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A new Nord Stream sabotage theory emerges from Germany
It’s been six months since a series of explosions damaged the Nord Stream pipelines. Investigators still don’t have conclusive evidence showing who is responsible for the sabotage, but there is a new theory. Germany’s digital new outlet, TOnline, working with Open Source Intelligence, found evidence the Russian navy may have used mini-submersibles to bomb the… -
Russia stops sharing nuclear and test launch information with US
If sharing is caring, Russia could not care less about the United States. On March 29, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Moscow was halting all information exchanges with Washington. Russia already said it was pulling out of the new START treaty. It was the last arms control pact between the U.S. and Russia.… -
Tactical nuclear weapons: what they are, why Russia is deploying them
For the first time since the fall of the Soviet Union, Russian tactical nuclear weapons are being deployed outside the country’s borders. Russian President Vladimir Putin said he’s deploying the weapons because the U.K. gave armor-piercing shells containing depleted uranium to Ukraine. Russian President Putin has announced today that they will soon begin Deploying a… -
Russia thinks Ukraine will attack with 50,000 Kamikaze drones
A military blogger in Russia said Ukraine is preparing to launch a fleet of armed drones numbering in the tens of thousands. The fleet is mostly made up of smaller racing drones and could overwhelm Russia’s air defenses. https://twitter.com/PaulJawin/status/1619695661997514753 Russian social media is flooded with posts about the impending Ukrainian aerial attack, according to Forbes.… -
North Korea claims it tested a nuclear-capable underwater drone
An uncrewed, nuclear-capable submarine that creates massive radioactive waves to attack fleets of ships and render entire coastal cities uninhabitable. That’s how North Korea described its newly unveiled underwater attack drone. #ONNanalysis 🧵1.The DPRK reported on its 21-23 Mar nuclear counterattack drill where the “Haeil,” an “Unmanned Underwater Nuclear Attack Craft” designed to “destroy naval… -
Sniper competition attracts sharpshooters to Fort Bragg
Snipers from across the world traveled to North Carolina at the end of March, 2023. The sharpshooters took part in the United States Army Special Operations Command International Sniper Competition. The competition brought 19 military and law enforcement sniper teams from all over the world to Fort Bragg, North Carolina for a series of events.… -
Michigan bans melatonin in hunters’ bear bait piles
Bear hunting in Michigan is a time-honored tradition. The state first began regulating it in the 1920s, and just recently updated those regulations again. One notable change: hunters can’t drug the animals. It’s not a widespread problem, but the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) said it recently started hearing reports of hunters baiting traps… -
Wagner mercenaries in Ukraine going back to Russia
Time may be running out for the Russian private military company, the Wagner Group. Most of the mercenaries fighting for Wagner are about to go home, and what fighters do remain could soon be cut off from the rest of Russia’s armed forces. Last fall, Wagner recruited heavily in Russian prisons to bolster its ranks.… -
Russian soldier charged with a war crime in Ukraine
The city of Izium, in northeast Ukraine, is still reeling after its occupation by Russian forces. This week, police in the region charged a Russian soldier with war crimes in absentia. The accused is Klim Kerzhaev, a 25-year-old commander in the 2nd Motorized Rifle Division of the 1st Tank Army. The Kharkiv Police said the… -
Russia offering cash bounties for tanks as Leopard 2s arrive in Ukraine
The first of Poland’s promised Leopard 2 tanks are in Ukraine. More tanks from the U.S. and allied countries will be arriving in country over the next several weeks. Canada delivers its next batch of Leopard 2 tanks to Europe. After arriving in Poland, it will be sent straight to Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/0lYyiDPp32 — Visegrád 24… -
Ukraine, Russia using weapons from World War I
In many ways, the war in Ukraine is one of the most advanced ever waged. Electromagnetic warfare and drones are redefining the battlefield. In other ways, however, the war is proving the old axiom, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” The fighting is fiercest in Ukraine’s east, where the Russian military and Wagner mercenaries… -
Russian mercenary Wagner Group recruiting from Pornhub, high schools
Pornhub is the most popular website in the world. It boasts more than 10 billion visitors every month. For some advertisers, it’s a perfect target demographic: bored individuals who may have too much time on their hands. At least that’s how the Wagner Group sees it. Wagner is the Russian private military company that’s heavily… -
NASA needs a way to talk to the dark side of the moon
NASA’s plan to send humans back to the moon in the next few years is picking up steam. Before Americans take up shop near the lunar south pole, though, NASA needs a way to talk to them. Firefly is GO for a mission to the Dark Side of the Moon! We’ve been awarded a 2nd…