Archive for the 'War' Category
Pentagon to Destroy $1 Billion Worth of Ammunition [???]
April 29th, 2014Via: USA Today: The Pentagon plans to destroy more than $1 billion worth of ammunition although some of those bullets and missiles could still be used by troops, according to the Pentagon and congressional sources. It’s impossible to know what portion of the arsenal slated for destruction — valued at $1.2 billion by the Pentagon […]
Firearms Applications Surge, Swamp Registration System
April 26th, 2014Via: USA Today: A record surge in recent firearms production and transactions have swamped the federal government’s automated registration system for select weapons, including machine guns. In a notice earlier this month to the firearms industry, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said it was temporarily suspending parts of its computerized system to […]
Pentagon: Russian Warplanes Violate Ukraine’s Airspace
April 25th, 2014Via: USA Today: Russian warplanes have entered Ukrainian airspace several times in the last 24 hours, the Pentagon announced Friday. U.S. officials called on Russia to cease the operations, said Army Col. Steve Warren, a Pentagon spokesman. “We call upon the Russians to take immediate steps to de-escalate the situation,” Warren said. Army Gen. Martin […]
Pentagon’s Superpowered Autopilot Will Do the Work of 5 Crew Members
April 22nd, 2014Via: Wired: Some think that the Defense Department couldn’t possibly reduce its forces as much as it claims it will. After all, who would fly the planes? Now DARPA has an answer. The Pentagon’s research arm is developing a sophisticated, drop-in autopilot that can replace as many as five crew members of a military aircraft, […]
The Ticking Time-Bomb at the Bottom of the Baltic Sea
April 21st, 2014Via: The Economist: THERE IS something dangerous lurking in the shallow waters of the Baltic Sea. Nearly 70 years after the victorious Allies dumped thousands of tonnes of Nazi chemical weapons and chemical agents into the Baltic Sea, experts have warned of an environmental disaster as the weapons corrode and their deadly contents spill into […]
Clearer Images of Classified Aircraft Over Wichita
April 18th, 2014Via: KSN: Jeff Templin is a amateur photographer. He says he’s seen it all until now. While taking pictures of wildlife back in February, something caught his eye. He said it looked like an unusual contrail. “Right over the city, clear as a bell,” said Templin. “Anyone that was looking up would have seen it. […]
The Silent Hybrid Motorcycles the Pentagon Will Use for Stealth Raids
April 18th, 2014Via: Wired: Special Forces teams are all about silently penetrating remote areas and executing complex, lightning-fast raids. Now DARPA is developing a new vehicle to soundlessly race commandoes to their missions: stealthy, hybrid-powered motorcycles. The idea is to develop a hybrid power system that relies on both electric and gas power, allowing special ops to […]
Reid: Bundy Supporters Are “Domestic Terrorists”
April 18th, 2014Via: CBS: Supporters of Bunkerville rancher Cliven Bundy have been called domestic terrorists by Senator Harry Reid. He made the comments during an appearance at a Review-Journal event, and repeated them, saying “what happened there was domestic terrorism’ The government says Bundy owes more than a million dollars in grazing fees and fines stemming from […]
Heroin a Growing Threat Across USA, Police Say
April 17th, 2014In other news, Afghanistan Opium Harvest at Record High: Afghan opium cultivation has reached a record level, with more than 200,000 hectares planted with the poppy for the first time, the United Nations says. The UNODC report said the harvest was 36% up on last year, and if fully realised would outstrip global demand. Most […]
Blackwater Guards Finally to be Tried for Killing 14 Iraqi Civilians
April 16th, 2014Via: AllGov: One of the darkest episodes during the U.S. occupation of Iraq last decade is finally resulting in the prosecution of private American security guards who killed more than a dozen Iraqi civilians in a single incident. The name Blackwater became famous after the 2007 event in which guards from the security firm’s Raven […]
