Conifers have adapted to harsh weather with waxy, needle-like leaves and other features. Thomas Northcut/Digital Vision/Getty Images. All trees must adapt to survive winter. The group of trees known as conifers have their own adaptations for cold, harsh conditions.
The National Security Council (NSC) was established by statute in 1947 to create an inter- departmental body to advise the President with respect to the integration of domestic, foreign, and military policies relating to the national security so as to enable the military services and the other
One of the most controversial aspects of the USA PATRIOT Act is in title V, and relates to National Security Letters (NSLs). An NSL is a form of administrative subpoena used by the FBI, and reportedly by other U.S. government agencies including the CIA and the Department of Defense (DoD).itle III of the Act, titled International Money Laundering Abatement and Financial Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001, is intended to facilitate the prevention, detection and prosecution of international money laundering and the financing of terrorism.