| Americium Americium () is a synthetic element that has the symbol Am and atomic number 95. A radioactive metallic element, americium is an actinide that was obtained in 1944 by bombarding plutonium with neutrons and was the fourth transuranic element to be discovered. Americium
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| Amplitude modulation Amplitude modulation (AM) is a technique used in electronic communication, most commonly for transmitting information via a radio carrier wave. AM works by varying the strength of the transmitted signal in relation to the information being sent. Amplitude_modulation
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| Anti-ballistic missile An anti-ballistic missile (ABM) is a missile designed to counter ballistic missiles (a missile for missile defense). A ballistic missile is used to deliver nuclear, chemical, biological or conventional warheads in a ballistic flight trajectory. Anti-ballistic_missile
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| Al-Qaeda |logo = Flag of al-Qaeda.svg Al-Qaeda
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| Abu Sayyaf The Abu Sayyaf Group (Arabic: جماعة أبو سياف; , ASG), also known as al-Harakat al-Islamiyya is one of several militant Islamist separatist groups based in and around the southern islands of the Philippines, in Bangsamoro (Jolo, Basilan, and Mindanao) where for almost 30 years various Muslim groups have been engaged in an insurgency for a state, independent of the predominantly Catholic Philippines. The name of the group is derived from the Arabic ابو, abu ("father of") and sayyaf ("SwordsmithFBI Updates Most Wanted Terrorists and Seeking Information – War on Terrorism Lists, FBI national Press Release, February 24, 2006"). Abu_Sayyaf
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| Area 51 | website = Area_51
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| Arab–Israeli conflict Talk:Arab–Israeli_conflict
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| AIM-7 Sparrow The AIM-7 Sparrow is a medium-range semi-active radar homing air-to-air missile operated by the United States Air Force, United States Navy, and USMC as well as various allied air forces and navies. Sparrow and its derivatives were the West's principal beyond visual range (BVR) air-to-air missile from the late 1950s until the 1990s. AIM-7_Sparrow
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| AIM-120 AMRAAM The AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile, or AMRAAM (pronounced am-ram), is a modern Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air-to-air missile (AAM) capable of all weather day and night performance. It is also commonly known as the Slammer in USAF service. AIM-120_AMRAAM
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| AGM-88 HARM The AGM-88 High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM) is an air-to-surface tactical missile designed to home in on electronic transmissions associated with surface-to-air missile radar systems. The missile was originally developed by Texas Instruments (TI) as a replacement for the AGM-45 Shrike and AGM-78 Standard ARM system. AGM-88_HARM
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| AIM-54 Phoenix The AIM-54 Phoenix is a radar-guided, long-range air-to-air missile, carried in clusters of up to six missiles — formerly on the U.S. AIM-54_Phoenix
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| ASROC ASROC (for Anti-Submarine ROCket) is an, all-weather, all sea-conditions anti-submarine missile system, developed by the United States Navy in the 1950s, deployed in the 1960s, updated in the 1990s and eventually installed on over 200 USN surface ships, specifically cruisers, destroyers, and frigates, such as the Knox-class. The ASROC was/is also deployed on scores of warships of many other navies, including Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Republic of China, Greece, and others. ASROC
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| Ahmed al-Nami | birth_name = Ahmed Abdullah al-Nami (in Arabic: احمد النامي) Ahmed_al-Nami
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| Ahmed al-Haznawi | birth_name = Ahmed al-Haznawi (in Arabic: احمد ابراهيم الحزناوي) Ahmed_al-Haznawi
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| Battleship A battleship is a large, heavily armored warship with a main battery consisting of the largest calibre of guns. Battleships were larger, better armed, and better armored than cruisers and destroyers. Battleship
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| Bioterrorism Bioterrorism is terrorism by intentional release or dissemination of biological agents (bacteria, viruses or toxins); these may be in a naturally-occurring or in a human-modified form. Bioterrorism
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| B-2 Spirit The Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit is a multi-role stealth heavy bomber, capable of penetrating dense anti-aircraft defenses to deploy both conventional and nuclear weapons. B2s are operated exclusively by the United States Air Force. B-2_Spirit
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| B-1 Lancer The B-1 Lancer is a strategic bomber used by the United States Air Force. Its origins began in the 1960s as a supersonic bomber with sufficient range and payload to replace the B-52 Stratofortress, but developed primarily into a low-level, subsonic penetrator with long-range. B-1_Lancer
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| Cryptanalysis Cryptanalysis (from the Greek kryptós, "hidden", and analýein, "to loosen" or "to untie") is the study of methods for obtaining the meaning of encrypted information, without access to the secret information which is normally required to do so. Typically, this involves finding a secret key. Cryptanalysis
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| Continuity Irish Republican Army The Continuity Irish Republican Army (CIRA) is an Irish republican paramilitary organisation that emerged from a split in the Provisional IRA in 1986. Its supporters regard it as the national army of a 32-county Irish Republic. Continuity_Irish_Republican_Army
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| Caesium Caesium or cesium () is the chemical element with the symbol Cs and atomic number 55. It is a soft, silvery-gold alkali metal with a melting point of , which makes it one of only five metals that are liquid at or near room temperature. Caesium
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| Camp David The Naval Support Facility Thurmont, popularly known as Camp David, is the rustic 125-acre (0.5 km²) mountain retreat of the President of the United States. Camp_David
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| Cruise missile A cruise missile is a guided missile that carries an explosive payload and uses a lifting wing and a propulsion system, usually a jet engine, to allow sustained flight; it is essentially a flying bomb. Cruise missiles are generally designed to carry a large conventional or nuclear warhead many hundreds of miles with high accuracy. Cruise_missile
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| C-17 Globemaster III The Boeing (formerly McDonnell Douglas) C-17 Globemaster III is a large American airlifter manufactured by Boeing Integrated Defense Systems. The C-17 is operated by the United States Air Force, the British Royal Air Force, the Royal Australian Air Force, and the Canadian Forces,"Boeing Delivers Canada's First C-17" while NATO and Qatar have placed orders for the airlifter. C-17_Globemaster_III
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| Camp David Talk:Camp_David
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| Colony In politics and in history, a colony is a territory under the immediate political control of a state. For colonies in antiquity, city-states would often found their own colonies. Colony
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| Computer security Computer security is a branch of technology known as information security as applied to computers. The objective of computer security varies and can include protection of information from theft or corruption, or the preservation of availability, as defined in the security policy. Computer_security
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| Foreign policy of the United States The foreign policy of the United States is highly influential on the world stage, as it is a superpower. America's global reach is backed by a 13 trillion dollar economy. Foreign_policy_of_the_United_States
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| Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) bans all nuclear explosions in all environments, for military or civilian purposes. Comprehensive_Nuclear-Test-Ban_Treaty
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| Donald Rumsfeld | birth_place=Evanston, Illinois, U.S. Donald_Rumsfeld
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| Druze | pop1 = 865,000 Druze
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| ECHELON ECHELON is a name used in global media and in popular culture to describe a signals intelligence (SIGINT) collection and analysis network operated on behalf of the five signatory states to the UK-USA Security Agreement (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States, known as AUSCANZUKUS). ECHELON
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| ECHELON Talk:ECHELON
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| Military of Egypt The armed forces of Egypt are the largest on the African continent and one of the biggest in the world (ranked 11th), consisting of the Egyptian Army, Egyptian Navy, Egyptian Air Force and Egyptian Air Defense Command. Military_of_Egypt
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| El Salvador (Spanish)"God, Union, Liberty" El_Salvador
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| ETA | motives = The creation of an independent socialist Basque Country (Euskal Herria) ETA
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| Explosive material An explosive material is a material that either is chemically or otherwise energetically unstable or produces a sudden expansion of the material usually accompanied by the production of heat and large changes in pressure (and typically also a flash and/or loud noise) upon initiation; this is called the explosion. Explosive_material
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| E-3 Sentry The Boeing E-3 Sentry is an American military airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft that provides all-weather surveillance, command, control and communications, to the United States, United Kingdom, France, Saudi Arabia, and NATO air defense forces. Production ended in 1992 after 68 had been built. E-3_Sentry
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| Frequency modulation In telecommunications, frequency modulation (FM) conveys information over a carrier wave by varying its frequency (contrast this with amplitude modulation, in which the amplitude of the carrier is varied while its frequency remains constant). In analog applications, the instantaneous frequency of the carrier is directly proportional to the instantaneous value of the input signal. Frequency_modulation
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| Federal Bureau of Investigation The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the primary investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), serving as both a federal criminal investigative body and a domestic intelligence agency. At present, the FBI has investigative jurisdiction over violations of more than 200 categories of federal crimes, making the FBI the de-facto lead law enforcement agency of the United States government. Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation
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| United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court The United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (or FISC) is a U.S. United_States_Foreign_Intelligence_Surveillance_Court
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| Fermi paradox The Fermi paradox is the apparent contradiction between high estimates of the probability of the existence of extraterrestrial civilizations and the lack of evidence for, or contact with, such civilizations. Fermi_paradox
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| F-15 Eagle The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F-15 Eagle is an all-weather tactical fighter designed to gain and maintain air superiority in aerial combat. It was developed for the United States Air Force, and first flew in July 1972. F-15_Eagle
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| F-117 Nighthawk |developed from = Lockheed Have Blue F-117_Nighthawk
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| Fast combat support ship The fast combat support ship (AOE) is the United States Navy's largest combat logistics ship, designed as an oiler, ammunition and supply ship. All fast combat support ships currently in service are operated by Military Sealift Command (MSC). Fast_combat_support_ship
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| F-16 Fighting Falcon |introduction= 17 August F-16_Fighting_Falcon
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| Germany |conventional_long_name = Federal Republic of Germany Germany
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| George H. W. Bush |birth_place= Milton, Massachusetts George_H._W._Bush
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| Politics of Greece The Politics of Greece takes place in a large parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Greece is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the Hellenic Parliament. Politics_of_Greece
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| Government Communications Headquarters The Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) is a British intelligence agency responsible for providing signals intelligence (SIGINT) and information assurance to the UK government and armed forces as required, under the guidance of the Joint Intelligence Committee. CESG (originally Communications-Electronics Security Group) is the branch of GCHQ which works to secure the communications and information systems of the government and critical parts of UK national infrastructure. Government_Communications_Headquarters
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