As a pre-emptive note, Cuba would like to express its gratitude in being invited to this Disarmament and International Security Committee session to discuss three pressing international issues, and hopes that in this session nations can work together quickly to pass a satisfactory and efficient resolution. Topic One - Weapons of Mass Destruction: Weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) include a wide range of arms that fall under the category of being nuclear, biological, or radioactive/chemical in
introduction begins by listing the basic reasons the authors believe that Titan will be humanity’s next living space; “Someday, people will live on Titan, the largest moon of Saturn. Their energy will come from the unlimited supply of fossil fuels on its surface and their oxygen from the water ice that forms much of Titan’s mass. The nitrogen atmosphere, thicker than the Earth’s, will protect them from space radiation and will allow them to live in unpressurized
Following World War II, tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union grew out of political, cultural and economic differences. The former allies found themselves in competition for power, land and nuclear arms. Known as the Cold War, this period provoked an anti- communist hysteria in America. The fear of a communist takeover in the United States ignited Americans to support a “witch-hunt” in which several American citizens were summoned to court over their political beliefs. The film
orbit above Earth. The prodigious use of Earth’s orbit has resulted in an important consequence, space debris. While currently most space debris does not pose a serious threat to Earth or operating space technology the planned increase of satellite launches as well as the continued accumulation of debris from current satellites will necessitate drastic action in order to ensure that Earth orbit technology remains viable. The ability of space debris to hinder further space exploration and travel is also
Thirteen-Day Crisis By: Brigitta Jakob In October 1962, the United States and the Soviet Union were engaged in a deathly game of nuclear brinkmanship. Within two weeks, the two superpowers armed with nuclear weapons challenged each other in what could have easily developed into an utmost catastrophe—both of them went to their highest military alert levels, where it was very likely that both countries would go to nuclear war. Even though it was rather evident that President Kennedy and Premier Khrushchev
strike. The bombs’ effects from the blast, extreme heat, and radiation left an estimated 140,000 people dead. The bombs created a temporary resolution that lead to another conflict. The Cold War was a political standoff between the Soviet Union and the United States that again created a new worldwide nuclear threat. The destructive potential of nuclear weapons had created a global sweep of fear as to what might happen if these terrible forces where unleashed again. The technology involved in building the