Archive for the 'War' Category
Coup Attempt Underway in Turkey
July 15th, 2016Via: Bloomberg: Turkey’s leaders said they have largely quelled an attempted military coup, after army officers claimed to have seized power in the country. Clashes persisted in major cities as tanks blockaded roads, soldiers fought with police and warplanes bombed the parliament in Ankara. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, by video link to a local TV […]
France: 84 Dead in Nice Truck Attack
July 14th, 2016Via: NBC: The death toll continued to climb Friday as forensics teams combed the scene where a truck driver mowed down dozens of revelers after a fireworks display at the French seaside. Police told to NBC News that 84 people were now confirmed dead following the attack in the coastal city of Nice. French President […]
U.S. Officials Refuse to Comment on Reports That CIA Weapons for Syria “Rebels” Stolen Again
July 13th, 2016I don’t know who this is or when it happened, but it’s at the U.S. State Department. If you look in the background, the screen says state.gov. In any event, this is definitely one for your Not The Onion file folder. Via: WTFRLY:
Hague Rules Against Beijing on South China Sea Claims
July 12th, 2016…China throws toys. Via: Guardian: China has lost a key international legal case over strategic reefs and atolls that it claims would give it control over disputed waters of the South China Sea. The judgment by an international tribunal in The Hague is overwhelmingly in favour of claims by the Philippines and will increase global […]
Pentagon Sending Hundreds More Troops to Iraq
July 11th, 2016Via: Reuters: The United States is stepping up its military campaign against Islamic State (IS) by sending hundreds more troops to assist Iraqi forces in an expected push on Mosul, the militants’ largest stronghold, later this year. U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter made the announcement on Monday during a visit to Baghdad where he met […]
Dallas: Multiple Snipers Ambush, Kill 5 Officers, Injure 11
July 7th, 2016Suspect Killed with Explosive Delivered by Robot Via: Los Angeles Times: Police used a “bomb robot” early Friday to kill a gunman after five police officers were killed and seven others wounded in downtown Dallas during a protest over recent police shootings in Minnesota and Louisiana, officials said. “We cornered one suspect and we tried […]
USU Students Learn Public Health, Zombie Style
July 6th, 2016Nothing to see here. The zombie theme just, “Keeps the material interesting” for students, etc. Via: U.S. Department of Defense: A course at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences here is teaching students global health care delivery in a unique way that’s sure to be a “thriller.” Students in USU’s family nurse practitioner […]
Top 5 Guns to Get Before an Election
July 6th, 2016I’ve got three honorable mentions. 1) SIG 556 Classic Swat 2) FN PS90 3) FN M249S *chortle* Via: Iraqveteran8888:
AI Fighter Pilot Wins in Combat Simulation
June 28th, 2016Via: BBC: An artificially intelligent fighter pilot system has defeated two attacking jets in a combat simulation. The AI, known as Alpha, used four virtual jets to successfully defend a coastline against two attacking aircraft – and did not suffer any losses. Alpha, which was developed by a US team, also triumphed in simulation against […]
While Brazil Was Eradicating Zika Mosquitoes, America Made Them Into Weapons
June 24th, 2016Via: Atlas Obscura: In the 1950s, while in South America military-like brigades were hunting down Aedes aegypti, in the United States, the Army was falling in love with the same mosquito. At Fort Detrick, the military’s biological weapons base in Maryland, in great secret, Army scientists were considering how fleas, grasshoppers, and mosquitoes might be […]
