It's not that simple though. An atom's properties can change considerably based on how many of each particle it has. If you change the number of protons, you wind up with a different element altogether. If you alter the number of neutrons in an atom, you wind up with an isotope. For...
The crews of the Mickey bombers led Allied formations to the targets, dropping the first bombs along with marker flares so that the planes behind them could see where to drop their own bombs. Airborne offensive radar bombing was a new tactic in warfare, and they were pioneering it under inte...
Before Watching: Dr. Strangelove (1964) "Dr. Strangelove" (1964) is an iconic satire about the consequences of nuclear war and arms race. If you want to get as much out of it as possible, there are a few things you need to keep in mind before watching: ...
In the 1990s, most of the suicide bombers were male, many with backgrounds full of poverty and personal frustration. Today, these individuals come from both sexes and varying economic backgrounds. While many are young adults, others are middle-aged or even children. Yet the personal loss aspect...
The Americans weren’t suddenly swinging in behind the rebellion thatswept away more than 50 years of rule by the Assads. The Pentagon unleashed B-52 bombers, F-15 fighters and A-10 Warthogs because the coalition that roared into Damascus, led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), has its root...
“We were looking for the unusual and maybe even a little irreverent. For me, and for many of the other collaborators who had seen it, this motorcycle had a massive, fat look. So the marketing people have come up with the name Fat Boy. And everyone adopted it.” ...
But like B-52 and Tu-95s, H-6s remain useful because they can fly far carrying lots of big missiles that are launchable from far beyond the reach of the target’s air defenses. Those qualities also make heavy bombers useful for searching oceanic expanses for enemy warships and sinking the...
strategic aspects were not addressed. Son Tay was also near North Vietnam’s sole hydroelectric facility—which could have been the target instead of the camp near Son Tay—leaving Hanoi without power. What of the many military personnel, perhaps dozens, killed who were not North Vietnamese ...
Ford built more than 1.1 million cars for 1930 -- almost twice as many as Chevrolet and more than 14 times as many as Plymouth. The 1930 Ford Model A received a number of changes that seem minor now but were major at the time. All models retained the "little Lincoln" styling crafted ...
However, although countries raced to build hypersonic, intercontinental ballistic missiles (and hypersonic missile interceptors), we are still many years away from civilians traveling at the speed of sound. Contents What Is Hypersonic Speed? Hypersonic Jet Planes Living on Air Taking Flight ...