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.
It is important to note that â¦Operation Desert Storm (the UN military advance into Iraq) did not start until 1991. The War, however, began with Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait in August of 1990. Operation Desert SHIELD also commenced in 1990. Operation Desert Shield was the build up of military forces in the Southwest Asian region (Saudi Arabia, etc.) To be used in the event Iraq refused to withdraw it's forces from Kuwait.