Essays on Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Following the 9/11 attacks, there was a lot of symbolism that was created that was either accurate or inaccurate. However, it played a tremendous response in the way that the US responded to the situation. People tried to looks for terms that summed the complicated events of that day. This led to a broad range of interpretation and emotions that were attached to them. The symbols served to condense and absorb the understandings that were diverse depending on who you asked. The different interpretations of the US 9/11 attacks have shaped government policy prescriptions, and we continue to see ...

Terrorism is one of the major threat in the world. It is worth noting that terrorism is a dynamic issue because of various components. This means that there are factors that distinguish between new terrorism and old terrorism. One of the distinguishing features is the way terrorism execute their violent activities. Old terrorism was characterized by the use of conventional ad small arms. The new terrorism uses sophisticated weapons and weapons of mass destruction. In fact, they have adopted the use of advanced technology in terror activities. On the same note, old terrorism was clearly identifiable movements and organization. ...

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St. Aquinas believes that way is sinful and waging war is unjust. He argues that “those who take to sword will die by the sword.” According to him, war is a detriment of peace and therefore a sinful endeavor. However, St. Augustine explains the validity and the justifiability of war. He believes that war, to some extent, is just and necessary (White 269). However, for a war to be just, it has to follow three conditions. A just was must that that has been sanctioned by the highest authority. It will be unjust to wage war at a personal ...

The two American presidents, George W. Bush and his immediate predecessor Barrack Obama displayed various clear points of similarities and differences during their tenures. This paper seeks to analyze the various similarities and differences between the two presidents in regard to their ideologies on foreign policy. Obama and Bush displayed a similar approach in the fight against terrorism across the whole world. George Bush in 2002 declared anti- terrorism war on Al-Qaeda following the terrorist attack on the US. In the pursuit of his “preemptive action” against the nations that would threaten its security, Bush launched a US military ...

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Where there has been made progress in all the other fields of work and industries, the industry of weaponry has also progressed by leaps and bounds. The pace with which the industry has spread is alarming for the policy makers around the world as it poses threats to the well-being of the human kind. The profitability and the wealth statuses of the holding companies that manufacture weapons of mass destruction including both nuclear and non-nuclear weapons have increased tremendously whereas the safety of the general public keeps on getting more and more at risk in the presence ...

U.S. Position in the Post-cold War ERA U.S. Position in the Post-cold War ERA

The post-cold war saw the rise and growth of the Western liberalism and capitalism. The fall of the great communist powers gave the opportunity for capitalism to thrive in the world. The era of cold war was a struggle for power, where international political economy the struggle for power and wealth was witnessed and is still present to date. The struggle for power is what creates chances for conflict in the world, “the changes in the distribution of power between states increase the chance of ...

Introduction

In his book “Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq”, Stephen Kinzer examines the various overthrows the government of the United States has undertaken since 1893. According to Kinzer, the invasion of Iraq was not an isolated case. It was just a continuation of the list of very countries America has invaded and aided its overthrow. Kinzer examined 14 overthrows that the U.S government has been involved in the last 110 years (Kinzer 8). According to him, the intension of most of the overthrows are not what the government tells the public, both the American citizens ...

The first image that comes to mind when thinking about the ethical implications of defense engineering is the first scene in the movie Real Genius, where several men who represent a counsel of defense are sitting around a table watching video clips of a new weapon that is being developed at Caltech University. This was an idea for the end of the 20th century. The movie was filled with ethical questions and moral imperatives that imply the ideas of ethical technology in the military. Science, University Students, and Engineers make a significant contribution to the advancement of defense technology. ...

Abstract

The use biological weapons of mass destruction (WMD) are one of the most dangerous form of terrorism ever invented. In contrast to ‘conventional’ suicide bombings, killing sprees, or use of chemical agents, the symptoms of attack are not immediately obvious. Therefore, it requires special response approaches, especially, when a potential attack may take place in a venue, where many people will be present. In addition to potential exposure of tens of thousands of attendees at a Democratic-Republican Party Convention in Miami-Dade, among the participants will be the top politicians of the country, whose safety is a matter of national ...

The post-cold war saw the rise and growth of the Western liberalism and capitalism. The fall of the great communist powers gave the opportunity for capitalism to thrive in the world. The era of cold war was a struggle for power, where international political economy the struggle for power and wealth was witnessed and is still present to date. The struggle for power is what creates chances for conflict in the world, “the changes in the distribution of power between states increase the chance of conflict in the international system (Gilpin 1918).” The power shift from dominance by the ...

Why did George Tenets "slam dunk" comment become so controversial?

Answer 1.a. The comment “slam dunk” became so controversial because the comment from George Tenets to George Bush meant that Iraq and Saddam Hussain are in possession of weapons of mass destruction. It is believed by most of the people that this comment led George Bush to declare war against Iraq and attack them. This was mentioned by many officials in their interviews and statements (Willing). Answer 1.b. “Slam Dunk” was a comment used by the CIA director George Tenets when George Bush asked him about the weapons of mass destruction possession by Iraq. This comment became the biggest ...

INTRODUCTION

In 2001, New York City wakes up to horrific attacks caused by the al-Qaeda terrorist of September 11, on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon buildings. As a result, the political leaders declared a "war on terrorism" which was to include more than 60 countries as enemies and planned to last for fifty years. In the same year, President Bush allocated $379 billion in Pentagon budget that included $48 billion for fighting terrorism. The parameters and nature of the war on terrorism, however, continue to be frustratingly unclear. The war on terrorism contained elements of war and non-war. ...

Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) is one of the FEMA entities. It is situated in Anniston, Alabama. It provides training facilities for Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) under its federally controlled training center by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) <https://training.fema.gov/>. The CDP is dedicated to the cause of preparing and enabling residents to respond to all risky occurrences. The primary job of CDP is to shortlist, educate, evaluate, and provide practical training to responders for handling emergency situations. Responders can belong to local, state or tribal communities <https://cdp.dhs.gov/about/>. The number of emergency responders has ...

A terrorist may be a member of different sex, race, political persuasion, or religion. However, every particular terrorist operation has a certain type of characteristics and the most means of identifying and preventing terrorist attacks is by analyzing the attacks on an intelligence-based approach. In the book The Terrorist Recognition Handbook, Malcolm Nance tries to uncover all the dynamics associated with terrorism and how terrorists achieve their heinous motives. The focus of the paper is on chapter 11 and 12 which are: Terrorist Tools: Conventional Weapons Identification and Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Weapons: Effects and Associated Equipment Identification. The ...