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21Dual-use technology — Dual use is a term often used in politics and diplomacy to refer to technology which can be used for both peaceful and military aims. It often refers to the proliferation of nuclear weapons, but that of bioweapons is a major issue as well. The… …
22Atomic Energy of Canada Limited — Infobox Company company name = Atomic Energy of Canada Limited company company type = Crown Corporation foundation = 1952|f location = Mississauga, Ontario key people = Hugh MacDiarmid, President and CEO industry = Nuclear products = Nuclear… …
23Mark 24 nuclear bomb — The Mark 24 nuclear bomb was an American thermonuclear bomb design, based on the third American thermonuclear bomb test, Castle Yankee. The Mark 24 bomb was tied as the largest weight and size nuclear bomb ever deployed by the United states, with …
24Mobile weapons — This article is about fictional weapons from the Gundam series. For mobile weapons in the real world, see Maneuver warfare. In the Gundam terminology, the terms normal suit (Universal Century) and astrosuit (After Colony) are used to refer to… …
25Aslan (Traveller) — The Aslan are an extraterrestrial intelligent Major Race (eg., a race which discovered jump drive) from the Traveller roleplaying game universe. Their homeworld is Kusyu, located in the Dark Nebula sector on the borders of the Third… …
26Mutual assured destruction — Nuclear weapons History Warfare Arms race Design Testing Effects Delivery Espionage …
27India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …
28international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
29Military Affairs — ▪ 2009 Introduction Russia and Georgia fought a short, intense war in 2008, fueling global fears of a new Cold War. On August 7 Georgia launched an aerial bombardment and ground attacks against its breakaway province of South Ossetia.… …
30Law, Crime, and Law Enforcement — ▪ 2006 Introduction Trials of former heads of state, U.S. Supreme Court rulings on eminent domain and the death penalty, and high profile cases against former executives of large corporations were leading legal and criminal issues in 2005.… …
