Tag: south korea
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North Korea Sending Message to U.S. with Missile Barrage
from usatoday.com: A barrage of artillery fire between North and South Korea across disputed maritime borders on Monday marked an annual show of force by North Korea intent on sending a message to the U.S. as it conducts military exercises nearby. North Korea’s missile launches into the Yellow (West) Sea followed by a threat of…
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US Sends Troops to Korean Peninsula as Instability Grows
from usnews.com: The U.S. military is sending 800 more troops, as well as tanks and armored vehicles to South Korea in February, the Pentagon announced Tuesday, as the latest step in America’s attempts to quell perceived instability in the Pacific rim. The unit from the 1st U.S. Cavalry Division based out of Fort Hood, Texas,…
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South Korea Hit by Cyber Attack – North Korea to Blame?
South Korean broadcasters and banks were hit with a cyber attack at 2 PM local time on Wednesday, temporarily taking down computers inside companies like Shinhan Bank, Nonghyup Bank, Munhwa Broadcasting Corp., Yonhap Television News and Korea Broadcasting System.
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To The Moon? Firm Hopes To Sell $1.5 Billion Trips
A team of former NASA executives is launching a private venture to send people to the moon for a price that is definitely out of this world.
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#Newspurge: Live The Life You’re Dreaming Of
JPM, Barclays Said Among Banks to Get Libor Subpoenas // Summer of Strategic Tension // Video: Conservative filmmaker behind ‘2016: Obama’s America’ says he ‘learned some lessons’ from Michael Moore, prepares for wide release // #CivilWar of 2016: “Full Spectrum Operations in the Homeland: A ‘Vision’ of the Future.” // Owner of mine made famous on…
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#DataDump: #Flame, Blame, Hall of Fame and more
Massive Spy Malware ‘Flame’ Infiltrating Iranian Computers // SKorea teens flock online to snitch on pro-North posts // 33 Inducted Into The Internet Hall of Fame // SpaceX’s mission ends with a splashdown in the Pacific // NASA Shuttle Bus Delayed
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#PopOcculture: Flesh Pills, Kennedy Curse, Ivens Search and more
South Korea cracks down on baby flesh pills // Jury convicts #Balfour of murdering actress Hudson’s family // Questions remain after nearly 200 pages of documents released in Trayvon Martin shooting case // ‘Sound Of My Voice’ examines the inner workings of a cult // Man sets himself on fire outside Breivik trial // Pastor…
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North Korea to Freeze Nuclear Work, US to Give Food Aid
North Korea announced on Wednesday that it would suspend its nuclear weapons tests and uranium enrichment and allow international inspectors to monitor activities at its main nuclear complex.
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#warwhores: drones, drills, defence
it’s a #drone’s world. we just live in it* air force says reporters not welcome at drone base anymore* mini-missile promises to shrink the drone war* mini-nukes & 9 more air weapons that will blow you away!* successful US-korean exercises rely on lockmart sim tech* hero marine sues defense giant bae after sniper scope fight*…
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9/9 defcon: i9/11, sources & sat crash
cybercrooks aiming to cash in on 9/11 anniversary* mars rovers carry 9/11 tributes* cia, mossad also targeted in massive diginotar cert breach* scientist stewart nozette pleads guilty to attempted espionage* the spy who tweeted me: intel community wants to monitor social media* video: google raided by south korean anti-trust officials* sources exposed as unredacted state…
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8/18 Defcon: Sabotage, Lawsuits & Spacelife
Scotland Yard Four cleared on #Phonehacking // Phone hacking: Glenn Mulcaire sues NotW publisher // Cyber recruits key part of NSA hiring blitz // Meet Verizon’s newest security force – Blackwater // NASA says Comet Elenin will definitely not hit earth // Video: DNA building blocks found in space
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US Aides ‘Believe’ China ‘Probably’ Examined Stealth Copter In Pakistan
In the days after the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, Pakistan’s intelligence service probably allowed Chinese military engineers to examine the wreckage of a stealth American helicopter that crashed during the operation, according to American officials and others familiar with the classified intelligence assessments…
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5/26 Newspurge: Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win
Intel unit told before 9/11 to stop tracking Osama // 20 questions for anyone who thinks the economic crisis over // Notes of a screenwriter, Mad as hell; Paddy Chayefsky’s notes for ‘Network’ // Judge won’t muzzle FBI before Treebomber terror plot trial

