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  2. Failed state - Wikipedia

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    A failed state is a state that has lost its ability to fulfill fundamental security and development functions, lacking effective control over its territory and borders. . Common characteristics of a failed state include a government incapable of tax collection, law enforcement, security assurance, territorial control, political or civil office staffing, and infrastructure maintenan

  3. Implosion (mechanical process) - Wikipedia

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    With implosion (bottom), the object collapses upon itself (generally being crushed by an outside force). Implosion is the collapse of an object into itself from a pressure differential or gravitational force. The opposite of explosion (which expands the volume), implosion reduces the volume occupied and concentrates matter and energy. Implosion ...

  4. State collapse - Wikipedia

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    State collapse is a sudden dissolution of a sovereign state. [1] It is often used to describe extreme situations in which state institutions dissolve rapidly. [2] [1]When a new regime moves in, often led by the military, civil society typically fails to rally around the central government, and societal actors fend for themselves at the local level. [1]

  5. What is a 'catastrophic implosion'? How pressure but no pain ...

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    A U.S. Navy analysis of acoustic data “detected an anomaly consistent with an implosion or explosion” near the Titan around the time it lost communications Sunday, a senior Navy official said.

  6. Building implosion - Wikipedia

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    AfE-Turm building demolition slow motion video Implosion of the Athlone Power Station cooling towers Blasting of a highway bridge in Aachen, Germany. In the controlled demolition industry, building implosion is the strategic placing of explosive material and timing of its detonation so that a structure collapses on itself in a matter of seconds, minimizing the physical damage to its immediate ...

  7. What happens if the government shuts down: An ... - AOL

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    Here’s a guide to what you can expect if the government shuts down.

  8. What happens during a catastrophic implosion? Titan ... - AOL

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    Maritime researchers called an implosion the worst possible outcome of all the scenarios envisioned during the desperate round-the-clock search to find the missing vessel. The Coast Guard ...

  9. Impoundment of appropriated funds - Wikipedia

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    The Act effectively removed the impoundment power of the president and required him to obtain Congressional approval if he wants to rescind specific government spending. President Nixon signed the Act with little protest because the administration was then embroiled in the Watergate scandal and unwilling to provoke Congress. [6]