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.
Operation Desert Storm began on 15 January 1991 when Saddam Hussein missed the deadline to withdraw his troops from Kuwait. Operation Desert Storm Within the first 24 hours of Desert Storm, which began 15 January 1991, the air war was essentially won and the Iraqi Air Force hardly showed its face.