Intercontinental ballistic missile

Without the newly developed methods and designs to reach space with the Saturn payload, the Apollo program won't be a success. In order to lift the massive payload required to reach the moon, the Saturn V rocket required millions pound of thrust. The First stage comprised of five-engine cluster for the 7.5 million pounds of thrust using liquid oxygen and kerosene fuel. The Second stage had five J-2 engines and the third with one J-2 engine all using hydrogen-oxygen fuel. Without the development…

when the United States and the Soviets both succeeded in producing missiles that could be utilized intercontinentally. This absolutely levelled the playing field giving both nations reason to increase tensions to an even higher point than that which was reached early on in the war. The soviets launched a mission in 1962 that entailed discreetly installing the intercontinental missiles in Cuba furthermore initiating the Cuban Missile…

Anti-submarine warfare, also known as ASW, is an essential part of sea control and a top priority for America’s Navy. As Chinese and Russian submarine forces grow and operate further away from their respective countries, America becomes within striking distance. US ships including Military Sealift Ships and other Navy ship are potentially in danger of being targeted and attacked by these elusive threats. The US Navy is coming up with new and effective ways to combat this potential threat. ASW…

correctly. It also, because of U-2 reconnaissance flights, possessed an accurate picture of Soviet defense capabilities and limitations. Specifically, Eisenhower comprehended the lack of the arms race, the much touted “bomber gap”, and Kennedy’s “missile gap” (CNN “Sputnik”, Judge & Langdon 114). This understanding enabled Eisenhower to assume small amounts of risk with conventional forces without fear of Soviet retaliation, including intervention into Lebanon in 1958 and concurrence with…

The Master Aggressor in the Cold War The Cold War was a state of political and military tension after World War II primarily between the United States of America and the Soviet Union that lasted from 1947 to 1991. The Cold War was more about convincing other countries to turn Capitalist or Communist than fighting each other with weapons and items of mass destruction. However, the combat with weapons never really occurred in the United States of America or the Soviet Union during the Cold War.…

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…

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…

many years 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".…

With the victory at the conclusion of World War II, Americans experienced an all time high and viewed Dwight D. Eisenhower, Presidential candidate, as a savior—the man who defeated Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, and the man who ended the Korean War (after becoming President). Despite his early success, it soon became one of his administrations to avoid long, expensive, and inconclusive wars similar to Korea. While doing this, they also intended to balance the budget and control taxes and inflation.…

dictator of North Korea was “desperate in maintaining his rule” (Zorthian, 2017). Kim is readily watching for any military action or threat from America and he has made it known that he has nuclear weapons. These weapons are specifically intercontinental ballistic missiles (Zorthian, 2017). This was made known by Thae Yong Ho who was deputy ambassador to the United Kingdom when he defected in 2016 (Zorthian, 2017). Kim is not shy in testing his nuclear power and President Donald Trump has…