Tag: weapons
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US develops 14-ton super bomb
bigger than russian vacuum bombfrom ria novosti: The U.S. has a 14-ton super bomb more destructive than the vacuum bomb just tested by Russia, a U.S. general said Wednesday. The statement was made by retired Lt. General McInerney, chairman of the Iran Policy Committee, and former Assistant Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force.…
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news on the march
ron paul for president 2.0from time: Kissing babies, stumping on the campaign tour and meeting with the local supporters all seems so… well 1.0. Texas Congressman and libertarian Dr. Ron Paul represents the new 2.0 candidate, with his success recruiting supporters through new social media channels. But Congressman Paul’s online supporters may run far afield…
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pentagon’s new drug weapons
from wired: They’ve got Skunk, they’ve got Special K, they’ve got Angel Dust, they’ve got Aceeeeed… and they’ve also got a whole pharmacy of extra special stuff that they’re not going to tell anyone about. They’re heavily armed, and the law can’t touch them. Because they’re the Pentagon’s own nonlethal chemical weapons developers. While the…
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190,000 US guns given to iraqis remain unaccounted for
from raw story: A new GAO report shows that about 190,000 guns, given to Iraqi security forces in 2004 and 2005 during training, have gone missing, the Washington Post reports. The forces were being trained by present-day commander Gen. David H. Petraeus when the weapons were distributed; according to the GAO, proper procedure was not…
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oswald ‘had no time to fire all kennedy bullets’
from telegraph: Lee Harvey Oswald could not have acted alone in assassinating President John F Kennedy, according to a new study by Italian weapons experts of the type of rifle Oswald used in the shootings. In fresh tests of the Mannlicher-Carcano bolt-action weapon, supervised by the Italian army, it was found to be impossible for…
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israel unveils portable hunter-killer robot
from reuters: An Israeli defense firm on Thursday unveiled a portable robot billed as being capable of entering most combat zones alone and engaging enemies with an onboard armory that includes a machine-pistol and grenades. The VIPeR, roughly the size of a small television, was invented as part of Israel’s efforts to develop weaponry that…
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US, china & russia ♥ cluster bombs
from washington post: Forty-six countries agreed Friday to push for a global treaty banning cluster bombs, a move activists hope will force the superpowers that oppose the effort – the U.S., China and Russia – to abandon the weapons… Of the 49 countries attending the Oslo conference, only three – Japan, Poland and Romania -…
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US hands major weapons supplies to afghan army
from reuters/yahoo: The Unites States handed over thousands of weapons and hundreds of vehicles to Afghanistan’s fledgling national army on Thursday as part of its strategy to boost local security forces in the fight against the Taliban. Afghan President Hamid Karzai attended the handover of 800 High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicles and other trucks, and…
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wyden: ‘stop arming iran’
from ap/yahoo: The Pentagon said Tuesday it had stopped selling surplus F-14 parts, announcing the step after congressional criticism of security weaknesses that had given buyers for countries including Iran access to the aircraft parts and other valuable gear. Sales of parts from the recently retired fleet were halted last Friday, Defense Logistics Agency spokesman…
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weapons for iran & china traced to pentagon
from international herald tribune: The U.S. military has sold forbidden equipment at least a half-dozen times to middlemen for countries – including Iran and China – who exploited security flaws in the Defense Department’s surplus auctions. The sales include fighter jet parts and missile components. In one case, federal investigators said, the contraband made it…
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air force chief: test weapons on testy US mobs
from ap: Nonlethal weapons such as high-power microwave devices should be used on American citizens in crowd-control situations before being used on the battlefield, the Air Force secretary said Tuesday. The object is basically public relations. Domestic use would make it easier to avoid questions from others about possible safety considerations, said Secretary Michael Wynne.…