1. In President Obama’s speech at West Point‚ he announced that 30‚000 additional troops would be sent to Afghanistan. He made this decision because he said it was vital to the United States’ national interest. The vital national interest at risk in President Obama’s address is the security and safety of the American people as well as the “security of our allies and the common security of the world.” By involving the military and increasing the troop strength‚ President Obama can achieve the objectives
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On January 9th‚ 1917‚ Chancellor Bethmann Hollweg announced the use of unrestricted submarine warfare. Hollweg decided that the policy of a wholesale-unrestricted attack might keep America out of the war. Due to the weakness of the country at the moment‚ their best line of defense would be through these unrestricted attacks. Americas “neutral ships” had been moving across the Atlantic bringing in supplies for the allies. This brought Hollweg to the conclusion to use U- boats and use this zone of
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Biological Warfare: Could Smallpox Become the Next Biological Weapon? Desmond J. Falls American Military University Abstract This Paper is a study on biological weapons. It will touch on how and why they are manufactured. There is an emphasis on smallpox and whether it could be used as a weapon of mass destruction by terrorist in the near future. A brief history on smallpox and how it was previously used as a biological weapon will be detailed‚ along with facts from the World Health Organization
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Social Objectives.”(Source FBI) x FALLOUT SHELTER Terrorism Is an unlawful act of violence Intimidates governments or societies Goal is to achieve political‚ religious or ideological objectives Arthur H. Garrison “…warfare seeks to conquer territories and capture cities; terrorism seeks to hurt a few people and to scare a lot of people in order to make a point” NYTimes‚ 1/6/2000 “Putting the horror in the minds of the audience‚ and not necessarily on the screen”
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School of Security and Global Studies INTL440 Cyber Warfare Credit Hours: 3 Length of Course: 8 Weeks Prerequisite: NONE Table of Contents Instructor Information Evaluation Procedures Course Description Grading Scale Course Scope Course Outline Course Objectives Policies Course Delivery Method Online Library Course Resources Selected Bibliography Instructor Information Instructor: Lawrence D. Dietz‚ COL (R)‚ USAR‚ JD‚ MBA‚ LLM‚ MSS Biography: http://www.amu.apus.edu/academic/faculty-members/bio/1553/lawrence-d
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Brian Scarpaci Hius 308 Final Essay Essay Question Do you believe it is correct to describe an American way of war? If so‚ has it existed consistently throughout the period covered or has it evolved? If you say it has not existed throughout why not? Before I go into why or why not‚ it is best to describe the American Way of War? I must first get some definitions and history behind an American Way of War. First off There aren’t no authoritative listing
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Battling Warfare There always exists a time when war is present in our lives and one must act with honor to do what is needed to survive and live together as a nation. The human instinct to survive and build confidence is instilled in individuals within the daunting atmosphere of combat; where inherently good people are asked to kill other entities. However‚ the effects that come with the act of war are inevitable and one must struggle with the predicament of keeping one’s sanity intact
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easy to deploy Low cost International treaties prohibit biological warfare But that doesn’t mean no one does it! What is the difference between biological warfare and bioterrorism? Sanctioned use of biological weapons by nations during war Bioterrorism Use of biological weapons by nonstate government groups Cults‚ militants‚ individuals 3. Is biological warfare a new idea? Know examples of biological warfare in history. Wars bring large numbers of people close together in
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com/biological_warfare/article_em.htm http://chemistry.about.com/od/chemistrydemonstrations/a/acidsugardemo.htm http://www.enzolifesciences.com/browse/products/by-product-type/biochemicals/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biochemical_warfare#World_War_I Summary: Biochemical warfare has been around for as long as around 400 B.C.‚ around then they used sulfur fumes to throw at their enemies. A lot of biochemical weapons were used during World War 1. Gasses were mainly used around then. During World War 2 not many chemical weapons
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strategy in the world. This ancient Chinese military treatise is attributed to Sun Tzu a high ranking military general and strategist who was believed to have been born in 544BC. Composed of thirteen chapters‚ each of which is devoted to one aspect of warfare‚ it is a definitive work on military strategies and tactics of its time and is still read for its military insight. This research paper examines Sun Tzu’s Art of War with emphasis on his indirect approach theory to defeat one’s foe. Then by using
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