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30 Cards in this Set
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Alfred T Mahan
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"The influene of Sea Power Upon History". Country with best navy will win.
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Giulio Douhet
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1800-1900 Italian general and air power theorist. Strategic bombing in aerial warfare.
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RAND corporation
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Research and Development. Nonprofit global policy think tank to offer research and development to US armed forces.
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B1
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supersonic bomber.
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B2
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stealth bomber able to penetrate dense anti-aircraft defenses and deploy nuclear weapons.
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Woodrow Wilson
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28th president. Entry into WWI.
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Du Picq
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French officer. writing had great effect on military theory and doctrine
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igor sikorsky
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russian american pioneer of aviation in helicopeters
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willy messerschimdt
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german aircraft designer. bf 109.
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Herman Goering
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German politician. WWI ace pilot.
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Joseph Stalin
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WWII leader, economic change to Russia.
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Ho Cho Minh
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Vientamense Marxist who was president of Vietnam 1945-1969.
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Robert McNamara
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Secretary of Defense during Vietnam War
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Lyndon Johnson
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36th President during Vietnam war
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Margaret Thatcher
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Prime minister of UK during cold war.
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ULTRA
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British military intelligence name for wartime signals intercepted
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Nixon
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37nd president. Arms Control treaty with Soviets. 5 new criteria.
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MX
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missile known as the peace keeper.
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WINE X
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Soviet program, said they would look at agriculture and instead took computer program ideas.
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Trident Submarine
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24 missiles, 10 warheads. offset window of vulnerability. US.
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SS18
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missile used for underground
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SS19
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used for explosion in air.
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SS20
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good for first strike. goal is to get rid of NATO. can't be located.
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Al-Qtub
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one of leaders of Al-Qaeda. studied in US, hated our women.
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Al-Zawahiri
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bin ladan's #2 man. strike Israel and U.S.
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USS Cole
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Al-Qaeda suicide bombing attack of ship. killed 17 americans.
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Flight 93
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took over plane
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Tommy Franks
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blamed for not stopping Bin Laden from leaving
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SLBMs
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submarine launched ballistic missiles. faster. not as accurate.
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TRIAD
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part of the MAD. if both sides knew the other would launch, no one would do it.
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