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= Security in a Dangerous World - Advances in Science and Technology =

__** Security in a Dangerous World **__

//** The Power of Modern Weapons **// -The Cold War ends which theoritically means there should be no threat of Nuclear Warfare but the weapons still existed.

-By 2000, 187 nations signed the Treaty -The purpose of the NPT was to ensure that nuclear weapons did not proliferat, or spread rapidly, to nations that had no nuclear weapons
 * //The Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT)//**
 * //-//**Signed by Russia, U.S., and 60 other countries

-Russia and the U.S. have signed many treaties saying they would reduce their arsenals of nuclear and other weapons. But both have failed to do so with national security issues.
 * //The Problem of Russia//**

-Three Types of WMDs 1. Nuclear Weapons- Atom bomb; First used in WWII 2. Biological Weapons- Disease carrying, or toxins that can be released into the air or water 3. Chemical Weapons- Chemical toxins; nerve and mustard gas; first used in WWI -Terrorism: The use of violence, especially against civilians, by groups of extremists; sometimes sponsored by governments that protect and fund them; to achieve political goals -Terrorist groups use "headline-grabbing" tactics to draw attention to their demands
 * //Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs)//**
 * //Terrorism Threatens Global Security//**

-Groups committed bombings, shootings, and kidnappings to overthrow the government and force them to change their policies
 * //Regional Terroist Groups//**

-Middle East is the training ground and source for terrorism
 * //Terrorism And The Middle East//**

-Religious belief that society should be governed by Islamic Law -Islamic Fundamentalism was encouraged by a lack of basic resources in many Arab nations
 * //Islamic Fundamentalism//**

-Means "the Base" in Arabic -Made other attacks outside of the U.S.; But the "major blow" came when Al Qaeda struck in the U.S. on Sept. 11, 2001
 * //The Rise of Al Qaeda//**

-Attack on 9/11/01=global shake-up=goverrnments around the world questioning their allies -Fighting terrorism became a central focus of national policies and international relations -War against the Taliban but they (the Taliban) were quickly overthrown and drove Al Qaeda in to hiding -2 yrs. later, Bush declared war on Iraq-Because of suspicions of making WMDs -They found no WMDs so the war was bitterly debated
 * //The War on Terrorism//**
 * //Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq//**

-After 9/11 the U.S. made increasing security a top priorit
 * //New Security Measures take Shape//**

Proliferate: to multiply rapidly Terrorism: deliberate use of random violence, especially against civilians, to achieve political goals Al Qaeda: a fundamentalism Islamic terrorist organization led by Saudi Arabian Osama Bin Laden Afghanistan: an Islamic country in Central Asia; invaded by the Soviet Union in 1979; later home to the radical Islamist Taliban and the terrorist Al Qaeda Taliban: Islamic fundamentalism faction that ruled Afghanistan for nearly ten years until ousted by the United States in 2002
 * //Key Terms//**

-There were few places on earth that people had not yet explored
 * //__Advances in Science and Technology__//**
 * Exploring and Making use of space**

//**The Space Race Begins**// -American Physicist Robert Goddard brought up the potential of liquid fueled rockets -German Scienstists got interested in Goddards work, encouraging him took work in secrecy -During WWI Wernher Von Braun, he created the v-2 rockets that soon rained down on London -The U.S. and Soviet Union competed to build rocket propelled weapons and rockets for exploration of space -Both superpowers explored the use of space in the military/spy satellites -U.S. and Russia have cooperated in joint space ventures -They can take scientific measurement, release permanent satellites or telescopes -If manned they can conduct medical or biological experiments -It will serve as a laboratory allowing many scientists from differant countries to observe space, conduct research, and develop new space-related technologies -3 groups- Communication, Observation, and Navigation -Communication- relays info. that is used in advanced communications -Observation-observe the earth, providing data to scientists, weather forecasters, and military planners -Navigation-beam precise locations to ship captains and others who need to navigate earths surface -By 2000, Artificial Satellites had revolutionized global communications -Very few aspects of modern life remain untouched by computers -Helps scientists to conduct advanced research and when connected to satellites it makes global communications possible -computers made it possible to preserve vast amounts -They could perform difficult and complex tasks quickly and easily
 * Artificial Satellite- man made object that orbits a larger body.
 * //Space Science Develops//**
 * ISS- International Space Station
 * The Impact of Artificial Satellites**
 * //The Computer Revolution//**
 * //Early Computers//**
 * Personal Computers-PC