Ballistic trauma

The Catcher In the Rye: Final Essay When coping with a devastating loss, people often turn to defense mechanisms to help heal, or conceal their pain. They sometimes ignore the loss, and rather than reacting to it, they project their thoughts for that person onto someone else. Holden Caulfield, the protagonist of J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye, shares his experiences regarding high school, adolescence, loss, and independence, and uses projection, and regression as mechanisms to heal his pain…

North Korea, a power hungry, communist country, is beginning to make an effort in becoming a world power, developing nuclear warheads and hiring spies for intelligence. North Korea is a country of great dynastic rule, spanning over many years. While closely looking at the country under the microscope, it can be seen that it is ruled by a means of totalitarianism, and its structure and function involves violence and intimidation to uphold law within its borders. Along with its communist form of…

on. Computational technology was also fostered with the advent of NORAD. NORAD, officially known as the North American Air Defence Agreement, was developed established in 1958, and catalyzed the improvement of radar technology. In 1962, NORAD’s Ballistic Missile Early Warning System, popularly known as the BMEWS, was operational. The BMEWS was revolutionary, and was able to detect and locate any ICBM launched from Russia and the area surrounding it. An additional technological development was…

"North Korea displayed nearly 60 missiles — including what is suspected to be a new intercontinental ballistic missile — at a parade on Saturday to mark the 105th birthday of its founder Kim Il-sung." (Gulf News). As of right now, North Korea is just "flexing their muscles" at the rest of the world. Along with showcasing their missile's, they have had some…

Is nuclear deterrence morally acceptable? The reason for the controversy surrounding moral acceptability in nuclear deterrence, stems from the devastation nuclear weapons can cause, including high civilian death tolls. This creates a dilemma for nuclear deterrence because of the nature of deterrence itself. It is important to understand at this point that deterrence, by nature, is only effective when the threat is credible. The state has to be absolutely prepared to carry out the deterrence…

both uses were during World War 2 and used by and first developed by the United States. Since then the majority of dominant Nations have each amassed large quantities and stores of their own Nuclear weapons. Ranging from bombs, to Intercontinental Ballistic missiles, and MIRV’s or multiple independently target-able re-entry vehicles. Most countries of the world have some sort of nuclear weapon and yet we have remained civilized enough to this day to refrain from their use in war against each…

Strategic Defense Initiative, or Star Wars, as coined by critics. The initiative was formed on the 23rd of March in the year of 1983. The initiative was proposed at the time as a U.S. strategic defense system against Soviet Union Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles, or ICBMs, by intercepting the missiles or warheads at various phases of their launch. The initiative would have required an advancement in technology systems, but yet those were still to be developed or researched. The initiative…

3 Launcher has a missile load-out capability between 4 and 16 missiles. The two types of missiles can differ and range from a PAC3 MIM-104F missile to a PAC 2 GEM’s which uses a type of blast fragmentation warhead missile for targeting tactical ballistic missiles and aircraft. The system is software driven. The operators can optimize the system operation parameters into mission requirements through software inputs. While the system database is in tactical operation phase, operators have…

the discussions to implement the nuclear infrastructure modernization and the replacement of the Boeing-built Minuteman missile systems, operated by the U.S.A. Air Force Combat Command and are long-range, solid fuel, three stage intercontinental ballistic missiles. Northrop Grumman is anticipated to participate in the future tender process pertaining the replacement. The estimated cost of the replacement contract value is $85 billion US dollars. The Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit model will…

THE NORTH KOREAN SPACE PROGRAM North Korea has been at odds with most of the world for quite some time. Following the division of the country in 1948, North Korea has been arguably the least transparent country in the world. The rise of super power nations such as the United States, Russia, and China has made North Korea even more non-transparent. North Koreans have kept much of their military research and development, space program, and every day life under tight lock down. Present day…