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Cold War Space Race
1,370 wordsWar is an event that represents the situation of a state and how it is revolutionized. It introduces new factors that sometimes force nations others to join in the enhancing of ideas. In particular, the new face of the ideological or new age concept was brought up. The United States of America and the former Union of Soviet Socialists Republic engaged in an ideological conflict known as the Cold War from 1945 to 1989. It was a time of differences between democracy and communism. The other main c...
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Boiling Water Pulled Back
1,165 wordsThis is a brief paragraph or two on each of the major siege weapons. For the not just the besiegers but also the defenders. Please note most of these weapons were not used alone and often had many different versions of the same weapon. KNIGHT At age seven a son of a noble family was sent to a nobleman or lord, often who was a relative. Here he was a page and taught how to ride a horse, and his manners. At the age of fourteen he was apprenticed to a knight. As the squire to the knight he would ta...
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Spread Of Communism Policy Of Containment
1,224 wordsThe Second World War destroyed the old diplomatic system of "great powers" and replaced it with a polarized world of two superpowers. Germany, Japan, and Italy were occupied and demilitarized. France, Britain, and China had all suffered heavy losses, and their economies were in shambles. Although the Soviets had suffered over 15 million casualties during WW II and witnessed the burning and bombing of much of European Russia, the USSR still possessed the most powerful infantry in the world. The U...
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Nuclear Warhead Due Date
1,284 words... as been delayed or cancelled, but a closer examination shows that the decision is pretty consistent with the rest of the affair. Cold War paranoia was a very real thing, and unless a sensitive piece of technology could be thoroughly protected, it couldnt just be left lying around. While the Arrow was clearly an advanced project, it seemed to have been conspicuously bereft of any friends who would be willing to spend the necessary sums on its maintenance. Its name, it appears, was mud. The to...
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The Cuban Missile Crisis In Film Thirteen Days
1,161 wordsThe film Thirteen Days shows the viewer a blockbuster look at the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis that challenged the Kennedy administration. It does a reasonable job of sifting through history and picking the pieces that allow the audience to understand the historical event and enjoy the movie without being overloaded with information. The character of the Presidents fiercely loyal aid, Kenneth OConnell played by the actor Kevin Costner is followed throughout the film to give a more personal feel to ...
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Kim Il Sung Kim Jong Il
1,448 wordsIndex Introduction The New Dynasty Dynasties in Review The Three Kings 20 Conclusion 23 Bibliography 24 Introduction As we move into the new millennium, more so than decades, quarter or half centuries, we reflect back on the past. A vast number of books and other publications have come out which review certain areas of the past, a Y 2 K in review. Of course, the term "Y 2 K" immediately evokes the image of a world of computer technology going haywire. The world has had its share of tragedies and...
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Nuclear Holocaust Internal Organs
935 wordsCreative Story: Death Close 2100 hours, Captain James S. Steward of the United States Air Force straps on his G-suit and goes over his mission briefings one last time. He walks out into the hanger and awaits his chariot. The SR- 71 Blackbird, the fastest plane in the world with its twin turbine engines and slick black radar absorbent skin make him a flying shadow in the air. His mission, to fly a covert reconnaissance mission over Moscow, the heart of the USSR Intelligence believe that the Russi...
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Soviet Union Cuba Military
369 wordsThe Cuban Missle Crisis The Cuban Missile Crisis, which Cubans refer to as the Caribbean Crisis, was the result of the escalating tensions of the deepening Cold War. The Soviet Union felt severely threatened by the American deployment of intermediate-range ballistic missiles on the Turkish border with the USSR. To the Soviets, the Bay of Pigs fiasco provided an opening for them to establish bases at equally close range to the US, which could then be used as bargaining chips for a reduction of US...
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Post Cold War War On Terrorism
849 wordsBy Ralph A. Cost China seems very pleased with the outcome of the George W. Bush Jiang Zemin presidential summit meeting in Shanghai on October 19 along the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders Meeting. This was not because a great deal was accomplished, but because of Jiang's extremely modest definition of what constituted a successful meeting. All Beijing apparently sought was a photo opportunity and a new slogan. Success was achieved on both accounts, with the Chi...
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Universal Moral Nuclear Powers
554 wordsIn Igor Ivanovs article The Missile Defense Mistake: Undermining Strategic Stability and the ABM Treaty, he writes not as a universal moralist, but as a proud Russian citizen and official, holding on to the state of the world 30 years ago. In 1972 a treaty between the former Soviet Union and the United States was signed, forbidding the development and construction of an Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Defense System. While this treaty was sufficient for 1972, it is no longer, and now could threaten...
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Cuban Missile Crisis John Fitzgerald Kennedy
790 wordsJohn Fitzgerald Kennedy A. Family and Educational Background John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born of May 29, 1917 and was the second son of nine children of Joseph Patrick Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy. The ancestors before him were of Wexford County in Ireland. John F. Kennedys father served as first chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission and a US ambassador to Great Britain during Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration. His mother was the daughter of John F. Fitzgerald who was al...
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Boiling Water Pulled Back
1,172 wordsMedieval Siege Weapons Essay submitted by Will This is a brief paragraph or two on each of the major siege weapons. For the not just the besiegers but also the defenders. Please note most of these weapons were not used alone and often had many different versions of the same weapon. KNIGHT At age seven a son of a noble family was sent to a nobleman or lord, often who was a relative. Here he was a page and taught how to ride a horse, and his manners. At the age of fourteen he was apprenticed to a ...
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Boiling Water Pulled Back
1,161 wordsThis is a brief paragraph or two on each of the major siege weapons. For the not just the besiegers but also the defenders. Please note most of these weapons were not used alone and often had many different versions of the same weapon. Knight age seven a son of a noble family was sent to a nobleman or lord, often who was a relative. Here he was a page and taught how to ride a horse, and his manners. At the age of fourteen he was apprenticed to a knight. As the squire to the knight he would take ...
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U S Citizens Ballistic Missile
1,290 wordsIntroduction: WASTE IN THE PENTAGONS BUDGET Many in Congress and the Department of Defense (DoD) argue that there is not a penny to spare in the Pentagons budget and that the military is right on the edge of having insufficient capacity to meet the security threats to this country. There are many expensive and unnecessary weapons systems initiated to fight the Cold War that drag on due to bureaucracy at a cost of billions of dollars annually to Americans. In addition to these wasteful purchases,...
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Test Ban Treaty Soviet Union
1,779 wordsMatt Kail December 9, 1998 Introduction of the Author Richard Smoke has worked in positions that show he has the expertise to write National Security and the Nuclear Dilemma. He has been a Professor of Political Science and also the Research Director of the Center for Foreign Policy Development at Brown University. Holding these positions not only makes him knowledgeable in the area of political science, but also allows him access to large amounts of information about foreign policy. He has also...
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Officer Alerts His Commanding Officer Officer Alerts His Commanding Detroit
807 wordsIt is three o? clock in the afternoon. A cool wind blows across the frozen plain. It was a typical March afternoon on the Siberian plain, somewhere deep in the Russian wilderness. The flora and fauna that inhabit this environment are the product of hundreds of millions of years evolution, the time it takes to virtually perfect a species. They continue to go about their game of predator and pray, unaware of the petty political struggles that are going on thousands of kilometers away. The calm is ...
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21 St Century State Of The Union
665 wordsLast year, President Clinton? s State of the Union address came just as the Monica Lewinsky scandal was exploding into public view. Clinton nevertheless gave a rousing speech, memorable for his call to? save Social Security first. ? This year, the address came as Clinton stands trial in the Senate. Once again, he avoided any mention of his political troubles, instead stressing that the country? s prosperity must be used to prepare for the burden of a rapidly aging population in the next century....
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Fidel Castro Castro
1,168 wordsEyeball to Eyeball: America, Cuba and The Soviet Union America and The Soviets again using other countries for their own warfare Excitement was high for Cuba, when Fidel Castro overthrew the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista in January 1959. With a heady mixture of nationalism and left? wing ideologies US became very cautious for its southern comrades Central and Southern America and perhaps herself. When Castro took over Cuba, the US lost valuable investments in the sugar and tobacco crops of C...
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Vital Statistics Heavy Armor
1,166 wordsRACE: Starcraft UNIT NAME: MEDIC RACE: Terran RANK: 1 st Lieutenant VITAL STATISTICS Hit Points: 60 Armor Class: Light Armor: 1 COSTS Mineral: 50 Gas: 25 Food: 1 TECH TREE Built From: Barracks Pre-Requisite: Academy WEAPONS Weapon System: none Attack Type: n / a Damage Class: n / a Splash Damage: n / a Damage: n / a Bonus: n / a SPELLS/SPECIAL ABILITIES Heal (Spell) Casting Cost: 1 mana point for every 2 hp healed Range: 2 Description: The Medic starts with this spell and may cast it on any orga...
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Nuclear Missiles Star Wars
583 wordsPresently, the threat of missiles is very dangerous. The missiles include biological, chemical, and of course, nuclear missiles. Our nation, the US, is one of the richest and most powerful nations on the world. Since we are so strong, many countries threaten us and endanger the citizens. Lately, a system called the Star Wars SDI was initialized during the Reagan Administration. The system involves lasers that will fry the chips in missiles. That will cause the missile to stop in its flight and n...
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