Nuclear warfare

It’s interesting to see the progression of weapons from the early beginnings to now. Most people believe that chemical warfare agents were first introduced during the World Wars. Interestingly enough, the concepts of these agents were developed as early as 600 B.C. They weren’t known as chemical warfare agents however; the techniques that were used mimic the action of these agents that are being used today. During the Peloponnesian War between Sparta and Athens, the Spartan army used a mixture…

military programs to flourish. Botha and the military gained increasing control of the apartheid apparatus and created a self-reinforcing cycle where disturbances, which were often caused by the state’s severe tactics, were used as excuses to develop nuclear, chemical, and biological…

The Chemical Warfare Service The lessons learned from the involvement of the United States in World War I would identify the need for a military organization that specialized in Chemical Warfare. The use of chemical weapons was one of the most deadly and effective tactics experienced by both sides during the trench-style warfare. Due to the concern that the chemical weapon strategies of the First World War would continue on in future armed conflicts, the United States Army created the Gas…

backing down on the production of these weapons anytime soon. Chemical and Biological Warfare should be banned from use and production because it costs countries billions of dollars thus creating debt, can have potential to destroy humanity, and can be too influential in…

What is chemical warfare and why should we care about it? Chemical warfare is the use of toxins as a devastating weapon. So devastating that it falls under the WMD’s or weapon(s) of mass destruction. Although chemical weapons aren 't as prolific as during the WW1, they still pose a real threat. The most recent case and point is in Syria when they used chemical weapons on their own civilians after they were told by the OPCW to destroy them (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-34212324). But…

innocent civilians become vulnerable to the horrors of warfare. Total destruction becomes imminent not only in the infrastructure of a population, but also in the civilization itself. In “After The Sirens,” Hugh Hood uses diction, syntactical elements, and irony to develop the theme that radical measures used to solve conflict often lead to unintended consequences. Diction, an author’s choice of words, expresses the true reality of a nuclear attack. The use of imagery and…

bombings were not very accurate at all. Snipers were another tactic widely used in World War I. Snipers were skillfully trained. The snipers did not just shoot from far away. They also shot close-up. Another thing used in World War I was trench warfare. The soldiers were able to get close up to their enemies by using trenches. They would get close up to their enemies and wait until the right moment to shoot at them. Before doing this, the snipers would learn about their enemy’s trench…

Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) weapons, also referred to as weapons of mass destruction (WMD), continue to pose a significant threat to all living things on earth. WMD are very different from conventional weapons. These weapons can be used in several different ways and the effects can range from environmental destruction, to incapacitating humans or animals, or even killing them. The Department of Defense (DOD) Strategy for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction is…

mind. This fear was caused by one thing: nuclear weapons. However, if the matter is studied more thoroughly, it would be discovered that nuclear weapons should not have been the only concern of those warring nations. Use of biological weapons may have seemed like child’s play compared to the looming threat of total nuclear war, but it had more precedence during the era than one would expect. Although biological weapons are overshadowed by nuclear warfare concerns, they were and can be…

It is not accurate to state that the Cuban Revolution was the event that turned Che into a great leader. In fact, the best way to approach his greatness is by Collins´ flywheel effect, which states that with persistent pushing, in a consistent direction, over a prolonged period of time, the flywheel would build momentum, eventually hitting a point of breakthrough. It was Che 's life experiences, every interaction with the right people, and the influence of each one of his mentors, what pushed…