Based on the information printed on the CIA World Factbook, the government spending on the military is extremely huge worldwide. Based on the figures, military spending all over the world is pegged at 741 billion dollars a year. The figure itself is approximately about 1.5% of the world’s Gross...
Divorce that involves military servicemen is referred to as a military divorce. The term is merely descriptive in nature to indicate that a member of the military is involved rather than an actual legal term. Either a spouse or both spouses are part of the military in order to label a divorce...
The good old days of the Cold War, with their unlimited military spending, are long gone. Both Russia and the United States have economies weakened by the global recession, but only Russia still faces the threat of invasion from neighboring countries. How then, can you increase your military...
Weapons: these ever-changing martial tools have been used to forge nations, to create empires and to topple regimes. They have shaped society, signified ranks and, of course, been brutal implements of death. They’ve brought slaughter and destruction to millions of people, but they have also liberated...
Martin Luther King Speech - Beyond Vietnam Martin Luther King Speech Beyond VietnamNew York, N.Y.4 April 1967 Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen, I need not pause to say how very delighted I am to be here tonight, and how very delighted I am to see you expressing your concern about the issues...
Giving to others is the best gift you can offer this holiday season and with just a few shopping days left, maybe your procrastination can render truly magnificent results. Granted kids love new toys and trinkets but most adults have nearly everything they need (or at least have the means of...
Several famous UFO encounters can be difficult to dismiss as swamp gas or weather balloons -- especially among claims of humanoid creatures. These fifteen cases can make even skeptics scratch their head.
Combat pay refers to the compensation that members of the military receive during the period that they serve in a combat zone. During times of war, not all members of the military are sent to the front lines. Those that are sent, however, get extra pay - combat pay. This special pay is added on...
George Washington, born in Westmoreland County in what is now Virginia on February 22, 1732, was the first President of the United States. Washington is unanimously esteemed as one of the greatest American leaders of all time.
Dugway Proving Grounds, a Utah military base responsible for testing chemical weapons, was locked down 12 hours overnight and reopened today after a vial of nerve agent was misplaced. Officials from the base issued a statement Thursday stating that the 1/4 teaspoon amount of the VX nerve agent...
