Archive for the 'War' Category
Viral Images Of Putin’s ‘Cathedral Of War’ Like “A Glimpse Of An Alien Civilization”
June 22nd, 2020Via: ZeroHedge: At a moment that monuments in the West from statues of Thomas Jefferson to George Washington to Winston Churchill to Confederate generals like Robert E. Lee to various war memorials are being torn down, a new unprecedented in size memorial has gone up in Russia on the occasion of the country celebrating its […]
China’s Surprise, Years in the Planning: An EMP Attack
June 22nd, 2020Yeah, well, China’s not alone in this area. Via: The Hill: Hopefully, the U.S. Navy is better prepared to cope with an EMP attack than are DOE and DHS. A nuclear EMP attack against U.S. aircraft carriers is the key to victory in China’s military doctrine, as noted in a Feb. 12, 2000, article in […]
DARPA Wants Nuclear Thermal Propulsion
June 22nd, 2020Via: Ars Technica: There are many ways to get around space, but most of them are pretty slow. This is why, even when launching at an optimal time, a spacecraft leaving Earth requires about six months to reach orbit around Mars. For decades, many rocket scientists have looked to a propulsion system powered by a […]
Air Force Investigates Military Planes that Monitored Minneapolis, D.C. Protests
June 19th, 2020Via: Star Tribune: The Air Force inspector general is investigating whether the military improperly used a little-known reconnaissance plane to monitor protests in Washington and Minneapolis this month, the Air Force said on Thursday. The inquiry was apparently prompted by lawmakers who expressed concerns to Pentagon officials that the use of military surveillance airplanes may […]
In 2010 a Researcher Predicted Mayhem in U.S. in 2020, Now Says Civil War Possible
June 18th, 2020Via: Time: Not everyone took Peter Turchin seriously a decade ago when he said widespread civil unrest would sweep through the U.S. in 2020. “They had no reason to believe I wasn’t crazy,” says Turchin, a 63-year-old researcher who teaches cultural evolution at the University of Connecticut. In 2010, after analyzing historical cycles of instability, […]
Pentagon Surplus Handouts Stoke the Militarization of U.S. Police
June 14th, 2020This has been happening since 1997. Via: AFP: When US police flooded the streets around the country to confront protesters two weeks ago, for many it appeared like the army had deployed, with camouflage uniforms and combat gear, heavily armored anti-mine vehicles, and high-powered assault weapons. That’s not by accident. For years the US Defense […]
U.S. Army Flickr Page Inadvertently Reveals New Hypersonic Weapon Concept
June 11th, 2020Via: AviationWeek: A new hypersonic weapon concept has emerged inadvertently on a social media page managed by U.S. Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy that describes a Mach 5-plus projectile with the ability to penetrate into defended airspace and dispense a multi-role loitering air system over a target area.
Charles Lieber and China: Federal Grand Jury Indicts Harvard Scientist
June 11th, 2020Via: Boston Globe: A federal grand jury in Boston on Tuesday indicted a world-renowned Harvard nanoscientist on charges of lying about his ties to a university in China, prosecutors said. The indictment was handed up against Charles Lieber, 61, on two counts of making false statements to investigators, according to legal filings and US Attorney […]
Audio Engineers Built a Shield to Deflect Police Sound Cannons
June 10th, 2020I wouldn’t mess around with this. If police or military are willing to use LRAD on a crowd, permanent hearing loss could easily result. Via: Vice: Over the past two weeks, cops have been deploying every tool at their disposal to suppress worldwide protests and riots over the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony […]
World’s Most Powerful CW Handheld Laser
June 8th, 2020When I was a boy, I played with the 5mw red laser in my high school’s chemistry lab and it was good. These kids today… Via: styropyro:
