Archive for the 'War' Category
China Helped Saudis Build Secret Nuclear Site For Extracting Yellowcake
August 6th, 2020Via: ZeroHedge: When it comes to America’s allies in the Middle East, Washington has long “looked the other way” while they recklessly pursue questionable weapons technology. Think Pakistan’s nuclear program at a time when the Reagan administration prioritized fighting the Soviets in Afghanistan, or Israel’s estimated 100 to possibly 200 undeclared nukes. This has more […]
How Congress Maintains Endless War
August 3rd, 2020The argument that the two parties should represent opposed ideals and policies, one, perhaps, of the Right and the other of the Left, is a foolish idea acceptable only to doctrinaire and academic thinkers. Instead, the two parties should be almost identical, so that the American people can ‘throw the rascals out’ at any election […]
Nimbus Data ExaDrive: 100TB Capacity in 3.5 Inch Form Factor, Costs $40,000
July 31st, 2020Send a few trucksloads over. And keep’em coming. Utah Data Center: The Utah Data Center (UDC), also known as the Intelligence Community Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative Data Center, is a data storage facility for the United States Intelligence Community that is designed to store data estimated to be on the order of exabytes or larger. […]
U.S. to Pull 12,000 Troops Out of Germany
July 29th, 2020Via: Guardian: The US is planning to pull nearly 12,000 troops out of Germany in a move the Pentagon insisted was about long-term strategy, but which Donald Trump said was to punish Berlin for low defence spending. Of a total of 11,900 personnel that will be leaving Germany under the proposal, 6,400 will be returning […]
How to Fake an Alien Invasion
July 28th, 2020From 2015. Via: Corbett Report:
Sailor Holding A Laser Rifle Aboard The Nuclear Submarine USS Minnesota
July 27th, 2020Via: The Warzone: Submarines are at their most vulnerable when transiting on the surface in busy waterways. As such, force protection is critical in order to shield them from everything from explosive-laden boats to drones. When just a number of seconds can mean the difference between a possible threat and an imminent attack, having a […]
DoD Doctrine on Nuclear Operations Published, Taken Offline
July 26th, 2020Via: Federation of American Scientists: Height of Burst (HOB). A weapon may be set to detonate at or near the Earth’s surface. Some weapons may be employed at higher altitudes. Selection of HOB enables planners to take advantage of the incident blast wave, with resulting dynamic air pressures to vary the effect on the target. […]
FBI Arrests Chinese Researcher for Visa Fraud After She Hid at Consulate in San Francisco
July 25th, 2020Via: CNBC: A researcher who took refuge in the Chinese consulate in San Francisco after allegedly lying to investigators about her Chinese military service was arrested and will appear in court on Monday, according to a senior Justice Department official. According to court documents unsealed earlier this week in the Eastern District of California, Juan […]
New York Times: “Off-World Vehicles Not Made on This Earth”
July 25th, 2020Mmm hmm. My commentary on this CIA so-called UFO “disclosure” operation remains: Limited Hangout: ‘Wow, What Is That?’ Navy Pilots Report Unexplained Flying Objects Via: New York Times: Eric W. Davis, an astrophysicist who worked as a subcontractor and then a consultant for the Pentagon U.F.O. program since 2007, said that, in some cases, examination […]
Trump Eases Restrictions On Armed Drone Sales Abroad
July 25th, 2020Via: DefenseOne: The Trump administration is relaxing arms export restrictions, a move long sought by drone makers but one that critics say will provide little competitive edge to U.S. companies even as it alienates allies. U.S. drone makers have complained that regulations have allowed China to sell copycat dones to U.S. allies and partners. “We […]
