...historical roots and the types of weapons of mass destruction. Ans) A weapon of mass destruction is one which can cause harm on multiple species by killing them or altering their DNAs for years to come. The damage inflicted can be upon the environment, biosphere, infrastructure and depends upon the impact of the attack. Before nuclear weapons wee developed and deployed, biological and chemical weapons were considered to be weapons of mass destruction. Historical records point towards the fact that had been conducting research on biological weapons prior to World War I and chemical weapons were widely used during World War I. However, after the US dropped nuclear bombs over Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II, they came to be known as weapons of mass destruction. As of now, there are eight states which have declared and successfully tested weapons of mass destruction as in nuclear weapons. These include, India, Pakistan, the United States of America, China, France, North Korea, Russia and the United Kingdom. Israel is he only country which maintains silence on whether it does or does not posses weapons or mass destruction. Nevertheless, policy experts believe that Israel has some hundreds of weapons of mass destruction. The US believes that Iran does posses weapons of mass destruction but has of been able to prove thus far. Although it is good to posses weapons of mass destruction, it can prove to be a dangerous proposition. America attached Iraq claiming that the country possessed...
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...International Security Studies Final Paper America the beautiful has many enemies that want to see it crumble in defeat, causing threats to America. The borders in America are porous which allows for weapons of mass destruction, trafficked humans, drugs, and other forms of contraband to slip through the border and into the country. The Trump administration has begun to address the physical border between America and Mexico, but millions of cargo containers enter the United States from other countries each year by means of aircraft or ship. More times than not, these containers are bearing legal items or goods, but drugs and weapons are still being slipped into the country. This cargo screening and strict borders sound like a good idea in concept, but as a practice they...
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...What is the United States Secret Service? The United States secret service is a federal law enforcement agency in one of the department of homeland security.(1) The United States secret service is one of the oldest departments in homeland security. The secret service was formed 150 years ago back in the 1865. The secret service division and the primary mission and responsibilities was to protect the us government from fraud and abuse for us the government money the wrong for as gambling it over money laundry things of that nature (2). Over the course of the years from 1865 to 1867 the secret service division moved from Washington D.C back to New York back to Washington D.C reason being because the division needs stability and a city to put their headquarters. (1)After the assassination of President Williams McKinley in 1901 that’s when the division of secret service changed to The United States Secret Service, with that event happening it changed the primary mission of the secret service to protect our President of The United States then everything thing else but the President First. Today the United States (4) Secret Service has over 6,750 employees and annual budget of 1.8 billion dollars which is subject to change during each fiscal year. (4) The United States service also has over 4,400 sworn members and two parent agencies the first one is the U.S Department of Homeland Security and the second one is U.S Department of the Treasury. United States secret service is one that...
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...Iraq In 2003 the United States of America invaded the country of Iraq in an effort to stop the production and take custody of the weapons of mass destruction that were believed to belong to the Iraqi government. Today we take a look at the actions taken by the United States government and analyze if there was truly weapons of mass destruction and if the invasion was justified in taking place. There are many opinions on this matter. Some throughout the world believe that there was just cause to invade. We ask ourselves if Iraq’s past actions which included genocide may have gave weight to the supporting opinions. If you look at the opposing side there are just as many, if not more, that disagreed with this military conflict and the actions taken by the United States government. Non supporters thought that the risk may outweigh the benefits of the invasion and also voiced doubt on the existence of weapons of mass destructions. In researching the issue and being a witness to the actions taken by the United States I am eager to believe that the war was justified. There are many reasons that I believe and other believe that it was just or not just. In support of the invasion of Iraq by the United States there are many reasons that are well apparent in supporting this notion. Prior to the invasion Iraq has proven that it supported terrorist and also supplied a haven for the terrorist that attacked and were planning to attack America and its allies. Many events that have taken...
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...Prompt & Utter Destruction Essay By Anthony Green Walker, J. Samuel. Prompt and Utter Destruction: Truman and the Use of Atomic Bombs against Japan. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina, 2004 On August 6, 1945, after years of planning, money and debates that was conducted. The military, political officials and the president of the United States made a decision that that changed the outcome of the war against Japan. This decision will be forever embedded in every history book in America. On April 12, 1945 President Harry Truman was elected into office after Roosevelt’s death (Walker, p.8). On April 25, 1945 the president was briefed about the world’s greatest weapon, a weapon that would cause utter destruction on any target the uranium 235 atomic bomb (Walker, p.14). Roughly four months later Truman issued the dropping of the first Uranium 235 atomic bomb on Hiroshima three days later the a second bomb on Nagasaki (Walker, p. 79). It was not until the world saw the immediate aftermath of the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagaski did they see just how horrible of a weapon the United States had produced (Walker, p.98). The novel “Prompt and Utter destruction” by J. Samuel Walker reveals his plans, discussion with military officials and events that the United States thought to use and planned before dropping the bomb. It aims to present and helps readers understand the planning and motives that contributed...
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...2012). The other key issues that are largely guided by the foreign policy are the protection of American people in foreign soils, expatriation, and international education. Nevertheless, the U.S foreign policy has been a subject of heated controversy for decades now. The U.S foreign policy has taken numerous approaches to major issues across the world especially the ones that have the capacity to directly impact on its people. After the American Revolution, America is believed to have employed a non-intervention approach to global issues. This implies that America did not involve its forces in issues affecting the international community. Historical review reveals that the First World War did not affect the U.S foreign policy significantly. After the 1st World War, America embarked on activities geared towards increasing its supremacy and military might. By the Second World War, American military strength had increased tremendously positioning the country as a super power. The status of a super power meant that the America could no longer brush off issues affecting the...
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..., minerals, air, water, , are assist and make our living easier. Nowadays the endanger of these natural resources are obvious problem in many places of our planet. There are a number of natural resources that can be an excellent example to illustrate that human action are destroying our natural world. For example, The pollution and the over use of water is our main concern in the industrialized countries like America. As it was detailed on the ( activity #3 , para1) book. The world "resource" implies some thing to be uses . However, there a number of things that can be done one to save the amount of water use in the house hold and to maintain the quality of water , protect pollution. The reduction of unnecessary water usage in the house hold is one of the main effective water management that we all should practice. The other typical example that we can take on the topic to illustrate that our world is destroyed by the action of human are the burning of charcoal . The burning of coal is one of the biggest concern to millions of people because of the destruction that brings to nature. The coal...
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...Columbus discovered America, but do you know how many deaths and how much destruction it cost? Columbus went to explore the ocean and he found a new continent, North America. He was actually looking for India and its gold but found a different place. Exploration of North America brought so many bad things to people. All of those things happened because of Columbus. It makes one want to say that Columbus is a villain. First thing that makes Columbus a "bad guy" is lying. Columbus lied to the queen about the explored island. He said that there's a lot of gold and spices, and people there would share anything with anyone. Columbus also lied that he reached Asia, which was his destination spot. He said all those things to make the queen believe that he's a good man and to save himself from the death. This doesn't only make him a liar but it also makes him selfish. Another interesting fact about Columbus being a villain is that he deculturalized people. When Columbus met Arawak Indians in North America, he wanted to make them just like Europeans. He was trying to make them all Christian. He was also giving women less power and less rights, and women had to work at fields and men had to work on deadly mines. A lot of people were protesting but if they protested, they were getting killed. That's another thing that makes Columbus a villain. The last but the worst thing that Columbus did to gain a "bad character" name is genocide. When Columbus went to America second time, he brought...
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...at time the American Policies are called into question with tremendous criticism, they are intended to protect the American people from the capable harm of other nations. “Global public opinion is not a new concern for U.S. foreign policy. Woodrow Wilson often referred to it, even stating that it "ultimately governs the world" (cited in Ninkovich 1999, 67).” (Goldsmith, B.E, Horiuchi, Y., Inoguchi, T., Jun., 2005) By assuming this role of the protector of all, the American Government felt they must adopt the “intervention role” thus policing the world. America had engrossed itself in the world’s problems while trying to force its political ideology throughout the different nations all the while trying to maintain a neutral stance. However while the United States maintained an intervention role the United States had exhausted vast amounts of resources while trying to initiate peace talks throughout. Unfortunately America could no...
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...24 March 2013 English 105 Abolition of Weapons of Mass Destruction Leading to the instantaneous deaths of over 140,000 people in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, nuclear weapons are the most dangerous and unnecessary hazard for not only the United States, but all nations around the world (Cimbala 51). Weapons of mass destruction (WMD) including nuclear weapons, were deemed “totally irrational, totally inhumane, good for nothing but killing, [and] possibly leading to the destruction of life on Earth and civilization” by Ronald Reagan at the formation of the nuclear age (Shultz 2). Nuclear weapons cost the United States enormous amounts of money every year, result in the proliferation of nuclear weapons to other nations, concentrate power undemocratically and risk nuclear accidents; therefore, should be utterly eliminated. United States spending not only includes the manufacture of weapons, but also upkeep of the weapons, compensation for the fallout when testing the weapons, compensation to citizens with radiation exposure, emergency locations for citizens, recovery and waste disposal efforts, and defense spending. According to the Brookings Nuclear Weapons Cost Study Project the United States disbursed an estimated $35.1 billion on all U.S. nuclear weapons and weapon related programs (Schwartz 7). $14 billion is set aside to maintain and house the nearly 20,000 nuclear weapons across the United States (Kimbrell 1). If these weapons were eliminated billions of dollars could...
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...The Flawed and Corrupt It is time, at last to speak the unforgiving truth about the settlers coming to America. What would you say is the significance of the Europeans coming to America? Well, there isn't much once seen the mast destruction and harm done. Our nation and economy being shaped by greed does not excuse Columbus, and account for the many lives lost. There are many immoral things to be addressed, but the few that must be, are the great gift of imported diseases brought all the way from lovely Europe to the Western Hemisphere, the horrific and sadistic torture and killing done to the Native Americans, and the impact of the settler’s destruction. First and foremost, the issue being addressed is the importing of diseases from Europe to the Western Hemisphere. Columbus and his settler’s managed to spread syphilis, gonorrhea and smallpox to the Western Hemisphere which in return killed many Native Americans. At the time these diseases were incurable, and so leaving the infected to perish painfully. These diseases, syphilis and gonorrhea originated primarily from food and water which was contaminated with fecal matter, and also caused by unsanitary habits-like the lack of bathing. Smallpox was different due to Columbus purposely infecting the Native American’s Pillow, and blankets. This was intentional and this was murder. In addition to, as if diseases weren’t enough, the Native Americans were killed, maimed, tortured, enslaved, imprisoned, sexually molested, taken...
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...zombies feeding on human beings to depict a crumbling American society. The America Romero focuses onfocused on by Romero is one where consumerism and racism have become very rampant creating inequalities (Gagne, 1987). Romero does not explicitly show the inequalities in the movies but he uses symbols to show the societies levels that perpetuate poverty, often the poor African Americans. In his interview with the NY Times, Romero said that his zombie movies are symbols of revolution, a generation consuming another. This paper will discuss the theme of consumerism/consumption as portrayed in the Romero’s films in reference...
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...BETTER THEM THAN US ... One of the little known historical facts of World War II, which many ignorant anti-bomb protesters against dropping the two atomic bombs on Japan's cities of Hiroshima and Naghasaki do not know, is Japan likewise was secretly developing the atomic bomb. What's more at that time in history, and knowing of their entrenched national mind-set and antagonistic aim to conquer other countries by war, If Japan had fully developed the A-Bomb before America, there is no doubt they would have unmercifully used their mass-destruction weaponry (Atomic bombs) on America and other countries to advance their evil agenda of invading and conquering other nations similar to what they earlier had done in subjugating China. Japan's demonic...
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...declared, falsely, that Iraq possessed “weapons of mass destruction” (WMDs) and that we had to prevent Saddam from unleashing his furry on the World or else we would all be doomed. So with no evidence to support these claims and against the United Nations orders, the United States and the Allied forces brought “freedom” and “democracy” to the people of Iraq. Now, you don’t have to be a rocket scientist to know just how this new found, wonderful freedom and democracy has benefited the people of Iraq. Just take a look at this fact; over four million Iraqis have emigrated from Iraq since 2003. What does this mean? This means that the invasion of Iraq was wrong. Bush and his so called “friends” invaded under false pretences; they were selective about where and when to promote this so-called democracy; and they did not make the world a safer place by eliminating Saddam Hussein. In the lead up to the war, Tony Blair and George Bush claimed that Saddam’s Iraq had developed weapons capable of creating mass destruction and that the only solution was too enter Iraq and exterminate these weapons. However, after seven years of endless searching not a single piece of evidence was found to support Bush and Blair’s claims. The collation forces ended up leaving Iraq WMDless. In any case, even if Iraq did have WMDs, so does other countries such as Israel, Russia and North Korea (which by the way has openly threatened to attack America). Even so, the apple does not fall far from the tree because...
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...When we discuss the discovery and colonization of the Americas, Columbus often comes to mind first. These days we analyze Christopher Columbus in various ways. Was he a pioneer that changed the world for the better? Or was he a man who began the end of a native way of life? Can we actually accuse Christopher Columbus of mass murder? These questions will most likely never be answered. One fact is certain: from 1492 and throughout the 16th century, Latin America’s native population was invaded, conquered, enslaved, and killed. Wasserman and Martin described it perfectly when they wrote, “Almost overnight, the natives of the Caribbean went from trading partners to slaves.” [Wasserman, pg. 80] Columbus envisioned a vast array of trading posts to come out from his discoveries. What happened instead was colonization. It is clear that Columbus’ search for wealth, trading routes, gold, and fame led to the mass destruction of the native population of Latin America. Columbus described the natives as “very intelligent,” and “a very fine people.” [Four Voyages, pg. 96] He believed from the start that these people could easily be converted to Christianity because of their honest, sincere character. The obsession that Queen Isabella had with spreading Christianity actually gave Columbus the opportunity to take the voyage. When gold was discovered, more settlers began arriving. Island-by-Island was taken over and the native population was used to extract resources. This was all done in the...
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