...I. BRIEF SUMMARY Military research and development is of great importance to the country’s security and the well-being of the nation’s economy. In the recent year, the amount spend by the United States on these kinds of projects has already doubled. This R & D is done by different companies in the industry for the government. Now, there is this proposal to have the companies focus on a specific development to get the most out of the money spent by the government considering the existence of competition among these companies, specifically on duplication and interservice competition related to military R&D projects. II. SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS III. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM With the budget of the military aspect of the government a certain problem arose, especially on the matter of finances in relation to the research and development of military weapons. These issues include the matter on how to eliminate duplication and interservice competition among the developers; the idea of focusing only on a certain project and how this can possible affect the quality of the weapons; and the existence of private researches in the industry military R&D. How should the government act upon this situation given also that there is this tremendous industrial importance in military research endeavours? IV. ALTERNATIVE COURSE OF ACTION ALTERNATIVE 1: Development and Planning of a Specific Research in Coordination with the Military Planners Pros: * Proper allocation...
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...sort, providing a climate ripe for revolution. Americans took as truth the notion that the USSR, if they had enough weapons and men, would try to conquer the US or replace them as world leader. Propaganda posters painted communists in an unflattering light, as monsters among men, furthering America’s desire to put down the threat communism had to America. McCarthyism magnified the paranoia felt during this era. The extremely high costs of military expenditure and the military ventures around the globe from Korea, through Indochina to the Grenadines is one negative aspect of the era of containment. These conflicts cost millions of lives and in the two major conflicts of Korea and Vietnam you could argue that the US gained a draw and a loss. The policy of containment kept a cold war from becoming a hot war, in that if war ensued, it would be a frenzied bloodbath as both sides were well armed and passionately believing in their practices, and that nuclear weapons would be involved. War was kept from brewing over the edge, and was put off until Gorbachev came into power. The policy of containment also forced communist countries to spend heavily on defense, which eventually wrecked them economically. The Cold War itself was a massive economic waste, two nations indirectly striking back at one another. The Cold War era had pros and cons, mostly cons. The whole thing was a waste of time and human lives lost in Korea and...
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...come to mind. I picked this Amendment because I am a huge fan of hunting, I’m all about protecting my family in our home, and the most important one of all is our military. During hunting season, it is a time for me to spend time with my family. I have been out hunting since I was about eight years old. I found it to be a great sport and a great way to get food for your family. The second reason this Amendment is important is Americans should have the right to carry and hold guns in their homes....
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...That was nearly 230 years ago. Back when each state had its own militia and guns were not semi-automatic. But in today’s society, there cannot be such loose laws on guns and who can own them. Guns are not used for self defense, and people’s lives are not protected by safety laws and education. The 2nd Amendment of the Constitution was not written to give every man in this country a weapon, it was written for militias to protect their states and their country. But that militia service is no longer needed, we have a formal military to protect the country. With that in mind, gun control laws can, and should, be placed without violating any constitutional rights. If that were to happen, it could save the 2,624 lives lost to gun violence every...
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...stopped before it can start. While others are very open to the idea, believing it can help in many aspects in human development and daily life. Technology has advanced quickly, from bioengineered skin to genomics, which is the custom building of DNA or RNA strands. Humans need to be able to understand the pros and cons of technology taking over our lives as well as our bodies. There are both benefits and complications with bioengineering and singularity, and both are taken with precise consideration by scientists. Benefits of biomedical engineering and singularity With medical engineering people are afraid of inserting objects into their bodies but what they don’t realize is the advantages that could happen. There are multiple possible benefits of biomedical engineering and singularities. The main singularity is medical benefits. In Progress Accelerates Exponentially, Kurzweil...
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...political freedom and rights. Bashar reacted violently to the protests and launched large-scale operations against the rebels. Those operations meant using tanks, artillery and infantry which lead to a high number of deaths. But the most culpable act was the use of chemical weapons against the people. United Kingdom cannot stay oblivious to these abominable actions, especially at what happened in the latest instance. It is in regard to the issue, that the Government needs a strong and firm decision and call for arms in order to restore peace in a state where it is forgotten. Chemical weapons are damnable in any circumstance The recent reports of the UN special Rapporteurs on the use of chemical weapons denote the lack of fear of the Syrians and the indefinite damnation of the act. Though the Syrian parties blame one another, the empirical evidence can’t be disputed. A civil war though not sustained can be explained, but the avail of chemical weapons is never and should never be considered applicable. Also the issue put forward can conclude that the risk of them falling into the hands of the terrorists is of vital importance. Current approaches lack consistency and enforcement Though military action was seen as a solution after the crime against humanity, the world community decided to...
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...Modern History Conflict in the Pacific 1937-1941 Due: Thursday 28th of August, 2008 Alyce Wearne Task: Evaluate the argument that America was justified in using atomic weapons against Japan in 1945. As one of the most significant and consequential decisions in the history of the world, President Harry Truman’s allowance of atomic weapons towards the end of World War II, of which he himself understood would cause both mass devastation and indignation, is still one of the most controversial and heavily debated topics in today’s society. This was partially due to the adverse underestimation and seemingly ignorant approach the American’s had towards their latest development of mass destruction; almost oblivious to the immense aftermath of physical injury, civilian death and emotional torment it would produce for those involved. This decision, ultimately made by one man, affected not only America and Japan, but the world. Dispute over this was, and continues to be highly generated, the event causing anger and infuriation to millions across the world. This resentment did not just accumulate from the lack of awareness and slaughter of innocent life, but from the graphic images shown in newspapers, the casualties, and the torturous amount of death underwent as a result of the bomb. As a Japanese survivor documented: “The appearance of people was . . . well, they all had skin blackened by burns. . . . They had no hair because their hair was burned, and at a glance you...
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...nuclear weapon war Definitions of Terms: Ethical issues: This can be defined as a problem or conflicts that requires an individual or an organization to choose between alternatives that must be evaluated as right (ethical) or wrong (unethical). An ethical issue is said to bring system of morality and principles into conflicts. Disarmament: This is the process whereby there is a reduction or withdrawal of military forces and weapons. It is also the act of limiting or abolishing weapons. Disarmament is sometimes taken to mean total elimination of weapons of mass extermination, such as nuclear arms. Nuclear weapon: This are bomb or missile which run on nuclear energy to cause...
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...If we take away our guns, it gives the government too much power, and we do have to right to own guns. However, at some point, no matter what side one supports, they need to take a step back and observe this situation. The average person should not be able to acquire military grade weapons, and extended magazines. “The Second Amendment was written at a time when the most common arms were long rifles that had to be reloaded after every shot. Civilians today have access to folding, detaching, or telescoping stocks that make the guns more easily concealed and carried; silencers to muffle gunshot sounds; flash suppressors to fire in low-light conditions without being blinded by the flash and to conceals the shooter’s location; or grenade launcher attachments.” These weapons are designed for mass killing, something that civilians should not have access to. If we modify laws to prohibit military grade weapons and extended magazines, we could potentially prevent more homicides. As technology has evolved, the original gun laws have become less and less effective during our time. We need to let the laws catch up to our ever advancing technology if we wish to put a stop to unnecessary gun violence. What once were one shot rifles have evolved into fully automatic killing machines, so it only makes sense that our restrictions evolve...
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...The beginning of Cuban missile crisis-a conflict between two huge atomic nations, the U.S and the U.S.S.R. was a formal presentation made by the CIA to President Kennedy. Experts pointed to the missile base being constructed near San Cristobel, Cuba. No one expected that the Russians would build a base in Cuba for Ballistic Missiles after confirming that the Russians would sign an atmospheric test-ban treaty. This may have been justified by the fact that U.S had a similar base in Turkey near the border with the Soviet Union. However, the biggest puzzle was that Khrushchev assured that there were no military installations in Cuba and that the relationship between the two superpowers would not conflict. The best decision about Kennedy was when he warned that U.S would not tolerate any kind of interference in Latin America by the Soviet Union. More importantly, the president called the Executive Committee of the National Security Council (EXCOMM), a group which met continuously for next twelve days and almost daily for some six weeks thereafter and wanted an air strike on the missile sites. “The President…knew he would have to act.” Kennedy instructed the members to come forward with recommendations for one course or possibly several alternative course of action and various alternatives like quarantine, blockade, and air strike against the missile bases alone were suggested. While the argument went on about the possible sanction the missiles were already in Cuba and they realized...
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...Code of Conduct Aaron Vazquez PHL 323 May 12, 2014 Alex Cardenas Code of Conduct The United States Border Patrol is a federal law enforcement agency and is one of the largest in the world. The purpose of the Border Patrol is to keep terrorists and the weapons terrorists use out of the nation’s borders. In addition, the Border Patrol also serves to ensure that international and trade is conducted in a lawful way (U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 2014). As a federal agency, the Border Patrol is under high public scrutiny. A federal agent that is accused of unethical behavior will be in the national spotlight, and it will discredit the entire agency, no matter how isolated the incident may have been. Thus, with any federal agency, the employees of the Border Patrol are held to a higher standard than other employees are. If the hiring process is to be used as a measure of how high the standards are for Border Patrol employees, then it should be no surprise that only the most qualified individuals are accepted (U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 2014). A thorough background investigation is conducted on any potential agent to ensure that the candidate is loyal to the United States. The Border Patrol’s Mission Statement (U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 2014) makes it clear that the Border Patrol serves “the American Public with vigilance, integrity and professionalism.” In addition, the agency lists as a core value that of service to country, noting...
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...Nuclear Weapons In 1939, scientist Albert Einstein wrote a letter to the United States president of the time, Franklin D. Roosevelt, concerning the research of splitting a uranium atom that could lead to the development of an atomic bomb in Germany. In the letter, Einstein wrote,”It may be possible to set off a nuclear chain reaction in a large mass of uranium, by which large amounts of power and new radium like elements would be generated.” He continued,” This new development could lead to the creation of bombs, and as it seems, but less likely, the construction of an even bigger, new type of bomb.” President Roosevelt, although skeptical at first, decided to go through with the research and in 1941 the Manhattan Project was born. Four years later on August 6, the United States Dropped the first nuclear atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima wiping out 90 percent of the city, killing more than 80,000 people, and later tens of thousands more. Then again on August 9, another bomb was dropped on the city of Nagasaki and killing more than 40,000. 6 days later, the Emperor of Japan announced Japan’s official surrender to the United States in World War II. The effects and after effects of the the two bombs dropped shocked the entire world, even those a part of the Manhattan Project. The Japanese Emperor Hirohito described the bombs as the ”new and most cruel bomb.” This research paper will discuss the pros and cons of the use of nuclear weapons among different countries...
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...Gay’s within the Military This is a paper about how gay’s are aloud within the military. I will have this paper based on the pros and cons on the subject. It will be how I feel about it and along with how I think others will be based on this subject. It will be a broad band about this and will hopefully get the point of why I think it is ok with gay’s being in the military. With gay’s being within the military, I’m ok with it. I was in the Marines and with the guys I was with who knows if they were or were not gay already. They have their own life and choices as well as anybody else that wants to be in the military. Everybody deserves a chance to do something that they would like to do in their life. They are people like you and me. There are people out there that will not do anything for the military but then you have people that want to do it but cant because of what they believe in. That would be like telling someone that they can’t do it because of their race. Everyone has their own point of view when it comes to something like this but I think when they started to allow gays in the military it has really changed more people than it was made out to be. Not only for the gays life but also people that have nothing against them are happy for them to be able to do something that others won’t ever think about doing. When I first heard that they were aloud I was too happy about it because you never know how they will react to certain things, but when it came to me thinking about...
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...11/20/15 Did you know that the country of Switzerland has one of the lowest crime rate in the world? According to the United Nations, Switzerland has been ranked the lowest in the world consecutively for crime. This has sparked the debate of whether gun control is necessary to diminish crime and many pro gun advocates, look at Switzerland as proof that it is false. To get into this heated debate, it is important to understand the term gun control. Gun control is defined as laws that control the selling, owning, and use of guns (Webster's Dictionary). Like in any debate there are always two very different stance on this topic. PRO Pro gun control advocates argue that having strict gun laws will decrease the nation's crime rate. They also point out that having tougher gun laws will save lives by avoiding any more public massacres. To the eyes of a gun control advocate, it seems like a no brainer. After all, the less guns on the street will result in less gun related deaths. In the United States, 33,636 people have died due to a firearm in 2013 (Alpers, Philip).That number accounts for murders, homicides and suicides across the country. Thousands of people that year lost their life due to a firearm incident and the number keeps growing each year. Many gun control advocates wonder why it is so difficult to implement stricter gun laws in the world's greatest democracy. The misinterpretation of the second amendment is what's holding back the U.S. Many people that are against...
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...Determine and assess the actions required when applying moral reasoning. Moral reasoning is a thinking process with the objective of determining whether a thought or action is right or wrong. It is significant to recognize the importance of moral factors in making decisions based on moral reasoning. There are two fundamental approaches of the moral assessment or appraisal of actions: The deontological approach and utilitarian approach. Basically, deontology refers to the study of the nature of duty and obligation. This principle depends on the action’s intrinsic nature, which defends that harming others is wrong regardless of its consequences. The utilitarian approach has a more practical approach in evaluating actions. The principle of utilitarianism, suggests that an action’s morality is determined by its consequences, for example harming others is acceptable if it increases the well-being of a greater number of people. According to utilitarianism, moral duty is instrumental, not intrinsic. Morality is a means to an end; not an end in itself. Some prefer one approach over the other when evaluating what actions are deemed right or wrong. There is no empirical evidence that one is better over the other. Though sometimes using both approaches simultaneously may be useful, depending on the particular context. Other times, it may be difficult to decide what approach to use, hence becoming a matter of judgment. Whatever approach we decide to use it is important to develop...
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