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    Aquinas

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    Aquinas, who is an important medieval philosophy thinker, has placed some limitations on fighting a war. This essay will argue three limitations, which are: waging war, the killing of innocents and self-defense, and whether they should or should not be applied to modern warfare. To begin with, Aquinas (Aquinas Summa Theologiae Extract II-II q.40 a.1) has stated that “the authority of the prince by whose command war is to be waged”, “a just reason for the war is required” and “those who wage war

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    destruction of its war potential rigid control over it’s industries, and the decentralization of the political and economic structure. Finally, for purposes of Political control Germany was divided into four national zones to be occupied by the allied forces. The occupation of West Germany by the allies would last well into the Cold War, whilst East Germany, would remain under Soviet influence until after the Cold War had ended. It should also be noted that West Germany adopted a more capitalistic model

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    Operation Hawaii: Yamamoto had plans on neutralizing and sinking the U.S. Fleet in Hawaii Waters, this would allow japan the time to consolidate its empire. The war would begin with a massive blow against the U.S. Pacific Fleet. Americans were unaware of the plan and they see the Japanese to be inferior to them and unsuited as soldiers and aviators. On November 26, 1941, 6:00 am, the task force sailed to pearl harbor, staying undetected. There was no sun, moon nor stars so the weather was in their favor

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    Threat Assessment Analysis The American interests at risk Since the post-occupational period of Japan in 1952, United States troops and military bases throughout the Okinawa Prefecture, and parts of mainland Japan, have been essential to assure peace and stability within Japan as well as East-Asia. Located in the East China Sea, Okinawa Prefecture is Japan’s southernmost prefecture, comprised of 160 islands of which 50 are inhabited by ~1.5 million residents. The island of Okinawa is 68 miles

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    US Military Overview

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    with the idea of nations. Though fasted communication networks have made the world smaller, borderless world seems a distant dream. Each nation in the world possesses fancy military weapons, whole big chunk of uniformed soldiers in the name of self defense. Yes, there are always pros and cons associated with the military. At the time of natural disasters, military is the one who lends helping hand much faster. But sometimes brutality of the military while evading the other nation cannot be overlooked

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    How did the Second World War affect the development of Japan? Introduction The Second World War was the bloodiest conflict in the history of humanity. It has largely affected the evolution of many nations throughout the whole globe. This essay focuses on the impact of World War II on the vector of development of Japanese state. In this paper, I will argue that the war had a huge effect on Japan and that it has fundamentally changed the future of the Asian state in a positive direction. My essay

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    Operation Tomodachi Analysis

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    “On March 11, 2011 at 11:46 pm CST Japan was hit with an earthquake of 9.0 magnitude, followed by a tsunami shortly afterward. This earthquake and subsequent tsunami is known today as the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. The epicenter was located 80 miles east of Sendai, the capital of Miyagi Prefecture, and 231 miles northeast of Tokyo.” This is how most stories of the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami are started. This intro is short, professional, to the point, and really speaks to how those who

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    opportunity on a deployment to Afghanistan to collaborate directly with that nation's government forces. I led my platoon and our Afghan counterparts in carrying out security and stability initiatives from the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force. I have since then transitioned to military intelligence and my first assignment in this new career field was as the intelligence officer for an air defense battalion in the Pacific region. In this position, I was required to focus on foreign ballistic

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    Although they have only one aircraft carrier, they have more corvettes and coastal defense crafts than the U.S. Navy. C.) Russia 1. Budget -Russia’s military budget will be reduced by five percent in 2016 due to the country’s economic situation. In 2016, they have decided to allot forty-five billion Rubles or $629.7 billion. That is more than the budget for defense of the United States of America despite the country’s economic situation. 2. Military a) Manpower -Russia

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    Mission success included people success. The motto, “Lead, follow, or get out of the way” is the motto to his transformational leadership. Leadership at the operational level builds team dynamics for small groups and squadrons. In World War II, the Air Corps looked to Curtis LeMay to help guide a

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