If we get control of his oil we would rule the oil industry for as long as the earth lets us. This is true because we haven't even begun to tap into the United States oil supply. So if we use the rest of the worlds oil supply, then we can charge however much we want to the world to use our oil. ... Iraq is a big oil supply in the world and with out Saddam in power we can get their oil for a lot less price. ... Even the threat of those weapons justified our cause to get Sadam out of power because out of all our enemies he would be the first to actually use those weapons first. ...

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The preferred weapon of most troops was the AK-47; it was a fast shooting very accurate rifle that could easily be field repaired. The 30-caliber machine gun could easily devour most all infantry carrying these weapons, especially when in a pillbox. ... These weapons could easily take out troops at close range, but for long-range shots they had to resort to something else. ... In 1944 Allied engineers produced a long-range weapon that had high accuracy. ...

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Peace talks failing Economist 11/1/02 "Presented with the evidence of their uranium enrichment, a key material needed in the development of nuclear weapons, North Korean officials reportedly told Americans that they considered the 1994 nuclear peace deal "nullified" and have adamantly refused to discuss any form of a nuclear treaty with the United States." ... The U.S. still gives over 500,000 tons of heavy fuel oil and 3.8 million in food aid a year to the Korean government and has not given any indication that it will ease up on the handouts after North Korea refused to recognize the n...

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Still others feel that with the astronomical cost in resources and manpower involved with the development of the Atomic Weapons, it was important to use them. ... Their citizens were starving and oil reserves were running very low. ... After all the United States had paid a great price for this powerful weapon. ... Reflections From the Author I personally feel that the use of atomic weapons on Japan by the United States in 1945 was an excessive show of force. ... I believe that the United States fearing the strategic location and power that Russia might gain by the occupation of Japan, prompte...

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One way we can attain this is by gaining much needed support from the oil producing countries. ... oil. ... Unbeknownst to most Americans, oil fields dot northern Afghanistan near its border with Turkmenistan. ... Between confirmed and estimated oil reserves, Kazakhstan is destined to become the world's largest oil-producing nation, and will one day dwarf even Saudi Arabia." ... We have sold them American made technology, which includes weapons, intelligence and personnel training to supplement their own war against the Palestinians. ...

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Instead of entering a war with Japan pre WWII, the United States put oil sanctions against Japan to put a damper on the Japanese from doing repugnant acts to the Chinese. Incidentally, as the Japanese oil supply diminished this left no option to the Japanese but to attack the United States to gain access to our oil. ... The United States was too busy profiting off of weapons and loans from allied countries, while they did not want to waste American lives fighting a war until something happened to our national interest, which was the when Japan attacked the U.S. ... At that time though, Engl...

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All assets were frozen but most harmful was lack of oil. This greatly threatened Japan's industries as 80 percent of its oil came from the United States. ... Yamaoto's weapon Yamamoto relied on Japan's new weapon, the aircraft carrier. 355 planes would take off from 6 aircraft carriers: the first time in history this sort of tactic was used. ... The weapon of choice for the ships was the torpedo which was specially improved for this battle. ... Fuchida's Weapons The plan for the aerial attack was lead by Lt. ...

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America became angry at Japan for attacking China and threatened to stop trading oil with Japan if it did not stop. The Japanese refused to stop invading China, so America halted oil trade with the Japanese. ... During the war, the British government had a very low amount of money to purchase weapons, so America decided to help them out. ... Shortly after, Germany quickly attacked the Soviet Union in order to gain its vast wheat and oil supplies. ...

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In June 1941, Japan forces occupied southern Indochina and in response, the Netherlands, Britain, and the U.S. cut off all exports to the Japanese, leaving them with very little steel, iron, oil, and other vital resources. In extreme anger, Japan tried many ways to find a source for oil and other minerals but couldn't find a way. ... Are our lives and the lives of our neighboring countries so much less important than taking over a country, or gaining some oil and steel, or being the most powerful nation in the world? ... Perfectly stated by a genius, Albert Einstein says, "I know not with...

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Some of the reasons that the United States might possibly go to war with Iraq are that they attacked Iran for their oil and they gassed their own people in Halabaja. ... Hussein broke Resolution 1440 by not letting the United Nations inspectors in to look for weapons of mass destruction. ... Also, his weapons are a pretty big help also. ... We have enough weapons and enough troops to handle Iraq. ...

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The book begins as the Soviet Union's ability to provide their own oil is cut off by a terrorist attack. ... The leaders of the Soviet Union decided that the only way to prevent the total collapse of their economy and country was to seize the oil rich Middle East. ... Consequently the Soviets determine that it will be necessary to neutralize NATO conventionally; that is to say without nuclear weapons. ... This is very intriguing to examine the possibilities which include all the new technological weapons in the American and Soviet arsenals. ...

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It was World War I that saw the development of the submarine as an effective weapon of war. ... The most important import that Britain was receiving was their oil that was critical to the running of any war machines that Britain had, without oil that was being ship through thousands of miles of open sea, Britain would not be a threat in the war (Pitt, 17). ... All of the ships lost in that four month period would be lost in United States waters, and more than half of the losses were tankers that were carrying oil to the British forces (Pitt, 154). ... It was World War I that saw the developme...

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Korea dramatically raised up when it was brought to public that North Korea had nuclear weapons and they are willing to use them if US will threaten their country or block their trade with others. ... Invasion was the result of Iraqi president Saddam Hussein's violations on weapons of mass destruction. Hussein kept very dangerous weapons and also made chemical weapons that are totally banned by every government. President Bush gave him time to destroy the weapons, but Hussein tried to cover it up and waste time. ... A lot of Americans started to hate President Bush, because they think tha...

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This was one of the earliest uses of biological agents as a weapon of terrorism. Smallpox has been used on several occasions as a biological weapon. ... According to Dave Williams, components of the World Trade Center bomb included ammonium nitrate and fuel oil, which forms a blasting agent. ...

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After excessive purification, a weapon was beginning to take shape. ... Two years, three months, and sixteen days was all it took for the Los Alamos Lab to develop the first nuclear weapon. After the successful test at Trinity, it was then time to adapt the weapon for a practical use, actually converting it into a bomb. ... The Enola Gay approached Hiroshima and dropped its colossal weapon. ... Now, a continuing controversy arises to question the need for the actual use of the atomic weapons without any fair warning. ...

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In 1939 Germany and the Soviet Union had signed a non-aggression pact, which secretly promised Russia half of Poland, Bessarabia and the Baltic States. Germany had promised this because they were afraid of an alliance between Britain, France and the USSR. During 1940 the Soviets invaded the Baltic S...

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Poverty is running rampant and the government is spending the money, not on its people, but on advancing their weapons to cause harm to others. ... However in 1993, the last year of my service, was shaken with shock as the world found out about the North's weapon testing sites. ... Apparently North Korea was testing their missiles in order to give them to Iran in exchange for oil. ...

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This essay will focus on such effects including the Cold War, the increasing use of weapons of mass destruction, the role of women, the population explosion. ... As a result of this war, both superpowers now had nuclear weapons. ... The oil spill in the North has killed the majority of the marine life living in that area and the nuclear explosion at Chernobyl caused radiation to spread around the area. ...

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And later America decided to use atomic weapons to end the war with Japan. ... The U.S. also cut off shipments of oil and raw materials to Japan. ... Before President Roosevelt's death in office he was weighing the choice to launch an attack on Japan or to use the new secret weapon, the atomic bomb. ...

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Identify significant events During the Second World War, Stalingrad was one of the largest industrial centres, producing tanks, mortars, heavy guns and automatic weapons for Russia. ... After that they were then going to move on to the Caucasus Mountains to capture vital oil supplies, and take Moscow. ... Many factories in Stalingrad that produced ammunition, tanks and weapons were destroyed, which had a large affect on Russia's supplies. ...

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The Americans logic was that without access to goods and money, and other supplies such as oil, Japan would have to put a leash on their imperialism that threatened China. ... Japan relied on their new weapon, the aircraft carrier. ... The main weapon for the ships was the torpedo, which was specially modified for the Pearl Harbor attack. ... Also, the Pearl Harbor attack left the naval base's most important amenities - oil storage depots, submarine docks, repair shops, shipyards – unharmed (MacMillian). ...

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The most advanced and skilled scientists in America were grouped together to secretly create a new military weapon. And after this new weapon was tested on July 16, 1945, at Alamogordo, it was decided that this new weapon would be used against the Japanese instead of the invasions. ... Anticipating Japan's refusal, the United States had secretly authorized the transportation of a part of their new war weapon, an atomic bomb, to leave from San Fransciso on a battleship. ...

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Reichsmarschal Hermann Goering also stated in his 1942 radio broadcast to the German nation that raw materials such as coal and iron should not be wasted, and that anyone who "uses too much power is committing a sin.""22 Germany took an extra step and set up the War Raw Materials Board which rationed and distributed all kinds of raw materials, from foreign oil to barn manure.23 Moreover, a recycling program was set up, which made good use of almost any material, from fruit peels to women's hair.24 Food rations were also installed to limit the available resources. ... The new weapon...

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In an attempt to suppress Japan, Roosevelt ordered oil supplies to Japan to be cut off. ... Tanks, warplanes, uniforms, food, medical aid, and weapon. ... At this point, she had two choices; whether to face the Japanese off or to use a powerful weapon (atomic bomb). ...

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Even after W.W.II, the Nazis still talked about wonder weapons and how they could get back at all of the Allies. ... However, the Soviets did provide some assistance by providing weapons and supplies. ... In addition to supplying North Korea with weapons, the Soviet Union further angered the U.S. by its intention to manufacture nuclear weapons. ... Robert Oppenheimer, a nuclear weapons scientist, says "they [nuclear weapons] are not policy weapons but...are themselves a supreme expression of the concepts of total war" (Gilpin 77). Nuclear weapons are considered the most powerful w...

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