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What US weapon started the Air war in Desert Storm?
What triggered the US to move into Operation Desert Shield?
What was the UN Resolution 678?
How long did the ground war of Desert Storm last?
What was the date of the cease fire in Desert Storm?
What was the date the Marines were delpoyed to Saudi Arabia after Iraq invaded Kuwait?
How many sorties flew per day in Desert Storm?
The United States entered The Gulf War after a call for protection by what country?
The United States set a deadline, for all Iraq forces to be out of Kuwait. What was the date?
Several weeks before Baghdad was bombed on January 17th, 1991, U.S. intelligence agents successfully inserted a computer virus into Iraq\'s military computers. It was designed to do what?
What weapon being used to clear a large minefield caused an SAS observation post to break radio silence,thinking we had gone nuclear?

ANSWERS

What US weapon started the Air war in Desert Storm?
Tommahawk Missiles
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What triggered the US to move into Operation Desert Shield?
The invasion of Kuwait by the Iraqi Republican Guards mechanized infantry, armor, and tank units.
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What was the UN Resolution 678?
It was a stipulation and it stated that if Saddam did not remove his troops from Kuwait by Jan 15, 1991 the US-led coalition would drive them out.
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How long did the ground war of Desert Storm last?
4 days. Feb. 24, 1991 - Feb. 28, 1991
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What was the date of the cease fire in Desert Storm?
April 11, 1991
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What was the date the Marines were delpoyed to Saudi Arabia after Iraq invaded Kuwait?
August 2, 1990.
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How many sorties flew per day in Desert Storm?
3,700
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The United States entered The Gulf War after a call for protection by what country?
Saudi Arabia.
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The United States set a deadline, for all Iraq forces to be out of Kuwait. What was the date?
January 15, 1991
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Several weeks before Baghdad was bombed on January 17th, 1991, U.S. intelligence agents successfully inserted a computer virus into Iraq\'s military computers. It was designed to do what?
It was designed to disable much of Baghdad\'s air-defense system.
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What weapon being used to clear a large minefield caused an SAS observation post to break radio silence,thinking we had gone nuclear?
A BLU-82 Fuel/Air Bomb (The Daisy Cutter)which yields .25 kilotons and looks similar to a nuclear explosion when it goes off.
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