Nitrate vs Nitrite. Both nitrate and nitrite are oxy anions of Nitrogen. Although they both seem to look alike, there are differences between them. These differences can be with respect to their structure, bonding, geometrical shape, oxidation state of Nitrogen, chemical reactivity, uses of them and etc.
Operation Desert Storm: 25 Years Since the First Gulf War. On January 16, 1991, President George H. W. Bush announced the start of what would be called Operation Desert Stormâa military operation to expel occupying Iraqi forces from Kuwait, which Iraq had invaded and annexed months earlier.
Saturday, January 17, marked 25 years â a full generation â since the 1991 launch of a U.S.-led air war, âOperation Desert Storm,â that devastated Iraq, causing extensive damage to the countryâs electrical, water, and sewage infrastructure, with terrible public health consequences.