CNN

Terrorism and Counterinsurgency
Sep 11, 2007
Terrorism and Counterinsurgency

Terrorism refers to the political violence that targets civilians deliberately and indiscriminately. Politically, one persons freedom fight is anothers terrorist. More than guerilla warfare terrorism is a world of faceless shadowy enemies and irregular extreme irregular tactics of brutality. Terrorism gains attention because of the randomness of victims and although a few dozen people may be injured by a bomb left in a marketplace, many people realize it could have been them because they also shop in markets. The primary effect of terrorism is psychological. Terrorism amplifies a small amount of power because of its psychological effect on large populations. The effectiveness of terrorism in capturing attention is due to the dramatic nature of the incidents as shown on the television news.

Counterinsurgency has received growing attention in recent years because of Iraq. Counterinsurgency is central to all 11 wars currently in progress in the worlds search for peace. It includes programs to try to win the hearts and minds of populations so that guerillas can have no shelter. Its warfare is just as mush about political gains as it is in military strategy and is the most complex type of warfare. A government must conduct a public relations campaign to convince the population to redress the movement while providing public services such as education and welfare. This will show the governments responsiveness to the population. A government must be strong militarily bit not to brutal in force for less of the population to support the guerillas.

A common tool of the guerillas, insurgents and the governments fighting are the use of land mines; which are simple, small and cheap containers that trigger explosives inside them when in contact or sensor. Land mines maim and kill civilians who live in a former war zone. They injure 25,0 00 people a year and it cost about 1,000 dollars to disarm them.

Posted by richbrown1b Sep 11, 2007 9:37 AM EDT
Permalink Comment Report Abuse Edit Delete Edit Attachments
Sen. Hillary Clinton will be the United States Commander in Chief
Aug 30, 2007
The United States is the world's most powerful single actor. It's ability and willingness to resume a role as hegemon, after World War II. Important factors will shape the world order but America's willingness to asorb casualities will effect it's role.

Hegemon is holding by one state of a preponderance of power in the international system, so that it can single handedly dominate the rules and arrangements by which international political and economic relations are conducted. Hegemon means domination of the world, but sometimes it refers to regional domination.

I support Governor Granholm (D,MI) and US Senator Stabenow (D.MI) in the building of Homeland Security funding like the Natural Resource defense Council for a making Michigan an addition to the U.S. nuclear arsenal.

Location of U.S. Nuclear Weapons 2006:

Minot AFB, ND / Weapons / B-52H Bombers , Minuteman III ICBMS, ACMS,ALCMS
194 B 61 -7Bombs
130 B 83-1, 0 Bombs (inactive)
200 W 80-1/ALBMs
300 W 80-1 ALCMs
300 W 78s (in 100 ICBM silos)
300 W 78s (in 50 ICBM silos)
30 W 78s in spares
1,254 Total

Whiteman AFB MO / Weapons B-2 Bombers
35 – B61- 7 Bombs
41 – B 61-11 Bombs
60 B 83 ? 1 0- Bombs (inactive)

Kings Bay, GA / Weapons Triton SLBMS, SLCMS
612 W 76s / Trident I C4
468 W 76s / Trident I C4 (inactive)
140 W 88s/ Trident II D5
144 W 80-0 / SLCMs
1,364 Total

Barksdale AFB / Weapons 52H Bombers
210 B 61 ? 7 Bombs
130 B 83 -1 0- Bombs (inactive)

Pantex Plant TX / Several types of warheads await dismantlement

Warren, AFB NE / Weapons : Minuteman III in ICBMS
46 W 62s ( in 46 ICBMs)
46 Total

Malmstrom AFB, MT / Weapons Minuteman III in ICBMS

150 W 62s (in 50 ICBM silos)
10 W 62s (spares)
200 W 78 (in ICBM silos)
150 W 78s (in 50 ICBM silos)
35 W 78 in spares
535 Total

Kirkland AFB, NM / In Storage
711 W80 -1 / ALCMs
250 W 63s / Minute III ICBMs
553 W 87s / My Peacekeeper ICBM
400 W 84 / GLCMs (in reserve)
1,914 Total

Warren AFB, CO / Weapons Minuteman in ICBMS
46 W 62s ( 46 ICBMs)
46 Total

Nellis AFB, NV / In Storage
306 B 83 -1 -0 Bombs (in active)
168 B 61 -3 Bombs
204 B 61 -4 Bombs
206 B 61 -10 Bombs
902 Total

Bangor, WA Weapons Trident SLBMS, SLCMS
1,100 W 76s / Trident C4 SLCMS
850 W 76s / Trident I C4 SLBMS (inactive)
264 W 88s / Trident II D5 SLBMS
150 0s / SLCBS
2,364 Total

Michigan should be added to the list of the Nuclear Notebook. Michigan needs to be included in the book of, science, security and survival.

Governor Jennifer Granholm and United States Senator Debbie Stabenow lead the way in 2007.

Europe Presidential Decision directive (2000)
200 B 61 -3 Bombs
200 B 61 -4 Bombs
400 Total
Locations of U.S. Nuclear Weapons Overseas:
Belgium, Gremany, Italy, Netherlands, Turkey, Britain.

Military Force and Terrorism

Estimated Great Power Military Capabilities 2001 -2006

Country Soldiers (M) Tanks Carrier/ Combat Airplanes Nuclear Weapons
Warships/
Submarines

United States 1.5 10,000 11/112/74 3,600 10,000

Russia 1.0 20,000 1/40/69 1,800 16,000

China 2.3 10,000 0/29/6 2,100 410

France 0.3 1,000 0/19/12 300 350

Britain 0.2 1,000 0/36/16 300 200

Germany 0.2 3,000 0/14/0 400 0

Japan 0.2 1,000 0/39/20 300 0

Ballistic Missile Capabilities

Country Range (Miles) Potential Targets

United States 13,000 (World)

Russia 13,000 (World)

China 13,000 (World)

Britain 4,600 (World; Submarine- Launched)

France 3,700 [4,600] (World; Submarine- Launched)

North Korea 800 [3,500] South Korea, Russia, China [All Asia]

Iran 900 [3,500] Iraq, Kuwait, Afghanistan, Israel
[Europe to Asia]

Israel 900 [3,500] Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Egypt

India 1,500 [2,000] Pakistan, China, Afghanistan, Iran,
Turkey

Pakistan 800 [2,000] India [Russia, Turkey, Israel]

Saudi Arabia 1,700 Iran, Iraq, Syria, Israel, Turkey, Yemen
Egypt, Libya, Sudan

Syria 300 Israel, Jordan, Iraq, Turkey

Egypt 400 Libya, Sudan, Israel

Libya 200 Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria

Yemen 200 Saudi Arabia

United Arab Emirates 200 Saudi Arabia, Iran

Afghanistan 200 Pakistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan,
Russia
Kazakhstan 200 Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Krygyzstan,
Russia