Archive for the 'War' Category
Trump Says He Fired National Security Advisor John Bolton
September 10th, 2019Via: CNBC: President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he had fired national security advisor John Bolton, saying he had “disagreed strongly with many of his suggestions.” “I informed John Bolton last night that his services are no longer needed at the White House. I disagreed strongly with many of his suggestions, as did others in […]
Saudi Arabia Wants to Enrich Uranium
September 9th, 2019Via: Reuters: Saudi Arabia wants to enrich uranium for its nuclear power program, its energy minister said on Monday, potentially complicating talks with Washington on an atomic pact and the role of U.S. companies. Uranium enrichment has been a sticking point with the United States, especially after Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in 2018 […]
Army Starts Testing Next Generation Squad Weapons In 27-Month Test
September 9th, 2019Via: ZeroHedge: The U.S. Army is getting much closer to deploying the next generation weapon that could soon replace the M4 carbine and M249 light machine gun sometime in the early 2020s. On Aug. 29, the Army announced it selected three defense companies to deliver prototype weapons for the Next Generation Squad Weapons (NGSW) program. […]
America Needs a “Dead Hand”
September 4th, 2019Related: “There’s no way a human can keep up, so you’ve got to delegate to machines.” Via: War on the Rocks: America’s nuclear command, control, and communications (NC3) system comprises many component systems that were designed and fielded during the Cold War — a period when nuclear missiles were set to launch from deep within […]
Fire Did Not Cause 3rd Tower’s Collapse on 9/11, New Study Finds
September 3rd, 2019Via: Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth: On September 11, 2001, at 5:20 PM, the 47-story World Trade Center Building 7 collapsed into its footprint, falling more than 100 feet at the rate of gravity for 2.5 seconds of its seven-second destruction. Despite calls for the evidence to be preserved, New York City officials had […]
DARPA to Fight Fake News
September 3rd, 2019From my ancient post on the American Culture Bomb: In summary, the U.S. military is aware that “American Culture” is a strategic weapon that is capable of defeating an enemy, or entire populations, without necessarily having to kill them. The U.S. military, however, must and will kill in order to allow “American Culture” into a […]
Welcome to a New Era of Machine-Driven Warfare
September 3rd, 2019Via: The Atlantic: “There’s no way a human can keep up, so you’ve got to delegate to machines.”
Chinese Government to Hong Kong Protestors: “The End Is Coming”
September 2nd, 2019Via: CBS: On Monday an editorial in Chinese state media warned “the end is coming for those attempting to disrupt Hong Kong.” It didn’t give detail on any specific upcoming action, but it could be referring to a potential crackdown by Chinese troops, who have massed both inside Hong Kong territory, and just across the […]
Retrofit Robot Pilot Can Grab Flight Controls, Read Instruments, Take Off, Navigate, Land
August 31st, 2019Does it chat with ATC??? Via: New Scientist: A robot pilot is learning to fly. It has passed its pilot’s test and flown its first plane, but it has also had its first mishap too. Unlike a traditional autopilot, the ROBOpilot Unmanned Aircraft Conversion System literally takes the controls, pressing on foot pedals and handling […]
Cost of U.S. War in Afghanistan: About $1 Trillion
August 29th, 2019Via: BBC: So, according to the US Department of Defense, the total military expenditure in Afghanistan (from October 2001 until March 2019) was $760bn. That’s significantly more than the figure given by the Afghan president. But an independent study carried out by Brown University’s Cost of War Project argues that the official US figures for […]
