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    of nuclear energy harnessed in the form of the nuclear bomb, but little is known about the battle for information during the Cold War. The Cold War produced some of the most advanced technology used in the fields of detection and reconnaissance in history. The United States’ detection and reconnaissance technology played a major role against communism

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    Nuclear Engines

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    Naval vessels in the modern day military are the greatest innovations in naval history. Power produced by these engines are cleaner and more efficient than any of its predecessors and allows them not to be dependent on any finite resource. The physical capabilities of nuclear engines surpases any other compition. With the creation of the nuclear power came a dawn in the use of the second greatest naval innovation, the submarine. Culminating in one of the most powerful navies in world, that is ever growing

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    a lot of weapons in WW1. With all of these weapons there were lots of flaws that came with them. Some of the ones that i think had the most changes done to them was the tank,plane or jet, and the submarine. The tank had major speed and armor upgrades. The plane had speed and armor upgrades. The submarine was upgraded in speed,size,armor, and had a deeper dive distance. The tank changed the way that people fought in these wars. It changed what type of weapons they used what type of bullets,armor, etc

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    technology that received the most attention was their submarines, but their airplanes and tanks were also important to these nations. Even though the technological advances were from the 1920s there is still the technology present in today’s military. There is some old technology still in today’s submarines like the Mccarn rescue tube. Believe it or not there is still advancements in today’s submarine that were apart of some 1920s submarines. One of those said advancements would

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    Why Was The Submarine So Pivotal In The Civil War Alexandra Brown Thesis: The creation of submarines that were used to win Civil wars and control countries were a part of a rapidly growing aspect of technology. Did the submarines only serve a military purpose or did they help in other ways? Did they aid in commerce? Why do we need submarines? What boats were used before? How advanced were they? Alternatives to submarines? Were they equally as effective? Did the use of submarines help a specific

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    Red October Case Study

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    Sleek and modern are just two of the words that the Soviet leadership would use to describe Red October, the submarine that the Soviet Navy has been looking forward to owning for years. Furthermore, it is something that Soviet Navy Captain, First Rank Marko Ramius has been looking forward to commanding for years, albeit for a different reason: he intends to use it as the vehicle of his defection. Therefore, I predict that the Russians will go to any extreme necessary: deploying their entire navy

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    its entirety. Hyman G. Rickover was one of those individuals. ADMIRAL RICKOVER REVOLUTIONIZED NAVAL WARFARE WITH THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE NUCLEAR SUBMARINE, PROMOTED SAFETY AS THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY OF THE NUCLEAR PROGRAM, CHANGED THE CULTURE OF THE NAVY, AND WAS A TRANSFORMATIVE LEADER WITH UNIQUE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES THAT PERMANENTLY ALTERED THE SUBMARINE COMMUNITY. Rickover was born in Poland in 1900 and immigrated to the United States at five years old. He attended the United States Naval Academy

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    construction of several submarines, including one named after him” (Bruce). Hunley was not the first to think of the idea of a submarine but was the first to create a working model. His model consisted of “a crew of nine, eight of whom turned hand cranks along a single screw shaft that served to propel the craft” (Bruce). His invention was not flawless but was the first completely underwater machine that was ultimately deadly to the Union ships. It was the first submarine which allowed for future

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    my audience about the military branch that serves at sea, the Navy. Thesis: Due to the the United States’ superiority in the world’s sea, our Naval branch is the most respected and dignified branch of military in the whole world because of it’s submarines, surface ships, and aircraft carriers. I. Introduction A. Attention Getter- " The United States Navy is the envy of every other navy in the world. They don 't want to be like us- they want to be us." Admiral Leighton Smith said this with

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    declared war with Japan. As the Japanese attacked with both air and sea. The Australian defenders believed the Japanese could also attack Sydney Harbour. Especially since the American ship USS-Chicago was in Sydney Harbour. As the Japanese used midget submarines in addition to bombing the American port, Sydney prepared for a similar attack. The Royal Australian Navy used boom nets to protect the harbour. Prior to the attack the Americans brought their ships into Sydney Harbour. The Japanese aim was to sink

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