Weapons of mass destruction

The topic of nuclear weapons has fizzled to the point of explosion and the general public is at the end of the barrell. From the most country hick to the president of the United States everyone has their own opinion and point of view. From a “terrible force” to “nuclear optimists” we have been labeled the victim and the perpetrator. Two articles that have sparked my interest are President Obama's recent speech in Hiroshima and Jonathan Tepperman’s “Why Obama Should Learn To Love the Bomb.”…

On March 20, 2003, the United States, under the Bush administration, invaded the country of Iraq and commenced the Iraq War. The rationale given for the Iraq War was that the nation had weapons of mass destruction, which posed an immediate threat to the United States and its allies (Kumar, 2014). Therefore, military intervention was required, which ultimately resulted in the removal of Saddam Hussein, the President of Iraq, from power. The war lasted for eight years and had everlasting effects…

them to commit violent crimes. They also claim that guns are weapons marketed to kill people with great speed and precision. But, none of this is true. Every day, millions of people find ways to get illegal things, whether it be drugs, guns, or money. Many of the weapons used in violent crimes today aren’t legally obtained in the first place, they are usually bought of somebody on the street who couldn’t even tell you where these weapons are coming from. Laws will never be able to prevent people…

Service” that combine the mission, capabilities, and resources of the FBI’s counterterrorism, counterintelligence, and intelligence” (fbi.gov, 2005). Their mission is to protect the United States against all enemies, enemy attacks and Weapons of Mass Destruction(WMD), foreign and domestic. The National Security Branch consists of five divisions, counterintelligence division, counterterrorism division, high value detainee interrogation group, terrorist screening…

operation was highly successful, many still doubt that the war was worth the cost for the United States and Iraq. The main reason that the United States invaded Iraq that was assumed that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. President George W Bush was worried that these weapons will fall into the hands of terrorists. However, there…

metropolitan areas in a few seconds, is harbor a false sense of security for the politicians to hide behind. They state that they will protect our country with these weapons of mass destruction, but it’s all just an elaborate ploy to get innocent voters to put them in power of these armageddon machines. Many people think that nuclear weapons protect them, but in reality they put them at more risk of nuclear attack. Politicians use nuclear missiles to show that they have power. This however…

better protect the country from future attacks such as the one faced on that day 13 years ago. However, regardless of their attempts to strengthen the countries security, we’re still at high risk for a weapon of mass destruction attack. A weapon of mass destruction is ultimately defined as any weapon that is designed or intended to cause death or serious bodily injury through the release, dissemination, or impact of toxic or poisonous chemicals, or their precursors. The United States has one of…

their agreement with the invasion. The key assumption driving those who favored the war was that there was the ‘imminent threat’ of weapons of mass destruction. Additionally, the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) organizations conducted mass searches for Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) in Iraq. These searches came up…

discovered a weapon of mass destruction more powerful than the any nuclear weapon we currently have. A nuclear bomb is an explosive device that gets its energy from nuclear reactions occurring inside the bomb. The reason why it was so controversial is because the destructive power of this weapon is massive. The first time it was used, was to end the war in the Pacific. This killed many innocent, civilians, which added to the controversy. The United States should not further develop a new weapon…

687 mentioning terms for a ceasefire in the Persian Gulf. The Resolution required Iraq to comply with a number of demands of the Security Council. These demands included destruction of Iraqi chemical and biological weapons, on-site inspection of the same and non-acquisition of any weapons of mass destruction and nuclear weapons. Iraqi officials accepted the terms and a formal ceasefire agreement was signed between the United States and…