Here's How US Allies Could Shoot Down Missiles From North Korea
Things are heated on the Korean peninsula, and while there's plenty of talk from the North about launching a "cutting edge strike" on the United States, their missile capabilities are mostly limited to...
View ArticleGuam Is One Of America's Most Strategic Assets In The Pacific
Wednesday Apr. 3 saw the Pentagon announce that the U.S. is to deploy the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system to Guam as a precautionary measure in response to threats from North Korea...
View ArticleThese Kings Of 'Close Air' Support Protect US Troops In Ground Wars
At the height of fighting during the Korean War in 1950, American troops faced artillery barrages, bitter winter cold, and massive human waves of Communist troops.But they had a secret weapon: aircraft...
View ArticleNorth Korea Still Years Away From Backing Up Nuke Threats
NKorea nuke facility reboot seen as sign that atomic threats not yet matched by capabilitySEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea's vow to restart its mothballed nuclear facilities raises fears about...
View ArticleIran Reportedly Teaching Syrian Militias Guerrilla Warfare
The Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad is sending members of its militias for guerrilla combat training at a secret base in Iran, Reuters reports based on interviews with four trainees.There are...
View ArticleTOP US COMMANDER IN SOUTH KOREA: 'We've Got To Be Ready To Go' With North Korea
The tension between North and South Korea is palpable, and though threats from the Hermit Kingdom have often been empty rhetoric in the past, this is the first standoff involving its young and untested...
View ArticleCovert Military Parachuters Could Sabotage North Korea's Nukes From The Sky
A key mission in a fight against North Korea would be neutralizing their nuclear stockpile.This could be done by nuking the nukes — which as you might guess is pretty politically unlikely — or through...
View ArticleNorth Korea Likely To Launch 'A Relatively Small Attack That Won't Leave Many...
The most probable outcome of all these tensions is a low-level "tactical" strike from North Korea.But don't worry, it'll be "a relatively small attack that won’t leave many people dead," Sue Mi Terry,...
View ArticleUS Military Considered Food Drops To Lure North Koreans Away From Nuclear Sites
It's no secret that North Korea is starving. It's also no secret that they have nuclear weapons.Unfortunately, military planners know that the nuclear sites are often in the middle of a large civilian...
View ArticleNorth Korea's Only Friend Is Losing Patience
Officially, China is North Korea’s biggest ally and trading partner. But behind the scenes, Beijing may be getting uneasy with its neighbor’s bellicose baiting of the US.North Korea is possibly...
View ArticleNorth Korea Tells Embassies In Pyongyang To Consider Evacuating
North Korea has told embassies in Pyongyang to consider evacuating their employees because it cannot guarantee their safety in the event of conflict after April 10, BBC reports.Russia and the UK said...
View ArticleTop General In Africa Fired Over Allegations Of Sexual Misconduct
Defense officials have said Maj. Gen. Ralph Baker, the commander of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, is now out of a job.The official reason for the firing of the two-star general is "loss of...
View ArticleJon Stewart Mocks VA Backlog Crisis: 'There's Gotta Be An App For That'
In a segment on The Daily Show last night, Jon Stewart hammered the Department of Veterans Affairs for its problems with the claims backlog. The V.A. has seen a more than 2,000 percent increase in...
View ArticleNorth Korean Deadline For Embassies And The South's Workers Aligns With...
Earlier North Korea told embassies in Pyongyang to consider evacuating their employees because it can't guarantee their safety after April 10.That's also the day that South Korean (ROK) companies must...
View ArticleThe US Is Amassing B-1 Strategic Bombers Near North Korea
It seems like Washington has taken the Kim Jong-Un threat seriously.After moving two of Langley’s F-22 Raptor stealth fighters to Osan airbase in South Korea, launching a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber on a...
View ArticleWhy Defense Stocks Soared Through The Sequester (LMT, BA)
Despite threats of Armageddon from defense contractors and the Pentagon, sequestration hasn't slowed down the industry at all.Major companies like General Dynamics and Lockheed initially showed losses...
View ArticleIf Kim Jong-Un Really Wanted To Start A War, He Wouldn't Have Told Foreigners...
Earlier today North Korea warned foreign nations with personnel in the country to consider evacuating their embassies.On the face of it this would be a signal that hostilities might break out soon, but...
View ArticleScandals And Setbacks Rocked The US Military This Week
It was a horrible week for the military.Luckily, they still had "appearing strong" in front of North Korea (and the world) to distract from a few of their more prodigious messes.Here's the breakdown:—...
View ArticleA Look At North Korea's Artillery Shows Why No One Wants War
War on the Korean Peninsula: Why no one wants to go there again, despite the rhetoricTOKYO (AP) — As tensions rise on the Korean Peninsula, one thing remains certain: All sides have good reason to...
View ArticleFrench Secret Service Threatened To Arrest Wikipedia Volunteer Over An Article
French secret service agents have been accused of censorship after reportedly threatening to arrest and charge a French Wikipedia volunteer unless he deleted an article on the internet...
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