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51National security — Security measures taken to protect the Houses of Parliament in London, UK. These heavy blocks of concrete are designed to prevent a car bomb or other device being rammed into the building. National security is the requirement to maintain the… …
52Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson —   Part of Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) …
53Intelligence dissemination management — This article is part of a series on intelligence cycle management, and deals with the dissemination of processed intelligence. For a hierarchical list of articles, see the intelligence cycle management hierarchy. It is a classic maxim of… …
54Chola Navy — Depiction of the siege of Kedah, the battle between Beemasenan s Chola naval infantry and the defenders of Kedah fort. Founded 3rd century CE Country …
55Carrier battle group — A carrier battle group (CVBG) consists of an aircraft carrier (CV) and its escorts.HistoryThe CVBG was first used in World War II, primarily in conflicts between the United States and Japan in the Pacific. CVBGs at the time consisted of a far… …
56Shaanxi Y-8 — infobox Aircraft name = Y 8 type = Transport manufacturer = Shaanxi Aircraft Company caption = designer = first flight = December 1974 introduced = retired = produced = 1981 present number built = 75+ status =In service unit cost = primary user …
57international 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… …
58Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …
59United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
60Gunboat diplomacy — [ SMS Panther , a famous example of the use of gunboat diplomacy from the Agadir Crisis.] In international politics, gunboat diplomacy refers to the pursuit of foreign policy objectives with the aid of conspicuous displays of military power… …
