Ballistic missile

that decision led the nation to a state of political and military tension between the Soviet Union. For example, Zinn points out that,” By 1962, based on a series of invented scares about Soviet military build-ups, a false "bomber gap" and a false "missile gap," the United States had overwhelming nuclear superiority. It had the equivalent, in nuclear weapons, of 1,500 Hiroshima-size atomic bombs, far more than enough to destroy every major city in the world-the equivalent, in fact, of 10 tons of…

The game "Metal Gear Solid 3", a prequel in the Metal Gear franchise, is set in a time of fear and uncertainty in the face of a potentially devastating future. A time when the American people feared destruction everyday from a threat that they could not see. This was the reality of the Cold War, a war that was fought with information and espionage. Other war games of the time were based in famous battles and bloodshed, but "Metal Gear Solid 3" based itself in an unseen war, using its darkness to…

The revolutionary breakthrough of the fission of atoms created a new field of science that changed the world. In 1945, the splitting of an atom was accomplished when scientist, of the Manhattan Project, tested the first atomic bomb. A few months after the first bomb was tested, America was ready for war. The American Air Force began their journey to Japan where they dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and, a few days later, on Nagasaki. The weapon caused a widespread worry about the bombs…

In the 1990s, there were two presidents; George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton. George H. W. Bush was elected once and Bill Clinton was elected twice but was later impeached. There were also two vice presidents in that decade; Al Gore and Dan Quayle. Ten years ago, Al Gore claimed that the Earth would be in “a true planetary emergency”, but the Earth is doing just fine today. James Addison Baker, Lawrence Sidney Eagleburger, Warren Minor Christopher, and Madeleine Korbel Albright all served as…

Violent Winds A ballistic missile of debris and wind speeds through the fields on a hail of destruction. A earthquake can swallow the world, and acid rain can strip nature of its beauty. The high swirling wind in a large rain cloud is a tornado. In order for one to comprehend and get ready for a tornado, it is essential to know how a tornado shapes, where a tornado occurs, and how one can stay before and during a tornado. To begin with, tornadoes can form in places like the Great Plains also…

Stanislav Petrov, a Soviet military officer who is widely known to have helped prevent a nuclear war with the United States, died at the age of 77, his son told AFP on Tuesday. Petrov, whose extraordinary story was told in a documentary entitled "The Man Who Saved the World," has received several international awards, was honored at the United Nations and met with Hollywood superstars such as Robert De Niro and Matt Damon . However, Petrov lived in a small town outside Moscow and died in…

Submarines play a somewhat big part of pop culture. They have inspired countless movies, books, songs, and sandwiches. One of the most famous movies about submarines is Das Boot It takes place in 1942 in a German submarine fleet. The fleet is in the middle of the "Battle of the Atlantic". Its job is to destroy and disrupt British shipping. "Das Boot" is the story of the crew of a German U-Boat. The movie received 8.5 stars and is viewed as a classic movie by many people (Hughes). In 1578…

emergency broadcast comes to informing him that North Korea has launched nuclear warheads that are to land in several big cities. That is what many people imagine when they hear “North Korea” and “Nuclear Strike”. When North Korea first launched its missile in February the rest of the world went on red alert, many people now believe they are a serious threat to the United States, because of how quickly they are advancing their military technology, the U.N should continue to tighten sanctions as…

on this planet. After reading this article, I have understood how big of a problem this is. I would agree with Perry that "If we can’t eliminate all nukes, we could at least eliminate one leg of the so-called nuclear triad, intercontinental ballistic missiles".…

On October 4, 1957, a Soviet R-7 intercontinental ballistic missile launched Sputnik, the world’s first artificial satellite, into orbit. In a single ambitious act, the Soviet Union surged ahead of the United States in technological capability in space, and redefined the way information was distributed across…