Archive for the 'War' Category
Russian Forces in Ukraine
March 24th, 2014Via: Globe and Mail: The NATO alliance’s top commander in Europe pushed already sky-high tensions in Europe even higher on Sunday when he told a conference in Brussels that Russia had massed a large and battle-ready military force along its border with Ukraine. “The force that is at the Ukrainian border now to the east […]
Navy SEALs Seize Oil Tanker from Libyan Rebels
March 18th, 2014Via: USA Today: A U.S. Navy SEAL raid to seize control of an oil tanker that had been commandeered by Libyan rebels reflects a broad U.S. policy to try and help bolster the country’s weak central government, which has struggled since the overthrow of Moammar Gadhafi in 2011. No shots were fired during the operation, […]
RUSSIAN FORCES SEIZE GAS FACILITY INSIDE UKRAINE
March 15th, 2014Via: Telegraph: Ukraine’s military mobilised to thwart an apparent Russian advance for the first time on Saturday night as Kiev sent paratroops to defend a gas facility near Crimea with tensions high in the hours leading up to Sunday’s independence referendum. The foreign ministry in Kiev denounced an “invasion” by Russia’s forces into its mainland, […]
Drones Will Cause an Upheaval of Society Like we Haven’t Seen in 700 Years
March 13th, 2014Via: Quartz: The human race is on the brink of momentous and dire change. It is a change that potentially smashes our institutions and warps our society beyond recognition. It is also a change to which almost no one is paying attention. I’m talking about the coming obsolescence of the gun-wielding human infantryman as a […]
Fleet of Drones to Patrol Australia’s Borders
March 12th, 2014Via: New Zealand Herald: Australia has announced plans for a fleet of giant high-tech unmanned drones to help patrol the nation’s borders, monitoring energy infrastructure and attempts to enter the country illegally. Prime Minister Tony Abbott said the Triton Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, which can remain airborne for 33 hours, would be based in the southern […]
Google Glass-Like Headgear for Soldiers; And “Then You’ve Got the Issue of Distraction”
March 12th, 2014Via: Mashable: The American military may soon be filled with soldiers sporting Google Glass-like headgear that can measure distances, display 3D building layouts, transmit video from a drone and more, all on a glass display right in front of their eyes. … What they can’t do is ensure that the data stream doesn’t cut out […]
NATO Jets to Monitor Ukraine Border
March 10th, 2014Via: BBC: Nato is to deploy reconnaissance planes in Poland and Romania to monitor the Ukrainian crisis. It gave the go-ahead for the flights on Monday, a Nato spokesman said. “All Awacs [Airborne Warning and Control System] reconnaissance flights will take place solely over alliance territory,” the official said. It comes as Russia cements its […]
Moscow Signals It Will Embrace Crimean Move for Secession
March 7th, 2014Via: New York Times: Leaders of both houses of Russia’s Parliament said on Friday that they would support a vote by Crimea to break away from Ukraine and become a new region of the Russian Federation, the first public signal that the Kremlin was backing the secessionist move that Ukraine, the United States and other […]
RUSSIA DEMANDS SURRENDER OF UKRAINE’S CRIMEA FORCES
March 3rd, 2014Update: Moscow Denies Ultimatum Via: euronews: Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called on Russia’s western partners on Monday to put aside geopolitical calculations and think about the Ukrainian people. “We call for a responsible approach, to put aside geopolitical calculations, and above all to put the interests of the Ukrainian people first,” he said in Geneva […]
China Vows ‘Iron Fist’ Response to Deadly Train Station Attack
March 2nd, 2014Via: Christian Science Monitor: For more than a year, the Chinese media have published regular reports of deadly violent incidents in the predominantly Muslim province of Xinjiang, in China’s far west. More than 100 people died last year in clashes between the police and ethnic Uighurs identified by the government as terrorists seeking independence from […]
