Tag: war games
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nat’l level exercise: terror drills, wargames & cog
thanks again to daily dose of terror US tests response to set of calamities: executive branch ‘runs’ govt from outside dc as mock crises mountfrom washington post: Thousands of key federal employees are being whisked from the Washington area by helicopter and car for a three-day test of their ability to run the government from…
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dcctv, red teams, red lights & washed-up drones
surveillance quietly expands in district of criminalsfrom washington times: Smile, Washington – the cameras are rolling whether you know it or not. Police and homeland security officials say they will not post signs around the more than 5,200 cameras being consolidated into one network under an initiative announced by Mayor Adrian M. Fenty… The first…
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global tensions: bombers, beijing, suez & subs
russian bombers fly close to US borderfrom afp: Russian bombers accompanied by Nato fighter jets have completed a patrol off the north west coast of the United States, the Russian air force said on Wednesday, Interfax reported. “NATO fighter jets accompanied the planes of long range aviation in the area of Alaska during the air…
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flashback: ‘operation dark winter’
from killtown: On June 22-23, 2001, just under 3 months before 9/11, the U.S. military held a senior-level war game at Andrews Air Force Base called Dark Winter. The scenario of this bio-terrorism drill was designed to simulate a smallpox attack in three states in which one of these states would be Pennsylvania. As a…
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wargames, drills, exercises, simulations & desensitization
israel to hold its largest-ever wargamesfrom jerusalem post: In the face of a possible escalation with Syria and Iran’s efforts to obtain a nuclear weapon, parts of the country will shut down next month in what security officials say will be the largest emergency exercise in Israel’s history. The drill, which is being organized by…
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cyber storm II, silver dragon
‘cyber storm II’ stirringfrom fcw: During the second week of March, nine states, four foreign governments, 18 federal agencies and 40 private companies will participate in Cyber Storm II (110kb PDF) – a weeklong simulation designed to better prepare the players for cyberattacks. DHS, FBI and the Defense Department are among the federal agencies that…
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china: one child, wargames & the pollution olympics
china may end the one-child limitfrom press tv: China, worried about an ageing population, is considering how to waive the one-child policy while keeping family-planning policies altogether… The rules are privately detested by most Chinese, and have been criticised abroad. US & china navies talk joint drillsfrom ap: The Chinese and U.S. navies may hold…
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cloud seeding, quake, b2 crash, wargames & details
cloud seeding controversy from kvii: Cloud seeding aims to maximize moisture in clouds and produce rainfall… Planes shoot flares of silver iodide into clouds in both the target area and the buffer zone…with only the goal of making it rain in the target area. Leading those in buffer zone to say…their rain is being stolen.…
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military exercise ‘solid curtain’ from sept 14-21
from navy compass: Exercise Solid Curtain 2007, a Navy force protection exercise, will be conducted on all naval installations in the continental United States Sept. 14 – 21, 2007. Exercise Solid Curtain 2007, conducted to enhance training and readiness of naval security personnel, is a regularly-scheduled exercise and is not in response to any specific…
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War Games Show Bush Wrong On Iraq Pullout
from raw story: Supporters of the war in Iraq – including President George W. Bush – claim that a withdrawal of US forces would lead to an al Qaeda takeover of Iraq. Yet according to Pentagon war games, this scenario is highly unlikely. On Wednesday’s Countdown Keith Olbermann interviewed Washington Post correspondent Thomas Ricks who…
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news on the march
3 guardsmen charged with human smugglingfrom new york times: Three members of the Texas National Guard helping patrol the Mexican border have been charged with human smuggling after federal agents found one of them in uniform driving a van crammed with 24 illegal immigrants north of Laredo, the Justice Department said Monday. The guardsmen, including…
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joint us-israeli military exercises begin
from rogue government/afp: American and Israeli air forces on Sunday began week-long joint exercises in southern Israel, simulating dog-fights and bombing targets on the ground, the army said. Dozens of aircraft are taking part in the exercises in the southern Negev desert, it said. Army radio said the exercises were taking place in the context…