Weapons Of Mass Destruction: A Case Study

Social Norms is a part of everyday life that is used by everyone. Norms means many different kinds of behaviors. They are usually known as the most common fad that people are doing however, if someone does not do it they do not fit in. Social norms set up the way people think of others and why others judge. They usually work by saying if one is normal or abnormal.

Throughout the course of history it is evident that the values of society have dramatically changed over the years. The values that people posses change depending on what’s occurring around the world at the time, whether a fierce, bloody war resulting from a calamity or a time of peace and renaissance. The choices people make can either help change society for the better or they can help bring society down. Many different factors lead to the events that can change entire societies such as education or discrimination, both of which can have negative repercussions.

There are three major types of weapons of mass destruction and those are nuclear weapons, biological warfare agents, and chemical warfare agents. These weapons share their potential for large-scale destruction and the indiscriminate nature of their effects, notably against civilians. WMD’s challenges our peace and security here in the United States. There is a strategy for dealing with weapons of mass destructions, and it is the three pillars, which are counter proliferation, nonproliferation, and WMD consequence management. The United States has tried to stop other countries; however, it has gotten to a point that if the United States is attacked with nuclear weapons, then the U.S. will use WMD as a response to the attack. When it comes to weapons of mass destruction in the possession of hostile countries and even terrorists, it is one of the greatest security challenges facing the United States. The first strategy to combat WMD is counter proliferation to combat WMD use, counter proliferations are fully integrated into the basic doctrines, in trainings, and even equipping of all forces, since it is important for the U.S military and appropriate agencies to be prepared to deter and defend against any possible WMD event. With strengthened nonproliferation to combat WMD proliferation, in order to prevent states from acquiring WMD and missiles, we must enhance diplomacy, arms control, multilateral agreements, threat reduction assistance, and export controls. That is to slow and make it more costly to access sensitive technologies, materials, and expertise.

Legislative enactment of 1980, granted executive branch power to limit its notification channel to the minimum of eight members of congress—Gang of Eight. Erwin stated that limiting notification to the Gang of Eight should occur only in situations involving covert actions of such extraordinary sensitivity or risk to life that knowledge of such activity should be restricted to as few individuals as possible. The intention would ensure strong oversight while share President’s burden on difficult decision concerning significant activities. (Erwin 2013, 2).The issues I see in congressional oversight of the strategic covert action program is how and it what degree intelligence committee should know about covert actions. The congress’ concern is

I believe that the use of Chemical weapons by groups such as Aum Shinrikyo and the Iraqi government in the late 1980's has had a huge impact on the United States' counter terrorism preparedness. The United States has continued to make improvements to our WMD defense programs ever since the first use of chemical weapons, specifically Chlorine and Phosgene gasses, during WWI. The U.S. continued to improve its defense at that point by designing masks that were able to counter such weapons. As times have changed and evolved, so has the defense programs and equipment of our country. Since the use of chemical weapons by groups like Aum Shinrikyo and the Iraqi Government you can see even the smallest the changes in our defense, such as with the

Chemical Warfare is not the same as nuclear warfare, or the same as biological warfare. Chemical warfare involves using the deadly properties of chemical substances as weapons.Most weapons used in chemical warfare are considered to be“weapons of mass destruction” or, WMDs, and are not considered to be conventional weapons. Chemical warfare does not depend upon explosive force to neutralize targets; it depends on the chemical properties of a chemical agent weaponized. Defoliants are an example.They are used to kill off vegetation and deny its use of cover by the enemy. “Defoliants can also be used against agriculture and livestock to promote hunger and starvation but with protective equipment, and decontamination measures, the effects of

On 20Jun18, Sergeant Michael Cummins was the Team Leader (TL) of the department’s Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team during a High Risk Search Warrant (HRSW) and High Risk Arrest Warrant (HRAW) at 253 Toad Road, Dowelltown, Tn. 37059 for TRAVIS PATTERSON, DOB: 09Nov88. Upon arrival to the structure, the entry team ingressed to the alpha side of the structure from the bravo side. Trooper Christopher Logan moved to Final Assault Point (FAP) 1 along with Trooper Heath Daniels as his cover man to place the energetic charge on the alpha side door. As Troopers Logan and Daniels were placing the energetic charge onto the door, Sergeant Cummins called for the vehicles to deploy to the alpha side and stage in their designated locations. Once

The Nuclear bomb, the most feared weapon in the world. A weapon that has the power to wipe out a whole state let alone a large chunk of earth. On the 6th of August, 1945 an American bomber dropped the first ever atomic bomb wiping out over 90 percent of Hiroshima and instantly killing over 80,000 people. (Yavenditti, 1974) At the time the bomb hit only one state had nuclear weapon capability, this state was The United States of America. Since 2010, the world has nine states with nuclear weapons Russia, United States, France, United Kingdom, China, India, Pakistan, Israel and lastly the most recent addition North Korea. (Norris and Kristensen, 2010) The spread of nuclear weapons has created a constant debate. Some have argued the world is safer

Ever since World War two we have feared destruction and what could be the aftermath of nuclear bombs. We had a whole era in history to dedicate being terrified of weapons of mass destruction. We had bomb drills, duck and cover drills. The United States had TV drills if an attack were to happen on United States soil. For many Americans this was not hysteria, but a reality that could happen.

I agree that less-lethal weapons have the potential to prevent serious injuries caused by firearms. However, it increases the risk of a suspect to be noncompliant and less threatened by an authority figure. In many instances, non-lethal weapons such as, pepper spray or Taser do not work correctly and end up risking the officers’ lives. If a suspect has the intent to harm general public with a gun, pepper spray or Taser will not be able to stop them from the distance. School shootings for example, the suspects in those situations are seen with multiple guns. The only way to stop them was to use an equal defense.

Dr. Pillar argues bad leadership led to the Iraq war not bad intelligence, asserting that the intelligence community (IC) advised against the use of force. The 2001 IC statement on world threats did not mention the possibility of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) in Iraq. Thus, former Secretary of State Powell misguided the international community when he affirmed before the United Nations in February 2003 that his argument was “based on solid intelligence.” The administration’s officials, including the president and his national security advisor, also barely read the 2002 intelligence estimates on Iraqi WMD programs. The IC concluded that the Iraqi regime was unlikely to use WMDs against the U.S or hand them to terrorists, did not believe

The Team Member reported that she was terrified after entering the stall in the women’s restroom located at the North West area of Member Services. She explained that when she sat on the commode and reached over to pull down the toilet tissue she noticed some writing on the toilet tissue roll which was written on a few of the sheets then pulled the tissue down further and read the writing “Bombs are all over” and froze in terror. The Team Member reported she was absolutely terrified. She did not know if she should stay on the commode or get off because she thought to herself, what if I move and a bomb explodes? Then, the Team Member had to have made a conscious decision to get up and walk out calmly out of the stall, look around her, and walk

The United States’ nuclear weapons complex is large and complicated. The agencies involved in varying aspects of nuclear weapons issues include the Departments of Energy, Defense, State, Commerce, and Homeland Security. The Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration is the principal U.S. Government agency responsible for the design, construction and maintenance of U.S. nuclear weapons. The Department of Energy was established by President Jimmy Carter in 1977 in response to the energy crisis affecting the country during his term in office. While many Americans identify nuclear weapons with the Department of Defense, the role of which will be discussed, the Department of Energy inherited responsibility for all nuclear

The three theoretical approaches discussed in the text of Chapter One include the Structural-Functional Approach, the Social-Conflict Approach, and the Symbolic-Interaction Approach. First off, the Structural-Functional Approach is the approach of which believes that society is built up of interrelated parts. This approach believes that society is relatively stable, and works together to provide solidarity and stability. In this approach, it is believed that the members of society generally get along and have similar morals. Core questions the Structural Functional Approach asks are explained in the textbook, saying, ““How is society held together?”

The War on Terror is a military campaign launched by the Bush administration in response to the al-Qaeda 9/11 terrorist attacks. The War on Terror includes The Afghanistan War and the War in Iraq. It added two-trillion dollars debt as the FY 2018 budget.