Winner? The Vietnam War was one of the first and biggest losses by the American military. The VC or Vietcong defeated many American soldiers by using their extreme methods and war tactics. Booby traps‚ underground rat tunnels‚ and guerrilla warfare were a few ways the VC and the North Vietnamese Army defeated the United States. The weapons used by the NVA and VC were also more powerful and effective than the American weapons. Camouflage used by the Vietnamese was more concealing and outsmarted the United
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Nuclear Weapons Non-Proliferation is a limitation of production such as the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. The big five: United States‚ Britain‚ France‚ China‚ and former Soviet Union agreed to dismantle arsenals and signatory nations would not possess nuclear weapons (Conn). Although North Korea has become the world’s ninth nuclear power‚ they withdrew from the treaty in January 2003. Since then‚ North Korea processed enough plutonium for five nuclear bombs (Norris). America should and does
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The Nuclear Weapon Controversy The question of whether countries should have nuclear weapons or be able to test them is a very controversial topic among the public. "A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions‚ either fission or a combination of fission and fusion." (Vicky: "Nuclear Weapon"). The destructive atomic bomb is an example of a nuclear weapon. The United States used the atomic bomb to destroy the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚
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MILITARY ACCOUNTABILITY Purpose: to provide a refresher on property accountability and an awareness of Army physical security. Agenda Government Property Accountability Equipment Sensitive Items Weapons Physical Security Government Property OCIE Your personal equipment Unit/Section Equipment Tentage‚ Radios‚ Vehicles‚ Anything Green Vehicle BII Driver or TC responsible for Accountability Clothing Record (DA 3845 and Electronic) Used for OCIE Hand Receipt (DA 2062) Used for equipment Sensitive
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Weapons in WW1 Water cooled - via a jacket around the barrel which held approximately one gallon - the Vickers was loaded from a 250-round fabric belt mounted on a tripod. A rubber hose leading to a container condensed steam from the jacket as a means of minimising water wastage. Although the predominant British machine gun in 1914 and for much of 1915 - it remained so for British imperial troops sited on far-flung battlefields‚ innovations in machine gun design invariably showing up first on the
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RELIGION AS A WEAPON Religion and myth are two powerful subjects that Caribbean writers have used to their advantage in many of the works we have read this semester. Many religious qualities that are expressed today in the Caribbean were at one time influenced by early African beliefs. The Christian faith‚ for example‚ has been an influence on various Caribbean religions‚ while at the same it has been the target of rejection. The rejection of European culture is a pervasive theme
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RELIGION ESSAY Nuclear weapons are the only type of weapon in existence that have the capacity to annihilate the human species and countless other species. Weapons are a problem with the catholic tradition as they go against the catholic virtue of peace and should be banned. The catholic virtue of peace is completely thrown away when it comes to nuclear weapons as they show anger and violent towards people and that’s not what it is about. If nuclear weapons were to be banned it would prevent death
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the 17th and 18th centuries‚ fortified strongholds and castles were always changing and improving. However‚ as these fortifications improved‚ so did the siege weapons used to assault these defenses. Through the course of time the siege weapons and fortifications improved steadily which created close battles
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The term Weapons of Mass Destruction has two indications. In its broader‚ literal sense‚ it is used to refer to weapons whose destructive power far surpasses that of guns or conventional explosives. However‚ the term is more often used in a narrower sense‚ to refer specifically to nuclear‚ biological‚ and chemical weapons. Since the September 11‚ 2001‚ terrorist attacks‚ which raised awareness of America’s vulnerability‚ the United States has greatly intensified its efforts to stop the spread of
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republic was slightly better‚ save some regions. The second‚ third and the current crops are blatant real thieves in agbada and babariga. Shame on the lot of them. I prefer the military as least we know where we stand and how far we can misbehave. Most infrastructural developments in the country where done under the military regime e.g. - the famous lagos-ibadan expressway - Gowon‚ the plan was to make that expressway all the way to ilorin. - lagos international airport (known now as MMIA) - Gowon
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