Collateral damage

The concept of old war evolved alongside the creation of the state system, originated from the Peace of Westphalia in 1648. Even though the development of modern state grew slowly at first, Westphalia has been a turning point in laying the foundation for a Europe of territorial states. The delineation of boundaries helped the dichotomy of internal/external, being the root of classical definition of old war. 1.1 Clausewitz theory Carl von Clausewitz , influenced by the campaigns of Frederick…

In the article, “Living Under Drones” it mentions that “ the research provides unequivocal evidence refuting government and media claims that drones are pinpoint weapons with limited collateral impact.” With the Obama government stern stance on the use of drones, its revealed that drones especially are effective at targeting only individuals against whom the United States wishes to harm, and minimize the killing of civilians. In the leaked…

injuries that athletes sustain, but maybe one of the injuries most people hear most about is the ACL injury. The reason this is one of the most heard about injuries is because of just how devistating this injury is. The amount of recovery and permanent damage makes it one of the most devastating injuries in sports. There are three different degrees of sprains when talking about ACL injuries. Grade 1, Grade 2, and Grade 3. I would go further into depth as to what all of these mean. I also will…

Precision weapons have been around since the Civil War and have been evolving ever since. Ever since the development of such weapons, soldiers have been more effective in the battlefield, while also reducing collateral damage. Everyday more and more precision weapons are being made and used around the world. In today’s wars, precision weapons are a normal thing, which have made wars much cheaper and quicker. The development of precision weapons has changed the outcomes of many wars throughout…

On 6 August 1945, U.S dropped the first bomb on the city of Hiroshima. The death toll reached around 135,000. The second bomb hit Nagasaki on 9 August 1945 (three days later). This time, the bomb killed as many as 74,000 people. (Mason, 2014, Para 1) The bombing was necessary because Japan would not have surrendered otherwise and this would have prolonged the war potentially creating an even worse fate for Japanese people, with an estimation of about five to ten million Japanese fatalities—a…

Men, women and children were caught in the crossfire of the drug war. In a Washington Post article by Kristine Guerra, President Duterte calls the death of innocent people “collateral Damage”. Duterte says “Let me tell you. This is the law of my land. Here is a police. Here is a gangster, (raises two fingers to demonstrate), the police officer has an M16 rifle that can shoot multiple rounds, while the gangster is armed with only…

Death of Noah Pierce,” Ira R. Kats states that around “550 and 650 veterans are committing suicide each month” (qtd. in Gilbertson). This is surely due to the tasks carried out by these veterans, which is eliminating enemy threats regardless of collateral damage which can include non-combatants such…

general. Marks claims that “by giving officers an alternative to drawing a gun against a knife wielder, for instance, the weapon can save lives”(2005) The weapons can incapacitate a person, while minimizing fatalities, permanent injury, and collateral damage. This technology can shape how society views a police department. Over the last few years many questions have come up over the use of deadly force. Many times over there have been videos leaked to the media showing the use of deadly…

disease is a progressive, occlusive disease affecting the cerebral vasculature and the arteries that feed it. Moyamoya is a Japanese term meaning “puff of smoke.” When you view the appearance of the disease on an angiogram the abnormal vascular collateral networks developing adjacent to the stenotic vessels. This disease causes the carotid artery in the skull becomes blocked or narrowed. This will cause the blood flow to your brain to become greatly reduced. Tiny blood vessels then open…

What is the best way to go through life? For the Nurse and the Friar in the play Romeo and Juliet they choose to be optimistic and make the people they love happy. Believing that the power of love between two people can fix problems gives the Friar and the Nurse hope for the marriage, after the feud destroyed so much the Friar and the Nurse still maintain inspiration and ambition. The Nurse and Friar Lawrence are motivated by the love between Romeo and Juliet, since they believe in the power of…