Tag: weapons
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Retrovision: Air Mail or Rocket Post
A ban on missile research after World War I resulted in development of a large German civilian rocketry program to fill gap. Gerhard Zucker, a German businessman, promoted delivery by Rocket Mail in era of high rocket interest. Zucker unsuccessfully launched rockets filled with post, in both, Germany and Britain in 1933-34, according to Encyclopedia…
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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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Last of US’s Most Powerful Nuclear Bombs Dismantled In Texas
The last of a powerful class of nuclear weapons introduced into the U.S. arsenal at the height of the Cold War in 1962 was being dismantled on Tuesday at a nuclear weapons storage facility outside Amarillo, Texas.
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newsflash: the cia pitches scripts to hollywood
@NavigateNetflix: CIA Pitches Scripts to Hollywood from danger room: Are you an aspiring filmmaker who wants to produce a spy thriller? Well, you’re in luck because the CIA has a pile of script ideas lying around. Ironic, you say, that an organization known for secrecy is doling out helpful hints to Hollywood? The CIA doesn’t…
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9/15 Newspurge: Ritual Union
Obama White House monitored huge loan to ‘connected’ firm // US doctors steeped in big pharma drug money // Lacoste asks Norwegian police to prevent mass murderer Anders Breivik from wearing their brand to court // Alleging abuse of four boys, Portland lawyers file lawsuits against Boy Scouts // Group urges US to adopt electronic…
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Weekend War Losses In Afghanistan Worst Ever for US Empire
America’s elite Navy SEALs have again borne the worst of the Afghanistan war for the U.S. military, most of the SEALS were part of Team 6, the same unit that killed Osama bin Laden.
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8/4 Newspurge: High Treason/Cruel Summer
Fatal radiation level found at Fukushima Daiichi plant // US ‘recovers’ narco sub with 7.5 tons of cocaine // Al Gore says US needs an ‘American Spring’ // Norway police raise attack death toll from 76 to 77 // Senate panel keeps ‘Secret Patriot Act’ a secret // US special forces will be deployed in…
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2/24 Binge & Purge: Suburban Survivalists, Biofuels & Baby Gaga
Suburban survivalists hoarding food, water & weapons
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gaddafi flees libya, gives 15-second ‘speech’ amid uprising
from raw replay: As his government increasingly fell out beneath him, 41-year Libyan dictator Muammar al-Gaddafi struggled to keep projecting an image of power. After a day of rumors about whether he was still in the country, he was said to be planning a major speech Monday, but then appeared on state television for approximately…
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korean crisis escalates grand chessboard tension
north korea attack may be response to drills from danger room: It’s not the diplomacy-minded former president who is ready to spy, it’s the secretive nuclear submarine named for him. The surveillance and attack capabilities it’s supposed to have could keep the tense situation on the Korean peninsula from spiraling out of control. In the…
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Mystery Missile Launch Seen Off California Coast
Missile launch off California coast a show of force? from cbsnews: A mysterious missile launch off the southern California coast was caught by CBS affiliate KCBS’s cameras Monday night, and officials are staying tight-lipped over the nature of the projectile. CBS station KFMB put in calls to the Navy and Air Force Monday night about…



