Friday, April 27, 2012

Different Kinds of War

Revolution - an attempt by a group within a country or society to overthrow, or win independence, from the ruling power.
Civil War - a stuggle between separate groups within the same country or society
Conventional War - an open confrontation between two or more independent states using conventional weapons and battlefield to weaken or destroy the fighting ability of opposing armies.
Unconventional War - objectives are not well defined. Tactics and weapons a\used are meant to intimidate opponent Civilians and non-military buildings are targeted to decrease morale.
Guerilla Warfare - guerilla fighters take advantage of speed and knoledge of land to stage ambushes and raids to weaken larger armies
Chemical Warfare - uses chemicals substances as weapons
Biological Warfare - use of harmful bacteria or viruses as wearpons to cause death or injury to humans, animals, and plants.
Nuclear Weapons - explosive devices that derive force from nuclear reactions. Two were used over Japan near the end of World War 2.

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