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But why do ordinary, peaceful people turn into insane, violent maniacs once they’ve had a few too many?

Roll the drums pls(thank u)

1) Alcohol stops you feeling fear – so you take stupid risks
Ever wondered why it suddenly seems like a good idea to climb out a window and run along a rooftop?
Booze switches off the bits of your brain that make you (sensibly) feel fear.
Dr Ian Mitchell says, ‘Alcohol also acts on GABA receptors to impair the activity of the brain circuits that make us feel anxious and, at higher doses, alcohol inactivates a second set of brain circuits that control fear.
‘So threatening stimuli no longer seem quite so scary. Alcohol also compromises our ability to compute risk so that situations we would normally shy away from may now seem quite inviting.’

jmichlins:
guy if you want to do *copy and paste* don't be lazy about it. Edit it and please give credit to the site you got it from. Listverse won't kill you

Thanks for ur observations credit to listverse those guys are doing a great job

oo animal blood to keep warm the guy above me eh

Many think of the looming threat of nuclear conflict as largely a thing of the past, a product of the Cold War. After all, US President Barack Obama made nuclear disarmament a key component of his 2008 election campaign, and it is true that the US nuclear arsenal has shrunk dramatically since the 1980s.But the remaining weapons still possess the ability to destroy our planet many times over. As the world’s nuclear powers continue to butt heads, it’s time to examine some lesser-known aspects of the US arsenal.10 It’s Only The Second-Largest ArsenalIn effect since 1970, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty states that countries possessing nuclear weapons should move toward disarmament and those without nuclear weapons should not seek to acquire them.The treaty names five countries as “nuclear weapon states“: the United States, United Kingdom, France, China, and Russia. Many assume that the US has the largest arsenal, but it never has. That dubious honor goes to Russia, the former Soviet Union.At its peak in the mid-1980s, the USSR had 45,000 warheads. Today, Russia’s inventory is only a fraction of this at 8,500, compared to about 7,700 held by the US. However, the US edges out Russia in the number of deployed warheads—those ready to be launched at a moment’s notice—with about 2,000 to Russia’s 1,800.


9 The Many Types Of Weapons
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Many of these deployed warheads could be delivered by Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles, 400 of which stand ready at 11 different launch silos scattered across the US. These missiles could target virtually any country on the globe, but they are not the only option for a US nuclear strike. The United States maintains a fleet of nearly 100 nuclear-capable bombers, many of the stealth variety and all capable of delivering devastating payloads. But perhaps the most terrifying delivery device is the Ohio-class submarine.Designed for long deployments deep underwater, this nuclear-powered sub contains 24 missile chutes, each of which can launch a Trident missile containing multiple independently targeted warheads. Just one of these subs contains enough firepower to kill millions. The US has 14 of them.8 It’s Not Included In The Defense Budget
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Not all military spending is handled by the Department of Defense, which makes sense in certain areas. For example, health care costs and other veterans’ services are often counted separately or fall under the budgets of other departments.Secret operations or “black ops” are left out of the military budget altogether. Meanwhile, the military’s most potent weapons and the entire nuclear program fall under the jurisdiction of the Department of Energy (DOE).Although their functions could not be more dissimilar, nuclear power plants and nuclear weapons both fall completely under the purview of the DOE. This is incredibly significant when considering that the US military budget, which tops all other countries in the world, isn’t required to report the additional billions spent each year on maintenance of its nuclear arsenal.


7 Its Maintenance Is Privatized
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The amount to be spent on maintenance of the US nuclear arsenal is currently estimated at about $1 trillion over the next 30 years. This includes funds for “modernization” of the arsenal—upgrading features like the targeting radius of some missiles.Although such upgrades may provide little benefit in terms of actual security or deterrence, many private, nongovernment entities will reap a decades-long windfall from their implementation. These firms contract with the Department of Energy, and even the smallest contracts run into millions of dollars.For example, smaller power generation company Babcock & Wilcox was paid over $76 million in 2014 for work on upgrading the nuclear submarine fleet. Larger firms like General Dynamics secure multibillion dollar contracts for development and design work. In 2015 alone, these firms spent $67 million to lobby Congress for increased weapons spending.6 Much Of It Is Stored In Other Countries
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Even though the 2016 military coup attempt in Turkey failed, it raised serious questions about the effect on the US of a forced transfer of power. After all, Turkey is home to Incirlik Air Base, a US installation from which airstrikes have been launched against the Islamic State. About 50 US nuclear weapons are held in storage there under a NATO agreement from the 1960s.Under the deal, the United States “shares” nuclear weapons with a number of NATO partners who store them while others maintain aircraft capable of delivering the weapons. US-owned nukes are also stored in Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, and Belgium.The US is responsible for their maintenance and security. Critics of the program in Turkey have long pointed to the region’s instability when calling for the program’s termination. The coup attempt illustrated their reasoning nicely: The commander of Incirlik Air Base was actually detained during the event.5 We’ve Reversed Course On Disarmament
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President Obama campaigned on the idea of a “nuclear-free world,” and his initial proposals for spending on maintenance reflected this. The somewhat paradoxical idea was that refurbishment of the nuclear arsenal would lead to increased confidence in it, which would lead to more disarmament treaties and fewer missiles. In the geopolitical climate of the last decade or so, this has not panned out.In fact, Obama’s top nuclear adviser from his first term points specifically to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as the moment that made a policy based on true unilateral disarmament unfeasible. Other supporters of arms reduction concede that the process of modernization has not produced warhead reduction.


4 Many Bombs Have Been Lost And Never Recovered
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Since the beginning of the Cold War, several nuclear weapons, their vital components, or both have been lost permanently. Even more disturbing, nobody can seem to agree on just how many have been lost, perhaps due to the highly sensitive nature of such incidents.Most sources put the number at somewhere between 6 and 11. There have been dozens more such “broken arrow” incidents which resulted in the recovery of the weapons.Among the more alarming occurrences: the mysterious sinking of the USS Scorpion nuclear submarine in 1968 with two unspecified nuclear warheads, the 1956 disappearance of a B-47 bomber carrying two nuclear cores, and the 1961 crash of a B-52 bomber in a North Carolina swamp, resulting in the loss of a uranium core.3 Nuclear Strikes Have Almost Been Ordered
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Between 1945 and 1949, the US drew up nine detailed plans for a “first strike” nuclear attack against the Soviet Union even though the US nuclear arsenal was severely limited at that time. The 1949 Operation Dropshot plan might have begun on January 1, 1957, if the Soviet Union had not tested its own nuclear weapon later in 1949.Other “first strike” options were almost implemented, too. A year before the Cuban Missile Crisis, Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev threatened to take control of West Berlin. In response, Pentagon officials devised a highly detailed plan to use nuclear bombers to eradicate the Soviet nuclear arsenal, the Kremlin, and other strategic targets.This “Berlin Crisis” led directly to the situation in Cuba. After Kennedy all but threatened a nuclear strike against the USSR in a public speech, Khrushchev resolved to place missiles in Cuba to gain military leverage.2 The ‘Nuclear Football’
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After the Cuban Missile Crisis, a memo from President Kennedy underlined his resulting concerns: “What would I say to the Joint War Room to launch an immediate nuclear strike?” and “How would the person who received my instructions verify them?” Apparently, nobody had thought to ask those questions earlier.This led to the invention of the president’s emergency satchel, colloquially known as the “football.” It contains nuclear codes, a way to verify the president’s identity, a hotline to the National Military Command Center in the Pentagon, and a simplified table of options for various types of nuclear deployments.Along with the laminated code card (the “biscuit”), the “football” has been constantly by the side of almost every president since Kennedy. The one notable exception was Bill Clinton. He misplaced the “biscuit” for several months in 2000. 1 The President Has Near-Unilateral AuthorityThere are practically no protocols in place to prevent a sitting US president from unilaterally ordering a nuclear strike.The idea is that America’s nuclear arsenal must be equipped for fast deployment to properly deter an attack. The president must therefore have the ability to launch a strike quickly. Although the secretary of defense must confirm the order, he is legally obligated to do so. He does not have veto power.If this sounds crazy, consider the words of then-Vice President Dick Cheney in 2008:[The president] could launch a kind of devastating attack the world’s never seen. He doesn’t have to check with anybody. He doesn’t have to call the Congress. He doesn’t have to check with the courts. He has that authority because of the nature of the world we live in.+ Further Reading
If you are still reading that means the world hasn’t ended in a nuclear attack! So here are some more lists from the archives to keep you entertained until doomsday!10 Unsolved Nuclear Mysteries
10 Scary Events In The History Of Nuclear Power
8 Potentially World Ending Nuclear Scares
10 Dangerous Misconceptions About Nuclear Technology

How is going to school to study army

your point is well understood

Fidelismaria:
ok




but i agree wit olajuwon



its has no significance


just to intimidate

gone are those days when push ups was enough to certify u....nigeria army,leaving in the past with their push ups

the us navy seal sha

DaBill001:
wen i looked around,

i tink say operation crocodile smile go follow ni

U can't call that a military drill on world stage theY might not take seriously I think

DaBill001:
wen i looked around,

i tink say operation crocodile smile go follow ni

U can't call that a military drill on world stage theY might not take seriously I think

Fidelismaria:
ok

but y do day drink it

does it make dem strong?
or does it boost dere immune system

or is it because day want to

It is don to test their guts ....it can do much more than that sha

Fidelismaria:
wicked





u expect me to drink cobra blood

olorun maje

Drinking Cobra blood doesn't kill as u can c

soldiers are just like everyone else
Just that their work is very easy all u need do is kill somebody

some ppl will still come here and typppppe nigeria army is the strongest army in the world



nigerians can lie for africa

Pls no space booking

1- (People’s Liberation Army of China) “Hot Potato” game with a real grenade

10 Hardest Military Training Exercises in the World

Military training is an intense business. It involves courage, precision and discipline. All these can be called upon in the midst of battle. The soldiers of People’s Liberation Army of China undergo a training exercise involves life and death game called “Hot Potato” with a live grenade. An incredible video shows Chinese troops stationed in Hong Kong passing a live explosive from one soldier to another. The last one finally throws the live grenade in the hole. After doing this the soldiers leap out of the way before it explodes. While escaping, they cover their heads for protection.

Military training

2- (Russian Special Forces) Taking a shot to the chest

10 Hardest Military Training Exercises in the World

This military training is the part of a specialized Russian confidence training course. A retired U.S. Army Special Forces Operator named Larry Vickers first filmed the video below for a series called TAC-TV. This training technique includes shooting each other in the chest. During this training exercise some people get wounded slightly and some people just take hits to the vest. The rare idea behind this military exercise is to prepare the soldiers for the moment when they might be shot by enemy. Irrespective of the outcomes of this exercise, the brave soldiers must be able to return fire accurately and quickly.

While firing at the ground, the trainees push people away. They shoot at targets just inches from the volunteers playing innocent bystanders to show how stress effects soldiers’ concentration. The trainee must be able to stay calm and carry out his task despite these stressful surroundings.

3-U.S. Navy SEALs (Drown proofing Training)

10 Hardest Military Training Exercises in the World

Some drills of Navy SEALs are craziest. This training is also called cold water conditioning. The soldiers have their arms and legs bound as a part of “drown proofing”. The soldiers must bob up and down twenty times. They have to swim to shallow end of the pool and turn around without touching the bottom. They have to float for five minutes. The trainees have to swim back to the deep end. They have to do a forward and backward somersault underwater. The trainees have to retrieve a face mask from the bottom of the pool. While doing this, an instructor attacks a trainee in the pool to simulate a combative drowning victim.

4-U.S. Marines (Drinking cobra blood)

10 Hardest Military Training Exercises in the World

The days have gone when an assault course and few push-ups were considered enough to prove a solder’s worth. Now drinking cobra blood and ripping the head of chickens with their bare teeth is the part and parcel of U.S. Marines’ training. They are taught how to kill venomous cobras by Thai naval instructors. The trainees are also encouraged to drink the animal’s blood including the venomous cobras. The soldiers have to kill a chicken by biting off its head and eating the tail of cobra.

5-People’s Liberation Army of China (Jumps through rings of fire)

10 Hardest Military Training Exercises in the World

In this military training, the soldiers have to jump through rings of fire. During this scary training, a soldier in his uniform holds an assault rifle. This difficult training gives him the feelings and adrenaline rush of a real combat.

6-South Korean and Chinese soldiers (Breaking slabs of concrete with their heads)

10 Hardest Military Training Exercises in the World

This is also one of the craziest military trainings in the world. In this training the soldiers have to break bamboo poles on the backs and smash bricks on their heads. Although this military training has few practical applications but it is very important to increase the confidence of soldiers.

7-Belarus Red Berets (Testing balance by walking over fires)

Testing balance by walking over fires (Belarus Red Berets)

Belarus Red Berets have to go through a battery of tests on an extreme course. They are undoubtedly tough guys. The assault course includes storming a high-rise building, hand-to-hand fighting and acrobatics. The instructors throw in extra challenges to make thing harder. The instructors try to knock new recruits off the balance beam with car tires and gunfire.

8-Taiwan Marines (Crawling along a path with jagged corals and rocks)

10 Hardest Military Training Exercises in the World

This military training is called “Road to Heaven”. It is the final stage of nine-week intensive amphibious training program in Southern Taiwan. This training requires trainees to execute various exercises and crawl along 50-meter long path littered with jagged corals and rocks.

9-Israeli Defense Forces Military training (Jumping from skyscrapers and rappelling down the side)

10 Hardest Military Training Exercises in the World

In Israel, a crazy military training exercise includes leaping in through the window. It is a precautionary measure to fight with the terrorist if they ever try to take hostages in a Tel Aviv skyscraper. Israel Defense force anti-terror unit has been doing jumping from the top of one of Tel Aviv’s sky touching buildings and rappelling down the side. The Trainees must block out each and every thing around them. They have to focus only on the window and wait for the command to move.

10-Dutch Royal Guard of Honor (Riding horses through thick plumes of smoke)

10 Hardest Military Training Exercises in the World

In this military training soldiers are trained with animals. It is all about guard of honor. The above picture shows members of the Dutch Royal Guard of Honor riding their horses through smoke bombs during a rehearsal.

Pls who is the elderly man


https://www.nairaland.com/3357645/feel-like-starting-trouble#49485647

Buhari why's all this


https://www.nairaland.com/3357645/feel-like-starting-trouble#49485647

Cutehector:
D. Final answer



Report to the Igwe. I wonder who wears a red cap Goin to steal or to fvck another person"s wife

Wonder no more bro

Skype

It simple I give a word u start another word with my last world till the world ends, the winner gets a call card.

Where is he heading?

Where is he heading?

Nawa oo when did buhari gave his Aisha the stern warning.... N what is gunna be the consequences if she failed to heed?

His bottle, his weed

Wow.......


Some ppl will not watch(because of mb or bad ntwk obviously) the will still want to comment, I wonder what the always comment.

Oooo which kind ****be this now

Krystale:
so what if she's beautiful. Beautiful girls shouldn't die

I wanted to type I can't stop laughing...... But I can't stop wondering which kind........ Be this