WASHINGTON – President Trump unleashed airstrikes on Syria on Thursday to punish its strongman, Bashar Assad, after a chemical attack this week that killed dozens of civilians, including children. The barrage amounted to the most significant military operation ordered by Trump, a newcomer to governing who had warned, before taking […]
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump declared Wednesday the deadly chemical attack in Syria crossed “many, many lines” and abruptly transformed his thinking about Syrian President Bashar Assad. Still, he pointedly refused to say what action the U.S. might take in response. Facing one of his first global crises, Trump blamed […]
What’s old is unfortunately new again: Recently, two US military officials said that America should be getting ready for a war in space, a sentence I am ashamed to write in the year 2017. Their advice was seemingly bolstered by a Hill article penned by two US national security experts […]
China has largely completed three major military bases in the South China Sea that have naval, air, radar and missile-defence facilities, according to a US thinktank. Related: South China Sea images reveal impact on coral of Beijing’s military bases “Beijing can now deploy military assets, including combat aircraft and mobile […]
Personally I’d call this propagandist saber – rattling, or at least Russia simply evening out the playing field. Scramjet technology and hypersonic ramjets have been around for decades in the West. Nevertheless, I thought this worthy of interest from a military/Defence point of view: https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/world/russia-builds-unstoppable-4600mph-missile-that-could-destroy-royal-navys-new-carriers/ar-BByM2ON?li=BBqdg4K&ocid=SK2MDHP Russia has developed an “unstoppable” hypersonic missile […]
Causing a stir in the MSM right now: New Hager book is Hit & Run: The New Zealand SAS in Afghanistan and the Meaning of Honour https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/21-03-2017/new-hager-book-is-hit-run-the-new-zealand-sas-in-afghanistan-and-the-meaning-of-honour/ By The Spinoff March 21, 2017 Nicky Hager and Jon Stephenson have just published Hit & Run: The New Zealand SAS in Afghanistan […]
Syria Shoots Down Israeli Plane After Israel Launches Air Operation In Support Of ISIS TOPICS:Brandon TurbevilleIsraelSyria March 18, 2017:Activist Post By Brandon Turbeville Only a week away from a number of Israeli officials making statements suggesting the buildup to a war with Hezbollah, the Israeli Air Force once again launched […]
https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/world/warfare-game-changer-as-us-army-chiefs-prepare-to-take-delivery-of-drone-busting-laser-weapon/ar-BByiiIz?li=BBqdg4K&ocid=SK2MDHP US army chiefs are to be handed a laser weapon that developers say will blast drones from the sky. Weapon manufacturing giant Lockheed Martin says it has finished a 60-kilowatt laser system that will be handed to the Army for further testing. First tests on the tank saw it […]
Cynthia McKinney has Rumsfeld by the balls in this 2005 archival footage. Child trafficking, 911, and missing $trillions are all questioned here. A timely reminder.
https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/world/you-can-now-watch-dozens-of-declassified-nuclear-test-films-on-youtube/ar-BByeGML?li=BBqdg4K&ocid=SK2MDHP Mushroom clouds were a common sight in the Nevada desert and the Pacific Proving Ground between 1945 and 1962. The US used the regions to carry out more than 200 atmospheric nuclear tests, before above ground explosions were banned in 1963. Now, a team of nuclear weapon physicists is […]