Archive for the 'War' Category
USS Portland Fires Laser Weapon, Downs Drone in First At-Sea Test
May 22nd, 2020Via: U.S. Naval Institute: Amphibious ship USS Portland (LPD-27) shot down a drone with a laser weapon during a first-of-its-kind at-sea test of the Navy’s high-energy laser weapon system. The Navy is currently developing and testing a portfolio of laser weapons, some of which are more powerful but only suited for ships with greater power-generation […]
Washington Post Claims Trump Administration Considering Nuclear Weapon Test
May 22nd, 2020Washington Post + Anonymous “Officials” = [???] Via: The Hill: Members of the Trump administration have explored conducting the first U.S. nuclear test since 1992 in a move that would mark a reversal from a decades-long freeze on such tests. A senior administration official and two former officials familiar with the deliberations told The Washington […]
Federal Government Buys Riot Gear, Increases Security Funding, Citing Coronavirus Pandemic
May 17th, 2020In other news, Trump Will Mobilize Military to Distribute Coronavirus Vaccine When It’s Ready. Via: The Intercept: The federal government has ramped up security and police-related spending in response to the coronavirus pandemic, including issuing contracts for riot gear, disclosures show. The purchase orders include requests for disposable cuffs, gas masks, ballistic helmets, and riot […]
Alan Dershowitz, an Associate of Jeffrey Epstein, “You Have No Right NOT to be Vaccinated”
May 17th, 2020“If you refuse to be vaccinated the state has the power to literally take you to a doctor’s office and plunge a needle into your arm.” Via: HighImpactVlogs:
Trump Discusses the State of Vaccine Development
May 15th, 2020Update: Why Don’t We Already Have a Coronavirus Vaccine? Via: Prof. Delores Cahill on The Highwire: — Debunking the Narrative (With Prof. Dolores Cahill) Via: Fox:
DOD Awards $138 Million Contract, Enabling Prefilled Syringes for Future COVID-19 Vaccine
May 13th, 2020Via: U.S. Department of Defense: Statement attributed to Lt. Col. Mike Andrews, Department of Defense spokesman: “Today the Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, announce a $138 million contract with ApiJect Systems America for “Project Jumpstart” and “RAPID USA,” which together will dramatically expand U.S. production capability for domestically […]
Deployment of Military Inside Mexico to Continue
May 12th, 2020Via: Reuters: Mexico’s president has ordered the armed forces to tackle security on the streets for another four years, extending a policy he had previously criticized as the government struggles to curb runaway violence. In a notice published in the Official Gazette, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador ordered that the Armed Forces (FA) participate “in […]
X-37B Space Plane’s Microwave Power Beam Experiment
May 10th, 2020Via: The Drive: The X-37B’s upcoming mission is known as both Orbital Test Vehicle-6 (OTV-6) and U.S. Space Force-7 (USSF-7). It will carry out missions that will assess the effects of cosmic radiation and other “space effects” on plant seeds and various material samples. According to a Space Force press release, which went out on […]
Pentagon Official: FCC Decision on 5G Threatens GPS, National Security
May 8th, 2020Via: The Hill: Pentagon officials on Wednesday criticized the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) recent decision to allow Virginia-based satellite communications company Ligado to deploy a nationwide mobile network, saying that it could have adverse effects on GPS signals that are integral to the military’s operations. “GPS has also long been a critical technology that has […]
Trump Administration Drafting ‘Artemis Accords’ Pact for Moon Mining
May 7th, 2020Via: Reuters: The Trump administration is drafting a legal blueprint for mining on the moon under a new U.S.-sponsored international agreement called the Artemis Accords, people familiar with the proposed pact told Reuters. … The Trump administration and other spacefaring countries see the moon as a key strategic asset in outer space. The moon also […]
