Tag: simulation
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#Geopolitiks / #WarWhores: At Home and Abroad
US War Game Sees Perils of Israeli Strike Against Iran from nytimes.com: A classified war simulation held this month to assess the repercussions of an Israeli attack on Iran forecasts that the strike would lead to a wider regional war, which could draw in the United States and leave hundreds of Americans dead, according to…
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miltech & more: xe, fcs, global tv, battlebots & nasa billions
pirate bay trial ends, verdict due apr17 blackwater’s prince cuts & runsfrom danger room: The rebranding of Blackwater continues. First, the mercenary firm expands beyond its core, guns-for-hire business. Then, the company changes its name – to the inscrutable, barely-pronounceable “Xe.” The latest: Outspoken and controversial firm founder Erik Prince announces he’s stepping down as…
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daily dose of terror: drills, darpa, sims & dew
darpa sims, directed energy weapons darpa wants sim to ‘resurrect’ battlefield traumafrom danger room: Far-off commanders can already watch battles unfold, thanks to spy drones, streaming video overhead. They can read after-action reports, to learn how troops on the ground experienced the fight. But those officers don’t have detailed, digitally-animated simulations, merging all that info…
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dix tricks, urban panic, nuke breach & homeschool security
playing tricks with the fort dix six?from time: “Now you see why we were going to sacrifice all for the sake of allah in jihad,” says the neatly handwritten note on prison-issue paper. “We weren’t able to finish.” Those seemingly incriminating words are part of a letter the U.S. Attorney’s office in New Jersey says…