Terrorism in West Africa‚ Boko Haram’s Evolution‚ Strategy and Affiliations Terrorism in West Africa‚ Boko Haram’s Evolution‚ Strategy and Affiliations Introduction Since the emergence of Boko-Haram as a significant local terrorist group in the West African state of Nigeria‚ its operational reach has brought about one of the most daunting challenges for the regional security of this area. The effectiveness of their capability to operate and hit targets in a country that is said to be one
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McCarthyism and The Red Scare Have you ever had that moment in your life when you thought to yourself‚ “Why would he do that‚ or why would that happen?” Well‚ that is just what many people thought about McCartyism and the Red scare after that time period had passed. The Red Scare was a point in time when many Americans believed that the uprising of communism would be among them. These waves of the Red Scare happened twice‚ once after World War One‚ and the second time‚ which was more significant
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INTRODUCTION Bomb disposal is the process by which hazardous explosive devices are rendered safe. Bomb disposal is an all encompassing term to describe the separate‚ but interrelated functions in the military fields of Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and Improvised Explosive Device Disposal (IEDD)‚ and the public safety roles of Public Safety Bomb Disposal (PSBD) and the Bomb Squad. Many shells‚ bombs and munitions fail to explode‚ leaving them around the battlefield after the fighting is over. Bomb Disposal
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The Second Red Scare As World War II was ending‚ a fear-driven movement known as the Second Red Scare began to spread across the United States. Americans feared that the Soviet Union hoped to spread communism all over the world‚ overthrowing both democratic and capitalist institutions as it went. Communism was‚ in theory‚ an expansionist ideology‚ spread through revolution. It suggested that the working class would overthrow the middle and upper classes. With the Soviet Union occupying much of Eastern
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anxiety and my doctor told me to start trying different things that will help lessen them as well as help me cope with them. Because there are a lot of things that could help me with my stress I went for the cheaper option which it is aromatherapy bath bombs. It relaxes me and puts me in a state of after a
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The Hurt Locker is a film directed by Kathryn Bigelow that follows a bomb disposal squad towards the end of their tour of duty. The film centers on the character Sergeant William James‚ who is the team leader of a U.S. Army EOD unit‚ and his experience leading his squad in Iraq. Overall‚ the film is very well done and has many very appealing aspects. One of the best elements of The Hurt Locker is the editing of the movie. The editing style of The Hurt Locker adds to the overall film by adding suspense
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The excerpt‚ “Killing Time in Iraq” are short daily journal entries written by a soldier named Colby Buzzell. These journals Buzzell writes are the experiences he goes through in Iraq. From car bombs causing high amounts of casualties to guessing what type of explosion went off‚ what someone may think are intense experiences‚ Buzzell describes as casual events happening in his daily life. After reading “Killing Time in Iraq”‚ I argue that Buzzell uses coping mechanisms to minimize the intensity of
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The Works Bomb One of the coolest things about chemistry has to be blowing things up. It gives you the satisfaction of knowing your experiment worked (or sometimes failed)‚ plus it’s just a lot of fun to watch something blow up. One of the most popular experiments seems to be the Works bomb. It’s not a “bomb” in the sense that it explodes into flames and leaves a big hole in the ground‚ but it makes an extremely loud bang and steams a little bit. It’s a pressure bomb. The gas created from
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arm shake‚ fatigue‚ or any of the other human factors that throw off a rifleman’s aim‚ making each shot more accurate and less likely to hit someone other than the enemy. Pilotless drones are more likely to hit the target with better accuracy than bombs being dropped from a plane at 30‚000 feet (Gyrnir). In the Army 53 percent of their casualties come with first contact with the enemy. Having a robot scouting ahead or flying above sending back pictures of the ground below to troops would reduce
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List 2-5 Chapter 3. MOS/Skill Level Tasks 3-1 Skill Level 1 Subject Area 1: Ordnance Identification 093-89D-1100 Perform Reconnaissance on Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) 3-1 093-89D-1101 Identify Guided Missiles 3-3 093-89D-1102 Identify Bombs and Bomb Fuzes 3-5 093-89D-1103 Identify Projectiles and Projectile Fuzes 3-7 093-89D-1104 Identify Grenades and Grenade Fuzes 3-9 093-89D-1105 Identify Rockets and Rocket Fuzes 3-11 093-89D-1106 Identify Land Mines and Associated Components 3-13
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