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51Counterforce — In nuclear strategy, a counterforce target is one that has a military value, such as a launch silo for intercontinental ballistic missiles, an airbase at which nuclear armed bombers are stationed, a homeport for ballistic missile submarines, or a …
52USS Indianapolis (CA-35) — was a sclass|Portland|cruiser of the United States Navy. She holds a place in history due to the notorious circumstances of her demise, which was the worst single loss of life at sea in the history of the U.S. Navy. After delivering critical… …
5397th Air Mobility Wing — Infobox Military Unit unit name=97th Air Mobility Wing caption= Emblem of the 97th AMW. dates= February 3, 1942 country=United States of America allegiance= branch=United States Air Force type= role= size= command structure=Air Education and… …
54Background of the 2008 South Ossetia war — This article describes the background of the 2008 South Ossetia war. outh Ossetian interestsThe Ossetians are an Iranian ethnic group whose origin lies along the Don River. They came to the Caucasus after being driven out of their homeland in the …
55Colombia — Colombian, adj., n. /keuh lum bee euh/; Sp. /kaw lawm byah/, n. a republic in NW South America. 37,418,290; 439,828 sq. mi. (1,139,155 sq. km). Cap.: Bogotá. * * * Colombia Introduction Colombia Background: Colombia was one of the three countries …
56Peru — Peruvian /peuh rooh vee euhn/, adj., n. /peuh rooh /, n. 1. Spanish, Perú /pe rddooh /. a republic in W South America. 24,949,512; 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Cap.: Lima. 2. a city in N central Indiana. 13,764. 3. a city in N Illinois. 10 …
572001 in Afghanistan — NOTOC See also : 2000 in Afghanistan, other events of 2001, 2002 in Afghanistan and Timeline of the War in Afghanistan (2001 present). EventsJanuary* January 1 The Afghan Northern Alliance captured the Ghalmin district in Ghor province,… …
58USS Oakland (CL-95) — was a modified sclass|Atlanta|cruiser, the first of a group of four sometimes referred to as the Oakland class. She was laid down by Bethlehem Steel Co., San Francisco, California, 15 July 1941; launched 23 October 1942; sponsored by Dr. Aurelia… …
59History of the Armée de l'Air (colonial presence 1939–1962) — Indochina (1939 1940)= The outbreak of the war in Europe in September 1939 did not immediately affect the status of the Armée de l’Air in French Indochina because it had the task of defending a wide area of Southeast Asia, including the future… …
60USS Hunt (DD-674) — was a Fletcher class destroyer of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for William H. Hunt, Secretary of the Navy under President James A. Garfield. Hunt was launched by the Federal Shipbuilding Drydock Co., Kearny, N.J., 1 August… …
