... would not only bring down Castro, but it would also continue the pursuit to extinguish communism. There were four structural reasons for a planned attack on Cuba. First, the United States could not allow Castro to pursue his desire for autonomy. Since Cuba was so close to home, ... cultural differences between these two nations. In order to protect the United States and its democratic ideals, Eisenhower and Kennedy found it necessary to attack the Castro regime and combat communism The first step of this military operation began with the training of a paramilitary force consisting of Cu...

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... weapon. There will be many small explosions! The communists were pikers' compared to these pissed off Muslims. It was once said that the communists would never have to attack us from the shoreline, that they would infiltrate and take over from within. Thanks to "Ronald Ray-Guns" Zap-the cold war thawed out. The "commies" ... the U.S.A. or anywhere else in the world for that matter are going to just go away. This will be a test of our very fiber. The next global attack will force us to reach out again as the "world's police force." Will it mean the end of America? I seriously doubt it. Am...

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... of its unique position, any action against a group or state would have to involve the Americans. As the attack of a country requires a large commitment of resources it is logical that any attack would require the Americans to lead the way. Now it is reasonable to assume that, especially within the western world ... , the dictator of Iraq, Saddam Hussein, is an international criminal and vindicator of terror. It was under his direction that led to the attack of Kuwait, and the murder of many ethnic minorities within Iraq and abroad. It is indisputable that he has used and is still produci...

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... protect each other and maintain security and stability. NATO was mainly formed in 1949 after the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty to deter an attack by the Soviet Union on non-communist nations of Western Europe during the Cold War. NATO was also established to keep the peace among former ... is the alliance's most powerful member. NATO countries believed that the Soviet Union would not attack if it would trigger war with the U.S. NATO's policy is known as deterrence because it is designed to deter an attack. NATO's purpose has been less clear since the Warsaw Pact and the Soviet U...

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... Cuba to get the missiles out and if they don't abide, to bomb Cuba with an air attack destroying all the missiies7then following up with an invasion. The second choice was a sneek^attack to come in with an air attack and destroy all the mfssnes, then follow up with an invasion, and the third choice was to ... in that if all the missiles were not destroyed there may be a nuclear exchange between the two countries. JFK felt as if we were to pull a sneek air attack on Cube that it would look to the rest of the world that America was just a "big bully" picking on the little countries, and fi...

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... United Nations work. NATO was a military alliance that was formed to stand up to the Communist threat in the east. It essentially stated that an attack on any of the countries in the alliance was an attack on all of them. Much has changed in the world since the end of World War II and the interests of the US and Europe ... formed their own military alliance to oppose NATO. The Soviet-led alliance was called the Warsaw Pact. In forming NATO, each member country agreed to treat an attack on any other member as an attack on itself. The United States was and still is the alliances strongest...

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... . However, there are those countries that exist with little or no military at all and would need to rely heavily on neighboring countries in order to survive an all-out attack. Far from being weak or despised, these countries evoke a sense of wanting to emulate them, even in countries that must maintain a military for their allies and their own protection. In ... the continuing war between the Israelis and the Palestinians. The countries make movements toward peace, but individuals or groups within each make attacks against the other in response to a previous attack. Tensions build, more...

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... they need in order to resist being taken over. Millions of dollars were sent to countries such as Greece and Turkey so they could resist attack. This doctrine was very helpful in containing communism because it provided help to any country no matter how poor with help in defeating communism. This ... be needlessly jeopardized and a third world war must be prevented (doc G). If the Korean War escalated to a world war the Soviets might see a chance to attack the US. A very important step in handling communism was the discovery of Soviet missiles in Cuba. The Cuban missile crisis began in 1...

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... now have to get used to the idea that we are vulnerable. There hasn't been an attack on mainland America since the Revolutionary War. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was the last major attack on America, and that was a military base. Soldiers were the casualties in that attack, but in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center towers on September 11th, civilians ... war. On the other hand, how many lives will be lost if terrorists are allowed to unleash their terror on anyone they feel has wronged them? The terrorists in this attack gave their lives for the cause they believe i...

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... weapons"" (Admiral William D. Leahy, I Was There, 441). Another reason Truman and the American government felt that Japan should be destroyed with an atomic bomb, was to seek revenge for the attack against Pearl Harbor that had occurred earlier in the war on December 7th, 1941. Since Pearl Harbor was struck by a secret military ... attack the Americans felt that Japan should be repaid with a similar act of violence. "The Japanese began the war from the air at Pearl Harbor. They have been repaid many fold"" ( ... Public Papers of the President: Truman, 1945). Despite their denial that th...

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... have resulted in a different way, such as the worldly known drop of the atomic bomb at the end of World War II, the tragic terrorist attack on September 11th, and the more recent case of SARS. These three are some of the more recent cases that could have been avoided. To begin ... act up, it's already too late; the damage has been done. If the FBI and CIA's #1 priority was to "Protect the United States from terrorist attack" (FBI), they certainly haven't done their job. This was a big threat not only to the people of the United States but also the world, because ... was avoidable, why...

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... , the world was forever changed as Germany invaded Poland and executed its first "Blitzkrieg" or "Lightning attack", quickly crushing Polish resistance. Russia and Germany signed a non-aggression pact days before the attack on Poland. Seeing that Germany was dominating with barely any interference, Stalin knew that he needed an ... was denied so he then turned to Germany. Germany agreed and they signed a non-aggression pact. With the agreement, Russia and Germany would attack Poland. On September 1st Soviets attacked Poland from the east and Germany attacked from the west of Poland. With...

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... , Jack Ripper (Sterling Hayden), obsessed by his fears of "the communist conspiracy" orders the long range bombers under his command to launch a nuclear attack on the Soviet Union. Only he has the code that will recall the attack. Once the bombers are on their way he seals off his base and refuses all communication, including telephone calls from the Air Force and ... of attacks, and these weapons become the basis of Dr. Strangelove. In the film, it's the Americans versus the Russians, and both races have to work together to stop a nuclear attack on the Soviet Union which could lead to c...

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... and was forced to flee the country. In 1956, he returned with a small invasion force that was also unsuccessful. After waging a guerrilla campaign for two years, he led a large-scale attack against Batista and forced him to flee the country. Though the US initially supported him, he soon developed strong ties with the USSR, which turned that support into strong opposition ... youngest man to die. The crisis began when the United States began sending spy planes over Cuba and observing Soviet ships delivering nuclear missiles. The US took this as an attack and accused the Soviets of attem...

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... says, "The world will note that the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, a military base. That was because we wished in this first attack to avoid, insofar as possible, the killing of civilians. But that attack is only a warning of things to come. If Japan does not surrender, bombs will have to be dropped on her war industries and, unfortunately, thousands ... only did we want to show this off but also we wanted to be feared and we wanted the Russians to be so afraid of us that they would not attack the United States. As for what they accomplished, I personally don't think that i...

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... of placing intermediate-range missiles in Cuba, he eventually put his idea into action. Positioning the missiles in Cuba would double the Soviet strategic arsenal and provide prevention of potential U.S. attack against the Soviet Union. Fidel Castro allowed Khrushchev to position his missiles in Cuba because Fidel Castro was looking for a way to defend his island nation from an ... attack by the U.S. Ever since the failed Bay of Pigs invasion of 1961, Castro felt a second attack was inevitable. On October 15 the United States learned of the secret missile bases in Cuba through reconnais...

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... than the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War was an everyday issue during sixties, and affected the lives of most Americans. Unfortunately Vietnam has historically been under attack or control from outside countries, and such was the case at the end of World War 2, when the French refused to leave. However, the ... still was getting nowhere. The main reason the U.S. was getting nowhere is because the really didn't know where they were going, they had no plan of attack; no plan to win the war! The war reached its peak in 1968 with the Tet Offensive. The U.S. took loses during the Tet Offensive a...

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... to do 13 Days showed what really was going on. During that Cuban Missile Crisis JFK showed many leadership qualities that help to avoid war when everyone else wanted to attack. JFK had patience and took his time to make a decision instead of being bullied into attacking. For example when all of the generals from the cabinet are at the meeting ... him that they think they could get most of the missiles. JFK wanted to make sure that they could get them off or else why attack and against pressure from this military he resisted the temptation to attack. If any of the Presidents Kennedy's de...

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... Inchon (1950) Led by General Douglas MacArthur, the Battle of Inchon helped to turn the tides of the war and give the United States the edge. This battle was a surprise attack on the port city of Inchon. The poor landing site, speedy currents, and dangerous tides were all reasons why the enemy never expected an ... attack on that location. North Korea's supplies being depleted made the timing of the attack impeccable. The defeat in this battle forced the North Koreans to move north of the 38th parallel hence taking the war into North Korean ... ...

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... such aid, and proceeded to ask for American assistance. In the Long Telegram sent by George Kennan a diplomat residing in Moscow explaining that the Soviets would only respond to an attack by force and that the best tactic against them is a containment policy to minimalize their reach and expansion in the Euro-Asian area. When passed by congress, republicans gathered 400 ... Atlantic Treaty Organization was the conglomeration of America, Canada including many European Countries to create a safety blanket of defense against communism, which declared that if any country receive attack, th...

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... Cold War had an effect upon many countries; not only the United States and the Soviet Union. This is revealed through documents such as he Statement by Soviet Union that a U.S. Attack on Cuba Would Mean Nuclear War September 11, 1962, Guatemalan Execution List, and Operation PBSUCCESS 1952-1954. Countries such as Cuba and Guatemala were affected socially, politically, and economically by ... the Cold War. In the Statement by USSR that a U.S. Attack on Cuba Would Mean Nuclear War, the Soviet government speaks to all governments during the Cold War in 1962. The USSR did not want nuclear w...

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... more powerful and are longer from about 10mm-18mm in length. Therefore a genius idea that had been soon developed was the Swimming Polish PT-76s which could be parachuted and attack then left to swim away easily without needing to take the peril to come inland and may be attacked. It would shoot at a very long range and soon swim away ... so the attack back, couldn't be delivered. Shortly infra red guided missile launchers onto the tanks were produced; they had great accuracy and nearly never missed, which made it the ultimate massacring machine ... cliffs and driving on bumpy or rocky...

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... total nuclear warfare and that fate of the United States was unknown. The crisis first started after a failed United States military attack on Cuba to take over the communist regime known as the Bay of Pigs. After the failed military attack, the first secretary of the Soviet Union, Nikita Khrushchev, ordered that nuclear weapons be shipped to the Cuba. The United States ... be more respectful of the Soviet Union and try to resolve the issue before the use of the military. The United States responded to the Soviet missiles this their own attack of violence. John F Kennedys cabinet was sp...

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... war on terrorism: not many countries are as able as the U.S. to provide aid; the U.S. has organized a national security program for our country and has already worked out a strategy to attack terrorism to seek retribution for the terrorists" actions; and the U.S. finds itself to be a prime target, so it is our responsibility to protect ourselves and, especially, our citizens. Though it ... for thousands of deaths relating to America from just three incidents. The 1998 U.S. Embassy bombing, Bin Laden and his "colleagues" masterminded all the 2000 U.S.S. Cole bombing, and the Sept. 11th a...

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... an anarchic order is gained by security • Nuclear Deterrence and Nuclear Defense equates to an ideal security since this combination presents both a strong guard in the presence of an attack while conversely equally strong prevention in terms of the effective punishment for the aggressor (anticipation of threat must be genuine). • "Why fight if you can't win much and might ... nuclear weapons, states would focus on avoidance when approaching the thought of war. • Fear of nuclear weapons falling into wrong hands are unfounded due to the nature of a nuclear attack • Use with "blac...

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