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.
Most of the coalition states used various names for their operations and the war's operational phases. These are sometimes incorrectly used as the conflict's overall name, especially the US Desert Storm: Operation Desert Shield was the US operational name for the US buildup of forces and Saudi Arabia's defense from 2 August 1990, to 16 January 1991.