Download or read book Biowarfare in America written by Jim Keith and published by Illuminet Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The era of chemical and biological megadeath is upon us, and the potential of deadly biowarfare attacks from governments, militant independent groups, and even individuals is far greater than it has been at any time in the past. At this time, more than twenty-five countries are developing, or have stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons, in many cases in sufficient quantities to wipe out the entire population of the world. So far the danger of chemical and biological aggression has been little acknowledged, and, at least in America, little prepared for by federal and local government. Most terrorist threats and attacks are not widely reported in the mainstream media. Although information about the proliferation of man-made diseases is carefully suppressed by governments and the media they will be covered in the pages of this book. Not only is America unprepared and ignorant of what is happening, but the people in government and scientific professions who do know, who should be warning the American public about the dangers of chemical and biological terrorism, are instead doing their utmost to hide this information from us; information that is vital for our survival.The information that is contained in the pages of this book will not be measured or calculated to reassure people that everything is fine, when reassurance is the exact opposite of what is needed at this time. It may even give you nightmares when you realise the real circumstance that we are in. The information in the pages that follow will be the truth about the biowarfare threat to America.
Download or read book NATO Glossary of Terms and Definitions written by North Atlantic Treaty Organization and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-03-08 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATO Glossary of terms and definitions (English and French). Listing terms of military significance and their definitions for use in NATO.
Download or read book Government Reports Announcements Index written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 1528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar written by Bas Aarts and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2014-01-16 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar is a straightforward and accessible A-Z guide to the diverse and often complex terminology of English grammar. It contains over 1,600 entries with clear and concise definitions, enhanced by numerous example sentences, as well as relevant quotations from the scholarly literature of the field. This second edition is written and edited by Professor Bas Aarts of University College London, writer of the acclaimed Oxford Modern English Grammar. It has been fully revised and updated, with particular attention paid to refreshing the example sentences included within the text. There are over 150 new entries that cover current terminology which has arisen since the publication of the first edition, and there are also new entries on the most important English grammars published since the start of the 20th century. Hundreds of new cross-references enhance the user-friendly nature of the text, and the list of works cited has been thoroughly updated to reflect the current state of the field. A short appendix of web links has been added. All in all, this Dictionary is an invaluable guide to English grammar for all students and teachers of the subject, as well as all those with an informed interest in the English language.
Download or read book The Penguin Guide to Punctuation written by R L Trask and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2019-06-13 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Penguin Guide to Punctuation is indispensable for anyone who needs to get to grips with using punctuation in their written work. Whether you are puzzled by colons and semicolons, unsure of where commas should go or baffled by apostrophes, this jargon-free, succinct guide is for you.
Download or read book A Dictionary of Grammatical Terms in Linguistics written by R.L. Trask and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dictionary of grammatical terms covers both current and traditional terminology in syntax and morphology. It includes descriptive terms, the major theoretical concepts of the most influential grammatical frameworks, and the chief terms from mathematical and computational linguistics. It contains over 1500 entries, providing definitions and examples, pronunciations, the earliest sources of terms and suggestions for further reading, and recommendations about competing and conflicting usages. The book focuses on non-theory-boumd descriptive terms, which are likely to remain current for some years. Aimed at students and teachers of linguistics, it allows a reader puzzled by a grammatical term to look it up and locate further reading with ease.
Download or read book Usage and Abusage written by Eric Partridge and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1997 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A handbook of advice on the proper use of the English language. Includes a section on vogue words that have acquired a power and influence beyond what they originally possessed.
Download or read book An Economic Analysis of Commercially Based Tactical Vehicles Acquisition for the Department of Defense written by Delaney C. Williams and published by . This book was released on 2001-12-01 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As defense budgets decline and traditional defense industry supplies downsize and consolidate, many believe that the Department of Defense (DoD) must continue to increase its business activities in the commercial marketplace. This thesis is an examination of one such venture, as a result of acquisition reform, that explores the viability of using commercially produced vehicles for military use in the Department of Defense as light tactical trucks. The National Automotive Center (NAC) has initiated a program called Commercially Based Tactical Truck (COMBATT) that identifies dual-need/dual-use automotive technologies within the Defense Department and commercial automotive industry. This innovative approach is to adapt a modified commercial pick-up truck to perform some of the missions now assigned to the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV). An economical analysis is presented to determine if the procurement of COMBATTs would be cost effective in augmenting the current light tactical vehicle fleet of HMMWVs. Research includes analyzing production cost and anticipated operation and support costs. Additionally, a cost-effectiveness analysis is performed on the program. COMBATT is shown to reduce the cost of developing and procuring and maintaining a light tactical wheeled vehicle. Recommendations are made for the Army's future buying strategy for its Light Tactical Vehicles. It is concluded that the services should meet their Light Tactical Vehicle needs with an appropriate mix of HMMWVs and COMBATTs.
Download or read book The Cassell Guide to Common Errors in English written by Harry Blamires and published by Burns & Oates. This book was released on 1999 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The English language is a minefield of common errors and disputed points. Dealing with wide-ranging problems of grammar, syntax, punctuation, spelling, usage and style, all articles in this book have examples of incorrect usage, drawn from contemporary sources.
Download or read book Civilian Personnel Regulations written by United States. War Department and published by . This book was released on with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Rapid Acquisition of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles written by Michael J. Sullivan and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2008-11 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About 75% of casualties in current combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan are attributed to improved explosive devices. To mitigate the threat from these weapons, the DoD initiated the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle program, which uses a tailored acquisition approach to rapidly acquire and field the vehicles. MRAP is DoD¿s single most important acquisition program. To date, more than $22 billion has been appropriated to acquire more than 15,000 MRAP vehicles, and about 6,600 of the vehicles have been fielded. This report: (1) describes DoD¿s approach for and progress in implementing its strategy for rapidly acquiring and fielding MRAP vehicles; and (2) identifies the challenges remaining for the program. Illustrations.
Download or read book Rules for Compositors and Readers at the University Press Oxford written by Oxford University Press and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Aerospace power in the twenty first century a basic primer written by Clayton K. S. Chun and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Chun's Aerospace Power in the Twenty-First Century: A Basic Primer is a great start towards understanding the importance of aerospace power and its ability to conduct modern warfare. Aerospace power is continually changing because of new technology, threats, and air and space theories. However, many basic principles about aerospace power have stood the test of time and warfare. This book provides the reader with many of these time-tested ideas for consideration and reflection. Although Aerospace Power in the Twenty-First Century was written for future officers, individuals desiring a broad overview of aerospace power are invited to read, share, and discuss many of the ideas and thoughts presented here. Officers from other services will find that this introduction to air and space forces will give them a good grasp of aerospace power. More experienced aerospace leaders can use this book to revisit many of the issues that have affected air and space forces in the past and that might affect them in the future. Air Force officers will discover that Aerospace Power in the Twenty-First Century is a very timely and reflective resource for their professional libraries.
Download or read book Defense Modeling Simulation and Analysis written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2006-09-22 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modeling, simulation, and analysis (MS&A) is a crucial tool for military affairs. MS&A is one of the announced pillars of a strategy for transforming the U.S. military. Yet changes in the enterprise of MS&A have not kept pace with the new demands arising from rapid changes in DOD processes and missions or with the rapid changes in the technology available to meet those demands. To help address those concerns, DOD asked the NRC to identify shortcomings in current practice of MS&A and suggest where and how they should be resolved. This report provides an assessment of the changing mission of DOD and environment in which it must operate, an identification of high-level opportunities for MS&A research to address the expanded mission, approaches for improving the interface between MS&A practitioners and decision makers, a discussion of training and continuing education of MS&A practitioners, and an examination of the need for coordinated military science research to support MS&A.
Download or read book Modernization Through Spares for the Army s Light Tactical Vehicle written by Daryl P. Harger and published by . This book was released on 2000-12 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, the Department of the Army has responded to the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (FASA) and the Federal Acquisition Reform Act of 1996 (FARA) by implementing several policies and procedures. The policies are designed to cope with the challenge to operate with an ever- shrinking Defense budget and yet provide our wartighters with the weapon systems they need to succeed. One of the strategies employed by the Army to this end is Modernization Through Spares (MTS). in a 22 January 1996 memorandum sent Out by then Assistant Secretary of the Army (Research, Development and Acquisition), Gilbert F. Decker expressed his wishes to test the MTS concept on several programs, including the High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV). He illustrated the MTS concept through an example, "While the old strategy may have gotten us a good price on a vacuum tube, for example it is time to begin buying semi-conductor chips with dramatic reductions in life-cycle costs and dramatic improvements in performance and reliability." This research will analyze how the Program Manager (PM) of Light Tactical Vehicles (LTV) of the U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC) implements Modernization Through Spares (MTS) for their HMMWV program. The objective is to establish the extent to which PM-LTV implements MTS and identify the methods used for MTS implementation in order to comply with the Army's strategy for MTS.
Download or read book Distributed Interactive Simulation of Combat written by DIANE Publishing Company and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1996-09 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An assessment of combat modeling & simulation technologies. Discusses simulators which allow military forces to practice & train in situations which would be too costly or risky to practice with real weapons. Chapters include: preparing for the next war; recent developments; simulators; types of simulations; the evolution of distributed interactive simulation; SIMNET; fidelity, fog & friction; verification, validation, & accreditation; standards for DIS scalability & scaling; funding for DIS systems. Graphs, charts, & photos.
Download or read book The U S Combat and Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Fleets written by Terrence K. Kelly and published by . This book was released on 2011-02-11 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Congress recently requested a study of the U.S. ground combat and tactical wheeled vehicle fleets. The authors reveal risks in the technologies required to close capability gaps, the business processes used by the U.S. Department of Defense in managing vehicle production and modification initiatives, and the modeling and simulation process supporting research, development, and acquisition, making recommendations for mitigating these risks.
