the Use
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 Caitlin Morissette Introduction to Health Care April 8th‚ 2014 Dennis Matricardi Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 protects the right to privacy to all individuals medical records and health data. Title I of HIPAA (1996) protects health insurance coverage for workers and families when they change or lose their jobs
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impact munitions and directed energy. This article focuses on the military applications of anti-personnel non-lethal weapons. Among such weapons are advanced incapacitating agents‚ electrical shock devices‚ laser‚ and acoustic and high power microwave directed energy weapons. When properly used‚ non-lethal weapons should result in no injuries‚ fatalities or after effects. non-lethal weapons are useful in crowd control and riot situations‚ where hostile forces take cover in crowds‚ in operations in urban
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Horses by Edwin Muir The Horses “The Horses” by Edwin Muir is still very relevant to the 21st century audience even though it was written over 50 years ago. The poet explores a number of exciting images that I will have chosen to investigate in this essay. “The Horses” concerns the aftermath of a devastating nuclear war. Edwin Muir describes the sheer horrors and immense tragedy. He illustrates the uninhabited world through the eyes of one of the
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Weapons of Mass Destruction: The Past‚ Present‚ and Future Outline I. Intro-Weapons of mass destruction have been a forceful weapon for any country to have and a danger for all on earth. II. Background Information a. Development of WMD b. Uses During WWII And Effects c. Development From WWII-Present III. Modern/Future Weapons a. What We Have Today b. What We Are Developing IV. Conclusion Throughout thousands of years mankind has developed and
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