Archive for the 'War' Category
Russia Strikes Cities Across Ukraine in Retaliation for Bridge Bombing
October 10th, 2022Via: Daily Mail: Vladimir Putin has vowed a ‘severe’ response to attacks on Russia after firing dozens of missiles at Ukraine this morning, blowing up power networks and killing civilians in retaliation for the Crimean bridge blast at the weekend. At least 83 rockets were fired, Ukraine’s military said, with half shot down but half […]
Blast Damages Crimea Bridge, Key Supply Route in Russia’s War in Ukraine
October 8th, 2022Via: CBS: An explosion caused the partial collapse of a bridge linking the Crimean Peninsula with Russia on Saturday, damaging a key supply artery for the Kremlin’s faltering war effort in southern Ukraine. Russian authorities said a truck bomb caused the blast and that three people were killed. Images on social media Saturday showed the […]
Army Set To Buy Computerized Rifle Sights For Shooting Down Drones
October 7th, 2022Via: The Warzone: The U.S. Army has purchased SMASH 2000L computerized optical sight systems manufactured by the Israeli defense firm Smart Shooter. The company is highlighting the system’s counter-drone role, and both the Army and the U.S. Marine Corps have already acquired a limited number of older SMASH 2000 variants for this very purpose. SMASH […]
CIA and U.S. Special Forces Are Operating in Ukraine
October 7th, 2022Via: The Intercept: When it became clear that the agency’s predictions of a rapid Russian victory had been wrong, the Biden administration sent the clandestine assets that had been pulled out of Ukraine back into the country, the military and intelligence officials said. One U.S. official insisted that the CIA only conducted a partial withdrawal […]
China Pairs Armed Robot Dogs With Drones That Can Drop Them Anywhere
October 6th, 2022Via: The Warzone: Footage of a Chinese-made drone carrying a ‘robot dog’ that is armed with a machine gun has started to make its rounds on social media, and it looks like it was taken straight out of a dystopian war movie. It isn’t immediately clear if the video was recorded as part of a […]
U.S. Buying $290M Worth of Anti-Radiation Drugs for Use in ‘Nuclear Emergency’
October 6th, 2022Via: Information Liberation: As part of long-standing, ongoing efforts to be better prepared to save lives following radiological and nuclear emergencies, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is purchasing a supply of the drug Nplate from Amgen USA Inc; Nplate is approved to treat blood cell injuries that accompany acute radiation syndrome in […]
CIA Just Invested in Woolly Mammoth Resurrection Technology
October 3rd, 2022Via: The Intercept: As a rapidly advancing climate emergency turns the planet ever hotter, the Dallas-based biotechnology company Colossal Biosciences has a vision: “To see the Woolly Mammoth thunder upon the tundra once again.” Founders George Church and Ben Lamm have already racked up an impressive list of high-profile funders and investors, including Peter Thiel, […]
Blinken Calls Sabotage Attacks On Nord Stream Pipelines A “Tremendous Opportunity”
October 3rd, 2022Via: ZeroHedge: Ever since the recent unprecedented sabotage attacks on the Russia to Europe Nord Stream pipelines, the central question has continued to remain who did it and correspondingly cui bono? … Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a Friday joint press briefing with Canada’s top diplomat that the damage and disruption to the […]
Ukraine Forces Take Control of Lyman, a Key Transport Hub Inside Territory Recently Annexed by Russia
October 2nd, 2022Via: Reuters: Ukraine on Sunday claimed full control of the eastern logistics hub of Lyman, Kyiv’s most significant battlefield gain in weeks, providing a potential staging post for further attacks to the east while heaping further pressure on the Kremlin. The stinging setback for Russian President Vladimir Putin came after he proclaimed the annexation of […]
Putin Annexes Parts of Ukraine
September 30th, 2022Update: Reaction from NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg — Putin’s speech with English translation: Putin’s speech in Russian: Via: Reuters: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday presided over a ceremony to annex four Ukrainian regions partly occupied by his forces, escalating his seven-month war and taking it into an unpredictable new phase. “This is the […]
