Nuclear warfare

States and Vietnam both used devastating weapons during the Vietnam War, but it didn’t have to end there, the United States backed off because they didn’t want to cause total destruction of Vietnam. The U.S. was already using many forms chemical warfare and they still had more deadly weapons they could have used, such as the nuke which could have completely destroyed parts of Vietnam. The weapons used in Vietnam were in every aspect of the battle, they could be found on every soldier, on all of the

Today, Liberty State Park serves an important role in the New York Harbor area. As the railroads and industry started to drop the land was abandoned and became an empty dump site. Land with decaying buildings, tracks and piles of debris was transformed into a modern urban state park. The park was formally opened on Flag Day, June 14, 1976, as New Jersey's bicentennial gift to the nation. Most of the 1,122 acre park is open space with about 300 acres made for public recreation. On July 30, 1916

On August 6th, 1945 sixty thousand people instantly disintegrated within a five-mile radius blast that erupted over Hiroshima, Japan. Three days later an even stronger blast was felt over the Japanese city of Nagasaki. Though thousands died, the technologic improvement from the original bomb did not go unnoticed. Both “Little boy” and “Fat man” were successful in collapsing the Japanese will to fight and on August 15th Japan surrendered to the United States. Without the introduction of the atomic

03.05 A New Kind of War: Option B 1. How did the new technologies of WWI affect soldiers fighting on the front lines? Please include at least three examples of new technologies in your answer In World War I, soldiers used trenches to keep them protected. Soldiers could not fight their opponents through the trenches. Poison gas was an innovative way to kill them in the trenches without having a line of sight. With them doing that made gas mask mandatory for use. They were introduced to machine

Worrying and Love the Bomb, which I will be referring to as Strangelove, is a political satire directed by Stanley Kubrick that was released in 1964. The Film displays the absurdity of the Balance of Terror during the cold war and the ease of which a nuclear holocaust could occur, whilst also critiquing the absolute power of politicians whom have the means to enact one. Strangelove communicates these themes with its use of satire utilising comedic characters and situations to highlight the ridiculousness

One the world’s largest fear is of nuclear fallout happening, fearing for their lives each day. If a fallout happens what are they supposed to do, what could they do? Well in one guy’s case Rex Yanakais, he made shelter for him and his family. Place where his family would live out the fallout for 15 years and be safe from nuclear radiation. Question is did the world actually have the fallout or is it some sick test made by Rex yanakis for his family in the COMPOUND. the author of the book is S

After invading Pearl Harbor and killing thousands of Americans, Japan thought they were on the path to winning the war. Little did they know that a couple months later, America was going to get them back for what they did. Japan was frustrated that America was in their way of becoming powerful so they tried to weaken America by attacking Pearl Harbor. This did not weaken America but made America even more powerful by America dropping atomic bombs on two cities in Japan. It has been a controversy

A nuclear weapon is “an explosive device whose destructive potential derives from the release of energy that accompanies the splitting or combining of atomic nuclei.” (dictionary.com). There are two types of nuclear explosives. One is fission, and the other is a combination of fission and fusion. Countries having nuclear weapons may cause the proliferation of nuclear weapons in the world. What’s more, it can also result in potential danger if they are taken advantage of by terrorists one day. In

The Hunt for Red October: A Soviet nuclear submarine trying to defect to the United States must outmaneuver friend and foe in the depths of the Atlantic. The possibility of a world war is rarely out of mind. With the help of CIA analyst and former Marine officer Jack Ryan, the Soviet sub cruises to freedom. Red Storm Rising: A world war has been triggered by Moslem extremists who cripple USSR oil supplies. Soviet troops invade Western Europe, and the battle is joined on land, at sea, and in the air

back Soviet power in Europe and freeing captive people from communism. The secretary had made a threat with nuclear weapons in response to any aggression from the Soviet Union. In order for Eisenhower to support this threat he had to adopt a strategy that was called the “New Look” that did not emphasize armies, but increased the nuclear arsenal with long range bombers, missiles, and nuclear-powered submarines. Not only did Eisenhower adopt a new strategy, he used the CIA to go against communism by