2016-08-30, 17:49 | Link #141 |
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Slightly of subject, but I can't say I like WikiLeaks much. A lot of the secrets they like throwing onto the internet are the sort that can can get people killed, half the other could be lies to mess with images of groups a writer doesn't like and putting the personal details of groups like the BNP, nasty horrible people they are, seems a great way to encourage lynchings...
I know whistle blowing needs to happen when you got some big corruption going off, but when the site seems to enjoy encouraging crime and putting lifes at risk, I really wonder if its fits for purpose or just a anarchists 'fun game'. |
2016-09-04, 21:55 | Link #143 |
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Bomb-Dropping Jihadist Drones Won’t Stay in Syria:
"A video released by a Syrian jihadist group in September appears to depict a quadcopter-style drone dropping bombs onto loyalist positions — all taken from the drone’s point of view. The attacks took place just north of the regime-controlled city Hama, where rebel fighters have gained ground in recent days. During the first attack, a bomb exploded next to a group of soldiers who ran for cover. The second landed close to a group huddled near three light vehicles. Those soldiers ran, too. If the video is what it seems, it reveals a relatively uncommon — but not unprecedented — example of a terrorist group deploying weaponized drones. In this case, the bombs were small and there’s no visible sign anyone was hurt or killed from above. But the drone’s stable hover was enough to make the munitions quite accurate. A few feet more and the first bomb could’ve hit a soldier on the head. However, the attacks are indicative of Syria’s place as a proving ground of terrorist tactics that will likely have wider repercussions long after the war is over." See: https://warisboring.com/bomb-droppin...501#.rtjfif40c ========================== Maybe the Marines can shoot them down with their lasers. |
2016-10-26, 22:19 | Link #144 |
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The Pentagon Envisions a Horrible and Dystopian
Metropolis of the Future: "After spending nearly a decade fighting in urban terrain in Iraq and clandestine counter- terror operations around the globe under the auspices of the Global War on Terror, the Pentagon seems to view our urban combat of the future as very ominous indeed. The details of these challenges–and this gloomy vision of the future–are featured in a downright depressing video named “Megacities: Urban Future, the Emerging Complexity” that has been shown at the Joint Special Operations University. The video was obtained via a FOIA request by The Intercept. In it, visuals of crowded urban sprawl, riots, poverty and military operations are splashed across the screen as a narrator somberly describes a hugely complex and tactically bankrupt combat environment of the future." See: http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone...-of-the-future |
2016-11-25, 04:10 | Link #145 |
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The US and China are racing to create superior super soldiers:
"Today, the genetic arms race between China and the United States is becoming more clear to the public. Over the last few years the Chinese have been getting more aggressive. As they increase their power base, the Chinese are taking additional steps toward becoming an eventual global hegemon. We can see this in developments of their military technology, assertiveness in the South China Sea, military deployments to Africa, and a more forward-leaning approach to espionage. “No more grain of sand shit,” a former CIA officer recently told me in regards to Chinese espionage. The MSS and other Chinese intelligence services have become emboldened and more aggressive. Speaking about new gene-editing technology being used by Chinese doctors to fight cancer, Professor Carl June said, “I think this is going to trigger ‘Sputnik 2.0’, a biomedical duel on progress between China and the United States, which is important since competition usually improves the end product.” CRISPR gene-editing technology is used to remove cells that are exploited by cancer, then these cells are cultured and injected back into the patient. A Sputnik-style space race turned genetics race could be a wonderful project for all of humanity when it comes to fighting cancer." See: https://sofrep.com/68314/the-us-and-...uper-soldiers/ |
2016-12-23, 02:33 | Link #146 |
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Donald Trump Now Asking For Impossible Magic Fantasy Jet
So he wants a F/A-18 Super Hornet will all the abilities of a F-35. Yeah. What he's asking is not only impossible since both planes were made at different eras with different tech and different materials (the F-35 was made to be nearly invisible to radar) but building another new jet is just wasting more money.
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2017-01-12, 00:13 | Link #149 |
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US intelligence agency point to dangers of
growing and changing conflict: "Tensions among major states, terrorist threats, instability in weak states, and the spread of lethal and disruptive technologies mean the last 20 years’ trend of fewer and less intense conflicts appears to be reversing. Technology advances, new strategies, and an evolving global context are “challenging previous concepts of warfare.” This points to conflicts that are “more diffuse, diverse, and disruptive.” Greater access to weapons and technologies by states, non-state actors such as terrorist groups, criminal networks, and individuals mean many more organizations can engage in war, making conflict more diffuse. That will make for more complex conflicts and erode the distinction between combatants and non-combatants. Conflicts will become more diverse as they will vary across a wide spectrum that ranges from the use of economic coercion to cyber attacks to information operations to advanced weapons. All this will make it more difficult for governments to effectively prepare for a range of contingencies. Finally, conflict will become more disruptive as states and terrorists will aim to disrupt critical infrastructure, cohesion in society, and government functions rather than on defeat on the battlefield. The change in the character of conflict is likely to be marked by the increasing blurring of peacetime and wartime. China views media, legal and psychological forms of warfare – the “three warfares” as important to weakening enemy resolve. States use of “grey zone” approaches to avoid general war, could mean heightened risk of an inadvertent escalation of conflict or misinterpretation of adversary “red lines”. Another trend behind the change in character of conflict is the increasing capability of non-state groups to create greater disruption. The ability of Anonymous, the activist hacking group to disrupt is clear, while groups such as Islamic State have demonstrated considerable firepower. Access to 3D printing, autonomous control systems, and computer processors and sensors could allow terrorists groups to create tailored and intelligent weapons." See: http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.ph...ews&Itemid=248 |
2017-01-28, 04:12 | Link #150 |
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ISIS Drone Dropping Bomblet On Abrams Tank Is A Sign
Of What’s To Come: "One of the major tactical developments during the war against ISIS in Syria and Iraq has been the deployment of hobbyist and even homemade remote controlled aircraft —often referred to as “drones”—armed with small explosive charges. During the Battle of Mosul especially, Iraqi forces have experienced a threat from aerial bombardment by low-end drones on a level never seen before in combat. Meanwhile US forces in Iraq and Syria have also scrambled to adapt to and counter this growing capability. Yet the hard truth is that the Department of Defense has had plenty of time and warning to do just that. In fact, they spent many millions of dollars looking at the problem, but no hard action was really taken to develop countermeasures, which makes their scramble for countermeasures now all that more frustrating." See: http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone...-whats-to-come |
2017-02-25, 01:01 | Link #151 |
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The Danger of Metastasis:
"But as John E. McLaughlin of the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University explained before Congress history itself may be preparing the soil for ISIS to take root. It will encounter extraordinarily favorable conditions in the next decades as burgeoning non-Western populations flock to megacities in the Third world, if not to Europe perfect for their style of fighting." "The megacity will become the dominant form of human habitation over the next half century. A West Point's Modern War Institute warned they could constitute a battlespace that could easily swallow up all the armies of the earth. "By 2030, a projected 662 cities will have at least one million residents. And the number of 'megacities' in the world—those with ten million residents or more—is projected to grow from thirty-one to forty-one in the same period." US Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said "in the future, I can say with very high degrees of confidence, the American Army is probably going to be fighting in urban areas."" "The Modern War Institute has more recently followed the hypothetical activities of a Task Force Gotham as it battles through the teeming cities of Pakistan and various other locales some time in 2029. It reads like science fiction with accounts of terrorist radiological shrapnel, army sensor drones, comms over mesh nets, men behind breaching lances, etc but it is really a serious attempt by military professionals to think about what it will be like when they meet ISIS -- again. And meet them they probably will. Microsoft's Bill Gates warned the Munich Security Conference last week that governments were overlooking the threat of biological warfare from nonstate actors." See: https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez...of-metastasis/ |
2017-07-23, 23:00 | Link #152 |
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Trump’s Special Ops Pick Says Terror Drones Might Soon
Reach the US from Africa. How Worried Should We Be?: "On a dusty beach in far western Africa, a group of men hop out of a pickup truck. They quickly assemble a small commercial drone and send it winging northwest across the Atlantic Ocean. A bit more than a day later, it will make landfall over the southeastern U.S. coast — its explosive payload still intact. Advances in batteries and solar power could make this a reality, warns Owen West, whom President Donald Trump has tapped to oversee the Pentagon’s special operations and low-intensity conflicts. “In about five years, drones will be able to be launched from Africa which can reach our shores, because they’ll have permanent power by the sun,” West told lawmakers last week during his confirmation hearing. How likely is this scenario?" See: http://www.defenseone.com/threats/20...ref=d-topstory |
2017-10-27, 01:41 | Link #156 |
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Northrop Grumman Has Patented A Kinetic
Missile Defense System For Stealth Aircraft: "We have been talking a lot lately about some cutting-edge technologies that could be incorporated into the upcoming B-21 Raider stealth bomber or in other future stealthy aircraft designs. Seeing as evolving integrated air defense system technology will continue to slowly erode some of stealth's current advantages, electronic warfare, laser defenses, advanced decoys, and even high speed are potential applications that will bolster the survivability of future American air combat assets. But Northrop Grumman may have another trick up its sleeve—a pop out kinetic kill missile defense system that is especially well suited for installation on stealthy aircraft." See: http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone...ealth-aircraft |
2017-11-10, 02:44 | Link #157 |
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USAF Hires Lockheed Martin to Build a Laser
Cannon to Defend Its Fighter Jets: "The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract for work on a compact, high-energy laser as part a larger program to develop a directed energy defense system for fighter jets, with tests set to begin in 2021. The Maryland-based defense contractor is already working on a separate airborne laser weapon program for the Missile Defense Agency. On Nov. 6, 2017, Lockheed Martin announced it had received the contract award, valued at more than $26 million, from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). The deal appears to cover only the Laser Advancements for Next-generation Compact Environments (LANCE) component of the larger Self-protect High Energy Laser Demonstrator (SHiELD) program. The project also includes development of a turreted beam control system to aim the energy weapon, SHiELD Turret Research in Aero Effects (STRAFE), and of a self-contained pod that will attach both items to the aircraft, called Laser Pod Research & Development (LPRD)." See: http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone...s-fighter-jets |
2018-02-11, 18:47 | Link #159 |
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US Army Now Holding Drills With Ground Robots That Shoot:
"In a historic first, the Army conducted a live fire exercise with a remote-controlled ground combat vehicle armed with a .50-caliber machine gun. It plans to conduct more exercises with more heavily armed ground robots within the next couple of years." See: http://www.defenseone.com/technology...ref=d-topstory |
2018-02-17, 11:12 | Link #160 |
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What "future warfare" really looks like. And it ain't the future.
https://www.documentcloud.org/docume...ndictment.html
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