Archive for the 'War' Category
Flashback: 390th Strategic Missile Wing in Tucson, Arizona
August 1st, 2016Via: BBC: “Once the launch sequence is initiated, the commander follows a row of lights on their console,” explains Morris. “From launch enable, silo soft – which means the silo door is open – guidance go, fire engine, lift off.” And that is it.
The Obama Administration Has Brokered More Weapons Sales Than Any Other Administration Since World War II
July 31st, 2016Via: The Nation: The numbers should stagger anyone. According to the latest figures available from the Congressional Research Service, the United States was credited with more than half the value of all global arms transfer agreements in 2014, the most recent year for which full statistics are available. At 14 percent, the world’s second largest […]
After 100 Years World War I Battlefields Are Poisoned and Uninhabitable
July 29th, 2016Via: We Are the Mighty: At places like Verdun, the artillery barrages were so overwhelming, 150 shells hit every square meter of the battlefield. Concentrated barrages and driving rains turned the battlefield into a quagmire that swallowed soldiers and shells alike. Further complicating the cleanup is the soil contamination caused by the remains of humans […]
France to Create New National Guard
July 28th, 2016Via: The Local: France will soon have its own National Guard the president announced on Thursday as he aims to boost security to protect the French population facing repeated terror attacks. President François Hollande announced on Thursday that a new National Guard would be created from existing reserve forces. The move comes after a spate […]
Germany: Several Dead, Injured After Shots Fired at Munich Shopping Center
July 22nd, 2016Gunman Found Dead Via: CNN: At least nine people were killed and 21 others hurt Friday in a shooting rampage at a busy shopping district in Munich, Germany, police said. Police searched for attackers, thinking there might be three, and found a man who’d killed himself on a side street near Olympia shopping mall, police […]
$13 Billion Aircraft Carrier Struggles with Air Operations, Can’t Defend Itself, Systems ‘Likely Require Redesigning’
July 21st, 2016Well, the good news is that $13 billion looks like pocket lint compared to the cost of the F-35 catastrophe. Have a nice day. Via: Bloomberg: The U.S. Navy’s newest aircraft carrier isn’t ready for warfare. The $12.9 billion USS Gerald R. Ford — the most expensive warship ever built — may struggle to launch […]
Trump Appears to Put Conditions on Aiding NATO Allies
July 21st, 2016The U.S. has always run protection rackets with its “international partners.” Does Trump coming out and practically saying, We’re going to run protection rackets, make the situation any worse? Here’s the shock and hysteria from the Clinton camp over this: “For decades, the United States has given an ironclad guarantee to our NATO allies: we […]
Incirlik Air Base: Post-Coup Power Cut Remains at U.S. Site, 2,700 Personnel Confined
July 20th, 2016Via: NBC: A Turkish air base widely believed to house U.S. nuclear weapons continued to rely on backup generators Wednesday, five days after a failed coup plunged the country into crisis. Commercial power was cut to Incirlik Air Base in southern Turkey and the airspace above it closed within hours of Friday’s attempted military takeover […]
The H-Bombs in Turkey
July 18th, 2016Via: The New Yorker: Among the many questions still unanswered following Friday’s coup attempt in Turkey is one that has national-security implications for the United States and for the rest of the world: How secure are the American hydrogen bombs stored at a Turkish airbase? The Incirlik Airbase, in southeast Turkey, houses NATO’s largest nuclear-weapons […]
Baton Rouge: Three Officers Shot Dead, Three Others Injured
July 17th, 2016Gavin Long Named as Baton Rouge Gunman Via: Guardian: Gavin Long, the man identified on Sunday as the deadly shooter of police officers in Baton Rouge, left behind an online trail to web pages featuring complaints about the treatment of African Americans by police. Using the pseudonym “Cosmo Setepenra”, Long, 29, railed in a series […]
