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| National Security Act of 1947 The National Security Act of 1947 (Pub. L. No. 235, 80 Cong., 61 Stat. 496, ) was signed by United States President Harry S. Truman on July 26, 1947, and realigned and reorganized the U.S. Armed Forces, foreign policy, and Intelligence Community apparatus in the aftermath of World War II. The majority of the provisions of the Act took effect on September 18, 1947, the day after the Senate confirmed James Forrestal as the first Secretary of Defense. National_Security_Act_of_1947 | |
| World peace World peace is an ideal of freedom, peace, and happiness among and within all nations and/or peoples. It is the professed ambition of many past and present world leaders. World_peace | |
| Mutual assured destruction Mutual assured destruction (MAD) is a doctrine of military strategy in which a full-scale use of nuclear weapons by two opposing sides would effectively result in the destruction of both the attacker and the defender. It is based on the theory of deterrence according to which the development of strong weapons is essential to threaten the enemy in order to prevent the use of the very same weapons. Mutual_assured_destruction | |
| Omaha, Nebraska Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20Platte River. Omaha is the anchor of the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area, with Council Bluffs, Iowa sitting adjacent to Omaha across the Missouri River. Omaha,_Nebraska | |
| Gulf War Talk:Gulf_War | |
| Asymmetric warfare Asymmetric warfare originally referred to war between two or more belligerents whose relative military power differs significantly. Contemporary military thinkers tend to broaden unconventional warfare, the "weaker" combatants attempting to use strategy to offset deficiencies in quantity or quality. Asymmetric_warfare | |
| Cognitive bias For an article about the conceptual problems of the mind see Cognitive closure (philosophy).A cognitive bias is a person's tendency to make errors in judgment based on cognitive factors, and is a phenomenon studied in cognitive science and social psychology. Cognitive_bias | |
| James T. Kirk James_T._Kirk | |
| Let's roll Talk:Let's_roll | |
| Low Earth orbit A low Earth orbit (LEO) is generally defined as an orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2,000 km. Given the rapid orbital decay of objects below approximately 200 km, the commonly accepted definition for LEO is between 160 - 2,000 km (100 - 1,240 miles) above the Earth's surface.With the exception of the lunar flights of the Apollo program, and the sub-orbital flights of the Mercury program and the X-15 and SpaceShipOne rocket planes, all human spaceflights have been in LEO, including all Space Shuttle a Low_Earth_orbit | |
| Fire balloon fire balloon or balloon bomb (Japanese 風船爆弾 fūsen bakudan, lit. "balloon bomb") or Fu-Go was an experimental weapon launched by Japan during World War II. A hydrogen balloon with a load varying from a 12 kg (26lb) incendiary to one 15bomb and four 5incendiary devices attached, they were designed as a cheap weapon intended to make use of the jet stream over the Pacific Ocean and wreak havoc on Canadian and American cities, forests, and farmland. Fire_balloon | |
| Buchenwald concentration camp Buchenwald concentration camp (GermanKonzentrationslager or 'KZ' Buchenwald) was a Nazi concentration camp established on the Ettersberg (Etter Mountain) near Weimar, Thuringia, Germany (at the time, Nazi Germany), in July 1937, and one of the largest and first camps on German soil. Buchenwald_concentration_camp | |
| LGM-30 Minuteman The LGM-30 Minuteman is an American nuclear missile, a land-based intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). As of 2009, it is the only land-based ICBM in service in the United States. It is complemented by the sea-launched Trident missile SLBM and by nuclear weapons carried by long-range strategic bombers; see current status of United States nuclear weapons.The “L” indicates that the missile is silo-launched; the “G” indicates that it is designed to attack ground targets; the “M” indicates that it is a guided missile. LGM-30_Minuteman | |
| Aurora (aircraft) Aurora_(aircraft) | |
| Mohamed Farrah Aidid General Mohamed Farrah Aidid () (December 15, 1934 – August 2, 1996) was the President of Somalia from 1995 to 1996 and a controversial Somali military leader, often described as a warlord. He was the chairman of United Somali Congress (USC) and later Somali National Alliance (SNA), who drove Mohamed Siad Barre’s dictatorial regime from the capital, Mogadishu and eventually from Somalia altogether. Mohamed_Farrah_Aidid | |
| Mutual assured destruction Talk:Mutual_assured_destruction | |
| B-29 Superfortress B-29_Superfortress | |
| Naming conventions (aircraft) Wikipedia_talk:Naming_conventions_(aircraft) | |
| Ramstein Air Base Ramstein Air Base is a United States Air Force (USAF) base in the German state of Rheinland-Pfalz. It serves as headquarters for the United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) and is also a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) installation. Ramstein is located near the town of Ramstein, in the rural district of Kaiserslautern, Germany.The east gate of Ramstein Air Base is about , from Kaiserslautern (locally referred to by Americans as "K-Town"). Ramstein_Air_Base | |
| Spy satellite A spy satellite (officially referred to as a reconnaissance satellite) is an Earth observation satellite or communications satellite deployed for military or intelligence applications. These are essentially space telescopes that are pointed toward the Earth instead of toward the stars. Spy_satellite | |
| Operation Market Garden Operation Market Garden (September 17–25, 1944) was an Allied military operation, fought in the Netherlands and Germany in World War II. It was the largest airborne operation of all time.It made large-scale use of airborne forces whose tactical objectives were to secure a series of bridges over the main rivers of the German-occupied Netherlands to allow a rapid advance by armoured units from the Dutch-Belgian border into northern Germany, across the Maas (Meuse) and two arms of the Rhine (the Waal and the Lower Rhine). Operation_Market_Garden | |
| Microwave auditory effect microwave auditory effect, also known as the microwave hearing effect or the Frey effect, consists of audible clicks induced by pulsed/modulated microwave frequencies. The clicks are generated directly inside the human head without the need of any receiving electronic device. Microwave_auditory_effect | |
| Football War The "Football" War (La guerra del fútbol, in Spanish), also known as the Soccer War or 100-hours War, was a four-day war fought by El Salvador and Honduras in 1969. It was caused by political conflicts between Hondurans and Salvadorans, namely issues concerning immigration from El Salvador to Honduras. Football_War | |
| Montgomery, Alabama Montgomery () is the capital, second most populous city, and the fourth most populous metropolitan area in the Southern U.S. state of Alabama, and is the county seat of Montgomery County. Montgomery,_Alabama | |
| Dover, Delaware The city of Dover is the capital and second largest city in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is also the county seat of Kent County, and the principal city of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Kent County. It is located on the St. Jones River in the Delaware River coastal plain. It was named by William Penn for Dover in Kent, England. As of 2007, the city had an estimated population of 35,811. Dover,_Delaware | |
| Battle of Britain Battle_of_Britain | |
| Manual for Courts-Martial Manual for Courts-Martial (MCM) is the official guide to the conduct of Courts-Martial in the United States. An executive order of the President of the United States, the MCM details and expands on the Military law in the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Manual_for_Courts-Martial | |
| Unmanned aerial vehicle An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly referred to as a drone is a remotely piloted aircraft. UAVs come in two varietiescivilians. Unmanned_aerial_vehicle | |
| Robotic spacecraft A robotic spacecraft is a spacecraft with no humans on board, that is usually under telerobotic control. A robotic spacecraft designed to make scientific research measurements is often called a space probe. Many space missions are more suited to telerobotic rather than crewed operation, due to lower cost and lower risk factors. Robotic_spacecraft | |
| Comma The comma (, punctuation mark. It has the same shape as an apostrophe or single closing quotation mark in many typefaces, but it differs from them in being placed on the baseline of the text. Some typefaces render it as a small line, slightly curved or straight, or with the appearance of a small filled-in number 9.The comma is used in many contexts and languages, principally for separating things. Comma | |
| Airbag An airbag is a vehicle safety device. It is an occupant restraint consisting of a flexible envelope designed to inflate rapidly in an automobile collision, to prevent vehicle occupants from striking interior objects such as the steering wheel or window. Airbag | |
| Public domain resources Wikipedia:Public_domain_resources | |
| James Stewart (actor) Talk:James_Stewart_(actor) | |
| Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-19 | |
| Strategic Defense Initiative/Archive 1 Talk:Strategic_Defense_Initiative/Archive_1 | |
| Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution is a clause in the National Constitution of Japan that prohibits an act of war by the state. The Constitution came into effect on May 3 1947, immediately following World War II. In its text, the state formally renounces war as a sovereign right and bans settlement of international disputes through the use of force. The article also states that, to accomplish these aims, armed forces with war potential will not be maintained. Article_9_of_the_Japanese_Constitution | |
| History of the United States The first known inhabitants of modern-day United States territory are believed to have arrived over a period of several thousand years beginning sometime prior to 15,000 - 50,000 years ago by crossing Beringia into Alaska. Solid evidence of these cultures settling in what would become the US is dated to around 14,000 years ago.Research has revealed much about the early Native American settlers of North America. History_of_the_United_States | |
| Glenn Miller Alton Glenn Miller (March 1, 1904 missing December 15, 1944), was an American jazz musician, arranger, composer, and band leader in the swing era. He was one of the best-selling recording artists from 1939 to 1942, leading one of the best known "Big Bands". Glenn_Miller | |
| Bombing of Dresden in World War II Bombing of Dresden by the British Royal Air Force (RAF) and United States Army Air Force (USAAF) between 13 February and 15 February 1945, twelve weeks before the surrender of the Armed Forces (Wehrmacht) of Nazi Germany, remains one of the most controversial Allied actions of the Second World War. Bombing_of_Dresden_in_World_War_II | |
| George McFarland Talk:George_McFarland | |
| London Stansted Airport London Stansted Airport is a passenger airport located at Stansted Mountfitchet in the District of Uttlesford in Essex, north-east of central London. It is north northeast London_Stansted_Airport | |
| Curtis LeMay Curtis Emerson LeMay (15 November, 1906 1 October, 1990) was a General in the United States Air Force and the vice presidential running mate of American Independent Party candidate George Wallace in 1968.He is credited with designing and implementing an effective systematic strategic bombing campaign in the Pacific Theatre of World War II. After the war, he headed the Berlin airlift, then reorganized the Strategic Air Command (SAC) into an effective means of conducting nuclear war. Curtis_LeMay | |
| F-22 Raptor F-22_Raptor | |
| F-22 Raptor Talk:F-22_Raptor | |
| Viet Cong The Vietcong (Việt cộng), or National Liberation Front, was an army in South Vietnam and Cambodia that fought the United States and South Vietnamese governments during the Vietnam War (1959-75). It had both guerrilla and regular army units, as well as a network of cadres who organized peasants in the territory it controlled. Viet_Cong | |
| Strategic Bombing Survey Strategic_Bombing_Survey | |
| Strategic Bombing Survey (Europe) The United States Strategic Bombing Survey (Europe) was established by the Secretary of War on 3 November 1944, pursuant to a Directive from President Roosevelt. The report was to document an impartial and expert study of the effects of the 1943-1945 Anglo-American bombing of Nazi Germany, to be used in connection with air attack on Japan and to establish a basis for evaluating the importance and potentialities of air power as an instrument of military strategy, for planning the future development of the United States armed forces, and for determining future economic policies with respect to the national defense. Strategic_Bombing_Survey_(Europe) | |
| Bombing of Tokyo The bombing of Tokyo by the United States Army Air Forces took place at several times during the Pacific campaigns of World War II and included the most destructive bombing raid in history. Bombing_of_Tokyo | |
| Davis County, Utah For the Davis County Cooperative Society, see Latter Day Church of Christ. Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. In land area it is the smallest county in Utah. In 2000 the population was 238,994 and by 2006 was estimated at 276,259. It was named for Daniel C. Davis_County,_Utah | |
| Tuskegee Airmen The Tuskegee Airmen () is the popular name of a group of African American pilots who flew with distinction during World War II as the 332nd Fighter Group of the US Army Air Corps. Tuskegee_Airmen |
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