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The United Nations Organization (UNO), or simply United Nations (UN), is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and the achieving of world peace.
Antipersonnel mine used for area protection: e.g. used by foot patrols as perimeter defense overnight.
Industry:Military
Any helicopter which supports ground forces in their operations, by delivering troops or equipment, by assisting antitank defense measures with ATGM, etc. (Examples for assault helicopters: Apache, Blackhawk,.)
Industry:Military
Any kind of anti tank weapon which is guided by means of laser-, or wire-, etc. guiding systems.
Industry:Military
Any locality or area seizure, retention, or control of which affords a marked advantage to either combatant.
Industry:Military
Any objects which are used to stop the movement of tank (car wrecks; special designed steel bars etc.)
Industry:Military
Any person who, under the laws of war is considered a non-combatant and as such protected from deliberate attack (civilians, POWs, etc.) but who is used by one side as a hostage to deter the other side from striking a particular military target and risking killing the hostages; the side using "human shields" gambles on the other side's reluctance to violate the laws of war and on its fear of the moral and political opprobrium usually attached to such violations; the use of human shields can take the form of a) placing civilians or prisoners in or near legitimate military targets (bases, bunkers, weapons factories, etc.) or b) placing artillery batteries and other offensive weapons in the midst of the civilian population, particularly such buildings as hospitals, schools, churches, etc., or residential neighborhoods, or c) for non-uniformed armed groups, firing at their adversary from among a crowd of civilians.
Industry:Military
Area designated for the parachute insertion of airborne forces or stores.
Industry:Military
Area in which no armed forces or heavy military equipment are allowed.
Industry:Military
Area near the port of embarkation, where troops are gathered before embarking for a mission, or before withdrawing from a theater.
Industry:Military
