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White phosphorus is a common allotrope of the chemical element phosphorus which has found extensive military application as an incendiary agent [1], smoke-screening agent, and as an antipersonnel flame compound capable of causing serious burns[2]. It has been called a chemical weapon by many people and organizations, including the U.S. Department o ...

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• White phosphorus weapon - Applications
• White phosphorus weapon - Smoke-screening agent
• White phosphorus weapon - Effects on humans
• White phosphorus weapon - Effects of exposure to WP weapons
• White phosphorus weapon - Exposure and inhalation of smoke
• White phosphorus weapon - Oral ingestion
• White phosphorus weapon - Arms control status
• White phosphorus weapon - Military regulations
• White phosphorus weapon - History
• White phosphorus weapon - Disposal at sea
• White phosphorus weapon - Use in Iraq
• White phosphorus weapon - Notes

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Western Sahara (EH in ISO 3166-1) is one of the most sparsely populated territories in the world, mainly consisting of desert flatlands. It is a territory of northwestern Africa, bordered by the internationally-understood boundaries of Morocco to the north, Algeria in the northeast, Mauritania to the east and south, and the Atlantic Ocean on the west. The largest city is El Aaiún (Laâyoune), which is home to a majority of the population of the territory. Western Sahara is on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Terri ...

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• Western Sahara - History
• Western Sahara - Spanish Province
• Western Sahara - Demands for Independence
• Western Sahara - The Referendum Stalls
• Western Sahara - The Baker Plan
• Western Sahara - Western Sahara today
• Western Sahara - Politics
• Western Sahara - Human Rights
• Western Sahara - Subdivisions
• Western Sahara - Geography
• Western Sahara - Economy
• Western Sahara - Exploitation debate
• Western Sahara - Demographics
• Western Sahara - The Spanish census and MINURSO
• Western Sahara - Culture

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Daniel Berrigan (born May 9, 1921) is an internationally renowned peace activist and Roman Catholic priest. Daniel and his brother Philip performed non-violent actions against war and were for a time on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. Daniel Berrigan - History. Daniel Berrigan was born in Virginia, Minnesota, a Midwestern working class town. His father, Tomas Berrigan, was second-generation Irish-Catholic and proud Union man. Tom left the Catholic Church, but Berrigan remained attracted to the Catho ...

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• Daniel Berrigan - Protests against the War in Vietnam
• Daniel Berrigan - The Plowshares Movement
• Daniel Berrigan - Other activism
• Daniel Berrigan - Awards and recognition

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A wildfire, also known as a forest fire, vegetation fire, grass fire, brush fire, or bushfire (in Australasia), is an uncontrolled fire often occurring in wildland areas, but which can also consume houses or agricultural resources. Common causes include lightning, human carelessness and arson. Drought and the prevention of small forest fires are major contributors to extreme forest fires. The word "wildfire" originated as a synonym for Greek fire, a napalm-like substance used in medieva ...

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• Wildfire - Background
• Wildfire - Behavior
• Wildfire - Prevention
• Wildfire - Fire suppression
• Wildfire - French strategy
• Wildfire - Atmospheric effects
• Wildfire - Statistics

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United Airlines Flight 409 was a scheduled flight departing from Denver, Colorado to Salt Lake City, Utah. The aircraft registration number was N30062, a Douglas DC-4. The aircraft crashed into Medicine Bow Peak, near Centennial, Wyoming while en route on October 6, 1955, killing all 66 people on board (63 passengers, 3 crew members.) Passengers included members of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and military personnel. At the ti ...

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Cluster munitions are air-dropped or ground launched shells that eject multiple small submunitions (bomblets). Their primary purpose is to kill enemy soldiers, although specialized weapons designed for anti-runway, anti-armor and mine-scattering purposes have also been developed. Cluster bomb - Development. Cluster bombs were developed in order to improve the efficiency of aerial attacks, particularly against "soft" targets like personnel. Single bombs are less useful for this purpose because they cover a s ...

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• Cluster bomb - Types of cluster bombs
• Cluster bomb - Threat to civilians

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Apocalypse Now is a 1979 American film directed by Francis Ford Coppola from a script by John Milius (rewritten by Coppola) which was inspired by Joseph Conrad's classic novella Heart of Darkness. Set during the Vietnam War, a taciturn American soldier is sent to "terminate with extreme prejudice" the command of a rogue United States Army Special Forces colonel. The narrative of his journey and its culmination are studded with events which, while bizarre, are based on real Vietnam stories. The soldier's journey becomes i ...

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• Apocalypse Now - Background
• Apocalypse Now - Synopsis
• Apocalypse Now - Redux
• Apocalypse Now - Alternate Endings
• Apocalypse Now - Literary Differences
• Apocalypse Now - Cultural Influences
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• Apocalypse Now - Quotes

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The A-10/OA-10 Thunderbolt II, nicknamed and universally known as the "Warthog", is the first US Air Force aircraft designed for close air support of ground forces. It is a simple, effective and hardy single-seat, twin-engine jet aircraft designed to attack tanks, armored vehicles, and other ground targets. It is named after the P-47 Thunderbolt of World War II. A-10 Thunderbolt II - Description. The A-10/OA-10 has excellent maneuverability at low speeds and altitude, thanks to wide, straight wings. These a ...

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• A-10 Thunderbolt II - Operational service
• A-10 Thunderbolt II - Specifications A-10 Thunderbolt II
• A-10 Thunderbolt II - Dimensions
• A-10 Thunderbolt II - Powerplant
• A-10 Thunderbolt II - Weights
• A-10 Thunderbolt II - Take-off weights
• A-10 Thunderbolt II - Performance
• A-10 Thunderbolt II - Combat radii
• A-10 Thunderbolt II - Armament
• A-10 Thunderbolt II - Television films and video games
• A-10 Thunderbolt II - Related content

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The Battle of Inchon (code name: "Operation Chromite") was a decisive 15-day invasion and battle during the Korean War. The battle began on September 15, 1950, and ended around September 28. During the amphibious operation, United Nations (UN) forces secured Inchon, and broke North Korean control of the Pusan region through a series of landings in enemy territory. The UN ground forces were predominantly U.S. Marines, and were commanded by U.S. Army General Douglas MacArthur. The Battle of Inchon ended a string of victories by t ...

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• Battle of Inchon - Planning
• Battle of Inchon - Before the landing
• Battle of Inchon - The Landing
• Battle of Inchon - Green Beach
• Battle of Inchon - Red Beach
• Battle of Inchon - Blue Beach
• Battle of Inchon - Aftermath
• Battle of Inchon - Beachhead
• Battle of Inchon - Ground war
• Battle of Inchon - In popular culture

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The CH-47 Chinook is a versatile, twin-engine, twin-rotor heavy-lift helicopter. The contra-rotating rotors eliminate the need for a rear vertical rotor, allowing all power to be used for lift and thrust, giving a top speed of 173 mph (150 knots, 278 km/h). Its primary roles include troop movement, artillery emplacement, and battlefield resupply. Chinooks have been sold to 16 nations, the largest users of which are the US Army and the Royal Air Force (see RAF Chinook). A commercial model, the Boeing 234 Chinook, is used worldwi ...

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• CH-47 Chinook - Variants
• CH-47 Chinook - CH-47A
• CH-47 Chinook - A/ACH-47A/ACH-47A
• CH-47 Chinook - CH-47B
• CH-47 Chinook - CH-47C
• CH-47 Chinook - CH-47D
• CH-47 Chinook - CH-47F
• CH-47 Chinook - MH-47
• CH-47 Chinook - Units using the Chinook
• CH-47 Chinook - Problems with Chinook
• CH-47 Chinook - Reputation in the RAF
• CH-47 Chinook - Movies and Television

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Chemical warfare is warfare (and associated military operations) using the toxic properties of chemical substances to kill, injure or incapacitate an enemy. Chemical warfare is different from the use of conventional weapons or nuclear weapons because the destructive effects of chemical weapons are not primarily due to any explosive force. The offensive use of living organisms (such as anthrax) is considered to be biological warfare rather than chemical warfare; the use of nonliving toxic products produced by living organisms (e ...

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• Chemical warfare - Chemical warfare technology
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• Chemical warfare - Sociopolitical climate of chemical warfare
• Chemical warfare - Efforts to eradicate chemical weapons
• Chemical warfare - Chemical weapon proliferation
• Chemical warfare - History
• Chemical warfare - Chemical warfare in ancient and classical times
• Chemical warfare - The rediscovery of chemical warfare
• Chemical warfare - Chemical warfare in World War I
• Chemical warfare - Chemical warfare in the interwar years
• Chemical warfare - Chemical warfare in World War II
• Chemical warfare - Chemical warfare during the Cold War
• Chemical warfare - Chemical weapons and terrorism

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The USS Liberty incident was an attack on a U.S. Navy intelligence ship, USS Liberty (AGTR-5), in international waters approximately 12.5 miles from the coast of the Sinai Peninsula, north of El Arish, by Israeli fighter planes and torpedo boats on June 8, 1967. It occured during the Six-Day War, a conflict between Israel and the Arab states of Egypt, Jordan and Syria. The attack killed 34 U.S. servicemen and wounded 171. The incident remains highly controversial because the ...

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• USS Liberty incident - The attack on the Liberty
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• USS Liberty incident - Israeli investigations
• USS Liberty incident - American investigations
• USS Liberty incident - Ongoing controversy
• USS Liberty incident - Details in dispute
• USS Liberty incident - Books

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The Seal of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The University of Wisconsin was founded in 1848 and is the largest university in the state of Wisconsin. The total Fall 2003 enrollment was 41,588 students, of whom 28,583 are undergraduates. University of Wisconsin–Madison is the official name of the university, although the campus is routinely called UW, UW–Madison, or Wisconsin. University of Wisconsin - Academics. The University of Wisconsin–Ma ...

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• University of Wisconsin - Academics
• University of Wisconsin - University divisions
• University of Wisconsin - Reputation
• University of Wisconsin - History
• University of Wisconsin - Campus
• University of Wisconsin - Memorial Union
• University of Wisconsin - Libraries
• University of Wisconsin - Bascom Hall
• University of Wisconsin - Music Hall
• University of Wisconsin - Sports
• University of Wisconsin - Football
• University of Wisconsin - Rivalries
• University of Wisconsin - Mascot
• University of Wisconsin - Current university research
• University of Wisconsin - Stem cells
• University of Wisconsin - Notable people
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A girl is a young female human, as opposed to a boy, a young male human. The age at which a female person transitions from girl to woman varies in different societies, typically the transition from adolescence to maturity is taken to occur in the late teens. The English word from 1290 designated a child of either sex. During the 14th century its sense was narrowed to specifically female children. Subsequently, it was extended to refer also to mature but unmarried young women since the 1530s. Usage in the sense of (romant ...

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• Girl - Demographics
• Girl - Gender roles
• Girl - Etymology
• Girl - Usage
• Girl - Art and literature
• Girl - Popular culture

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Phillip Berrigan, his brother Daniel Berrigan, and the famed theologian Thomas Merton founded an interfaith coalition against the Vietnam War, and wrote letters to major newspapers arguing for an end to the war. Soon, Phillip Berrigan began taking more radical steps to bring attention to the anti-war movement. On October 27, 1967, the "Baltimore Four" (Berrigan, artist Tom Lewis; and poet, teacher and writer David Eberhardt and United Church of Christ missionary and pastor The Reverend James L. Mengel) poured blood (including Berrigan ...

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Philip Berrigan, Philip Berrigan - History, Philip Berrigan - Protests against the War in Vietnam, Philip Berrigan - The Plowshares Movement

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The name "Molotov cocktail" is derived from Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov, a Soviet politician who was the People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs (Foreign Minister) of the Soviet Union, with an ironic reference to the 1930s fashion for pre-dinner "cocktails". During the buildup to World War II, when Finland refused to surrender some land to the Soviet Union, the Soviets invaded. The poorly-equipped and heavily-outnumbered Finnish Army, facing Red Army tanks in what came to be known as the Winter War, borrowed an improvised incendiary devic ...

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Heffer was born in Hertford into a family which was thoroughly working-class. His grandfather was a bricklayer and later a railway signalman, and his father was a boot-maker and repairer, although he owned his own business. In later life Heffer proudly declared "I am therefore completely proletarian in background". Heffer's family were members of the High church tendency of the Church of England, and Heffer himself was a choirboy in the local church: it was there that Heffer led his first strike at the age of 8, and, he said, first experienc ...

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Eric Heffer, Eric Heffer - Family and early life, Eric Heffer - Working life, Eric Heffer - Communism, Eric Heffer - Socialism, Eric Heffer - Liverpool, Eric Heffer - Parliament, Eric Heffer - Wilson's government, Eric Heffer - Opposing Heath, Eric Heffer - Ministerial office, Eric Heffer - Backbench rebel, Eric Heffer - NEC member, Eric Heffer - Would-be leadership candidate, Eric Heffer - Militant, Eric Heffer - Fight for the leadership, Eric Heffer - Kinnock takes action, Eric Heffer - Last years, Eric Heffer - Publications

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The Dow Chemical Company was founded in 1897 by Herbert Henry Dow in order to extract chlorides and bromides from brine deposits under Midland, Michigan. Its initial products included bromine and bleach. Even in its early history, the company set a tradition of rapidly diversifying its product line. Within twenty years, Dow had become a major producer of agricultural chemicals, elemental chlorine, phenol and other dyestuffs, and magnesium metal. In the 1930s, Dow began production of plastic resins, which would grow to become one of the corporation's major businesses. Its first plastic products were ethylcellulo ...

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Dow Chemical Company, Dow Chemical Company - Products, Dow Chemical Company - Corporate governance, Dow Chemical Company - History, Dow Chemical Company - Public health challenges, Dow Chemical Company - Agent Orange, Dow Chemical Company - Breast implants, Dow Chemical Company - The Bhopal Disaster, Dow Chemical Company - Dioxins in Mid-Michigan, Dow Chemical Company - Operation Locations, Dow Chemical Company - North America, Dow Chemical Company - South America, Dow Chemical Company - Europe, Dow Chemical Company - Africa, Dow Chemical Company - Asia

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The type was produced under licence by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation in Australia, re-engined with the Rolls-Royce Avon, and also by Canadair in Canada. Later improvements led to the F-100 Super Sabre, which was a larger aircraft with more powerful engines. Sabre Mk 2 - 290 built. Sabre Mk 3 - One aircraft built in Canada, to test the Orenda jet engine. Sabre Mk 4 - 438 built in Canada for the RAF. Sabre Mk 5 - 370 built. Sabre Mk 6 - 655 built. ...

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F-86 Sabre, F-86 Sabre - Action in the Korean War, F-86 Sabre - Action in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, F-86 Sabre - Action in the Indo-Pakistani War 1971, F-86 Sabre - Breaking the sound barrier, F-86 Sabre - Production history, F-86 Sabre - Specifications F-86A, F-86 Sabre - General Characteristics, F-86 Sabre - Performance, F-86 Sabre - Operators, F-86 Sabre - Sources

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Canada had eagerly joined the United States in earlier Cold War conflicts such as the Korean War and was viewed as the closest ally of the United States. While Canada was committed to the western cause in the Cold War, the country was also committed to multilateralism and the United Nations, especially under Lester B. Pearson from 1963 to 1968. Canada thus found itself in a difficult position caught between its two foreign policy objectives. Canada never agreed with the Truman or Eisenhower Doctrines that communism itself must be opposed, rather its policy was that ...

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Canada and the Vietnam War, Canada and the Vietnam War - Beginnings, Canada and the Vietnam War - Draft dodgers, Canada and the Vietnam War - Anti-war activism, Canada and the Vietnam War - Canadians in the U.S. military, Canada and the Vietnam War - Military assistance, Canada and the Vietnam War - Post-war

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