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World War III Almost Started in 1969 Thanks to North Korea (And I Saw It All)
On Apr. 14, 1969 a North Korean MiG-21 shot down an unarmed EC-121 propeller-driven aircraft which was on a routine reconnaissance patrol over the Sea of Japan from its base at Atsugi, Japan. The entire 31-man crew was killed. U.S. response was to activate Task Force 71 (TF-71) to protect such flights over those international waters in …
Russia’s Military Admits It Needs Western Technology
When Western nations imposed economic sanctions after Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, Moscow had an answer: Russia would substitute domestic products for foreign imports. But Russia’s defense industry is still using imported parts despite the government ban, according to Russia’s top prosecutor. “Import substitution in the defense industry remains a problem,” warned Prosecutor-General Yuri …
Peter Thiel said AI is a ‘military technology’ but experts disagree
Tech billionaire Peter Thiel painted a gloomy picture of artificial intelligence in his NYT’s op-ed on Thursday, detailing the technology’s use case as primarily a military one. But the expert’s we spoke to disagree. “I don’t think we can say AI is a military technology,” Dawn Song, a Computer Science Professor at the University of …
North Korea launches unidentified projectiles: South Korea military
“North Korea launched multiple projectiles in the early morning from around Hodo Peninsula in South Hamgyong Province,” the JCS said, adding that it was on the alert for further launches. “Our military is tracking and watching the related movement in preparation to additional launches, and is maintaining readiness posture.” A US official familiar confirmed to …
Pakistan military plane crash kills 17 in Rawalpindi suburb | World news
Seventeen people were killed when a small military plane crashed into a residential area in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi, officials have said. The crash created a fireball that lit up the night sky and terrified residents after the plane came down in a poor village in the garrison city that is home to the …
US Supreme Court lets Trump use military funds for border wall | Trump News
The US Supreme Court has cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s administration to begin using billions of dollars in military funds to build parts of a border wall with Mexico. Friday’s decision by the conservative-majority court clears the way for Trump to make progress on a major 2016 campaign promise heading into his race for …
Trump Afghanistan remarks suggesting US military could end war in 10 days draws Afghan call for explanation today
Kabul, Afghanistan — The Afghan government asked Tuesday for clarification of President Donald Trump’s statement that the U.S. military could end the war in Afghanistan in 10 days, but that the country would be wiped out in the process. Mr. Trump suggested on Monday, in a seemingly off-hand remark, that he could order such a …
South Korea fires warning shots at Russian military aircraft
In a statement, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said that the Russian military aircraft twice violated South Korean airspace off the country’s eastern coast on Tuesday morning. The South Korean military said they flew above an island claimed by both South Korea and Japan, first at 9.09 a.m. local time and then again at …
BREAKING: South Korea Fires Warning Shots As Russian, Chinese Military Planes Enter Airspace
South Korea has reportedly fired warning shots after Russian military planes violated the nation’s airspace on Tuesday, according to South Korea’s Defense Ministry. The Associated Press reported that, according to South Korea’s Defense Ministry, “multiple Russian military planes violated the South Korean airspace off its east coast” and “Chinese military planes also intruded into South …
Fact Check: China ‘Claims’ Massive Breakthrough in Stealth Technology
Chinese scientists claim they have developed a new kind of material for making aircraft less detectable by radar. But the development probably is not the breakthrough that some observers claim it is. Prof. Luo Xiangang and colleagues at the Institute of Optics and Electronics, part of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Chengdu, said they …
