of radiation being emitted to the surrounding area. These radioisotopes are the byproduct of a nuclear blast and are emitted from a state of super criticality. They are detrimental to all facets of biological matter and have lasting effects. “Three types of radiation damage may occur: bodily damage (mainly leukemia and cancers of the thyroid, lung, breast, bone, and gastrointestinal tract); genetic damage (birth defects and constitutional and degenerative diseases due to gonadal damage suffered…
creative critical thinking. Their works reflect a lot about their views on life, society and the world as a whole. These writers write about a plethora of ideals, emotions and opposition to political and social events that affect us all. These types of writing bring light to subjects that may have been overlooked, or not thought of. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a subject literary writers have not directly written about, but, their works echo the symptoms and associated problem.…
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…
The author is Masarrah Alchi. “One perfectly shot torpedo could sink any ship, but you were also carrying around with you a very sensitive bomb that could sink your ship just as easily” (Alchi 2). This quote means that the bombs in WW1 were really dangerous to carry around, but killed the enemies faster. It killed more enemies in less amount of time. With carrying the bomb you were risking your own life, but you were also prepare to kill the enemies.Where world war 1 weapons worth it ? Where…
Biological terrorism, known as bioterrorism, is becoming an increasing danger to Western civilization. The possibility of terrorists obtaining extremely dangerous chemicals is rising alarmingly fast. In a biological attack, many people are likely to die or get extremely ill within the first few minutes, whereas in a normal bombing or shootout, fewer would be killed, and in a less inhumane manner, even though all forms of terrorism are unacceptable and will not be tolerated without any…
World War III? Tension, stress, fear. Those are just a couple words that describe the current situation the U.S. and North Korea are involved in. North Korea has been launching nuclear missile tests, and the U.S. has had enough of it. President Trump has sent a warship to the Korean peninsula, and the North Koreans took that personal, calling it, "an act of war". Other countries such as South Korea, China, and others are at great risk of being caught in the cross fire between these two. So the…
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…
There are many types of people in this world. Every person with their own unique set of personalities. Throughout our lives we witness many bad and great personalities clashing with each other. Knowing this, one might ponder who are the best types of friends? Different friends will fulfill your different needs. Although these may vary from person to person, the friend who you shared your childhood with, the friend who is always loyal, and the friend that is a mentor are the best types of friends…
The bombs today if we would drop them would have a lot more devastating effects than the bombs that were dropped on Japan. We have grown in productivity of new types of electronics and other things in the economy so our scientist’s brains could easily make a bomb that has effects that are a lot worse than years past. Lots of people in the United States think that the dropping of the bombs on Japan were not necessary…
focus of the industrial web theory stating that if these areas are destroyed, it would break the enemy’s ability to create products for war and would stop supply chains. However, this theory did not examine the secondary and tertiary effects of this type of bombardment and did not allow for a substitution, a work around, for a destroyed factory, materiel, or supply chain. The industrial web theory used in Korea, Vietnam, and Iraq gave way to current theory with Col John Warden’s Five Rings…