United States Secretary of Defense

was so disparate that in 2002 the United States Sentencing Commission suggested in its report to Congress that perhaps in future Congress should allow the Commission to handle adjustments in this area. (United States Sentencing Commission,…

The United States (US) Department of State (DoS) recognizes some 59 terrorist organizations with foreign origins. Of those, Hezbollah potentially poses the most danger to the U.S., and is capable of executing terrorist attacks, and criminal activities within our borders. Hezbollah has been an active threat against Western nations with a presence in the Middle-East, Israel, and to the U.S. for over 30 years. Hezbollah has extended its influence and operations around the world, and have setup…

In early August of 1990, Saddam Hussein, the leader of Iraq, ordered the occupation and invasion of its neighbor, Kuwait. In result of Hussein’s order, Egypt and Saudi Arabia called on Western nations including the United States to interfere. Hussein confronted United Nations Security Council demands to depart from Kuwait by mid-January 1991, and the Persian Gulf War had started with an enormous U.S.-led air offensive known as an Operation Desert Storm. Also, after 42 days of fierce…

Military Strategy The NMS provides an overview of the strategic challenges the United States is currently encountering and outlines how the United States armed forces will be employed to support the NSS. Today’s strategic environment is characterized by its complexity and quickly changing situations due to globalization, the spread of technology, and demographic shifts. In this complex strategic environment, the United States military cannot focus on one challenge and must be able to provide…

the Department of Defense (DOD) or even the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), are well protected and have protocols in place to counter cyber-attacks. Individuals, however, are less likely to practice good cyber-awareness therefore making these persons likely and susceptible targets to attacks. In an article published on cnbc.com, writers stated how vulnerable the United States is as a whole. After an in-depth interview with an expert in cyber warfare, cnbc went on to state, "Attacks…

that allowed the U.S to have operations in Vietnam without called to declared war. And the United States bombing the Saigon. In American, President Johnson was re-elected and he look for new course of action in Vietnam. Battle in Vietnam had started to happening and it was a new phase of who's going to be on top at the end of it. Vietnam independence is relying on who win the north Vietnam or the United States. What decisions did LBJ make and why from 1964-1965? President Lyndon B. Johnson…

On September 11, 2001, the United States was under attack by the terrorists of Iraq and by the terrorists’ leader Saddam Hussein and any innocent Americans had died that day. After the 9/11 attack had happened, President George W. Bush spoke to the public about the tragic day and after he had made his speech President Bush held a meeting with several political officials discussing the topic on declaring war against the terrorists of Iraq. After the 9/11 attacks had happened, the American’s civil…

to consult and cooperate on defense and security- related issues to solve problems, build trust and in the long run prevent conflict”. The military alliance part of NATO, is a commitment “to the peace resolution of disputes. If diplomatic efforts fail, it has the military power to undertake crisis- management operations”. In addition, a main goal is collective defense which is portrayed in Article 5 of the Washington Treaty, which, calls but does not commit, member states to assist another…

Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis As the title states, the book is a memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis through the lense of the White House. In span of 13 days, the world faced one of the most critical event in history. The stakes were nuclear war, which could have obliterated much of the life on earth from nuclear fallout. In a nutshell, after World War II, the two superpowers in the world were, the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic. Without…

relations between the West and the Soviet Union. With the defeat of the Nazis, the United States and Britain were concerned about the stagnation and turmoil of the European countries affected by the war and introduced the Marshall plan, a rapid economic reconstruction of Western Europe. But Stalin did not want the Soviet Union to participate in the Marshall Plan and therefore negotiations between the United States, the West, and the Soviet Union ceased, thus beginning the Cold War. In March 1946…