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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But with the rise of the oil monarchies in the Middle East, the balance of power shifted, and vast amounts of money has been put into the hands of nations that less than a hundred years ago were still locked in tribal societies. ... Iraq has also persistently pursued the development of weapons of mass destruction, by spending large portions of its oil revenues to import technologies that facilitate the development of these weapons. ... In 1998 Clinton said, " will be more lethal if we allow them to build arsenals of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and the missiles to deliver them. .....

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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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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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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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There were sales of American facilities to the foreign markets e.g. sale of oil, autos, and farm machinery among others. ... Lastly, during the Cold War, there was much build-up of national defense and has, therefore, resulted in post-Cold War activities that include the invention of more nuclear weapons. The weapons have put the whole world under threat of deliberate, accidental or unauthorized nuclear devastation (Stouffer et al., 1949). ... The former super powers have continued to build and improve the existing weapons. ... The other legacies left were the security legacies, since there i...

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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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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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For the developed countries, technology has been utilised to make nuclear weapons. ... It has been in a forefront to campaign for democracy in other nations especially in the Middle East countries where in the process, has enabled it to extract oil mines (Katusic, 2013). This has led to the compromisation of the political, social and cultural control of this oil-rich countries by taking control over them making it a super power nation. ...

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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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World War II When World War II broke out, there was no way the world could possibly know the severity of it. Fortunately one country saw and understood that Germany and its allies needed to be stopped. America's involvement in World War II not only contributed to the eventual downfall of Adolph Hi...

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The air force's main weapons consist of a series of different types of aircraft. ... Some the targets that were attacked includes "railroad facilities, bridges, factories, and oil refineries and killed tens of thousands of civilians in firebombings of such cities as Dresden, Hamburg, and Tokyo" (Britannica 2). ...

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During the end of the WWII, the USA was at the verge of becoming the world's largest superpower, producing more than 50% of the globe's manufacturing outputs, owning a navy that was as big as the rest of the globe's combined navies, and possessing the only weapon of atomic bomb in the world, and this was demonstrated even before the end of the war (Todd, 2011) Therefore, Roosevelt demonstrated deep interest to fill the power vacuum in Europe when the Nazi Germany would be defeated by spreading the doctrine of democracy (Todd, 2011). ... For instance, according to The Churchill C...

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By limiting their exports on oil and or military imports of buying weapons from other countries our ability to control countries are left out in the cold, not because the United States excludes them but because they are over powered economically and their economic structure does not allow for advancement in growth and prosperity. ...

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An example of a hard power exercising military forces can be the invasion of Iraq by the US in 2003 over the concern of Iraq's alleged possession of weapons of mass destruction (UCLA International Institute, 2014). ... The sanctions were created to limit the US' investment in Iran's oil fields. ...

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The allies began feeling anxious by Japan's motives,and ultimately America,The Netherlands and The UK froze Japan's assets (scrap metal, oil etc.) in their respective countries and only gave Japan little of supplies they needed,which took away 90% of Japan's raw materials which were needed by Japan to help them in the war. ...

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He ordered for all the ships to be built with oil powered engines instead of coal powered engines, and he was one of the first military men to implement military aircraft. ... Then came the invasion of France, a much weaker nation than Germany, which broke the Treaty of Versailles signed by Germany after their defeat in World War I, which had many sanctions on Germany including the size of their army and who they could invade as well as the amount of weapons Germany could produce. ...

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