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What We Just Saw In Egypt Was Not A Coup By Tanks, But A Coup By Judiciary
CAIRO, Egypt — No mutinous troops stormed the presidential palace. Nor were there late-night executions of civilian politicians, or the dramatic seizure of the state-run broadcaster. Still, what has...
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This Chart Shows The Terrifying Power Of Modern Nuclear Bombs
This infographic designed by Maximilian Bode and posted on fastcodesign.com illustrates the terrifying power of today's nuclear bombs. Each red block represents a ton of TNT. It breaks down the...
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Vintage Pictures From The First Flight Around The World
The 1920s was a special time in American history. The "war to end all wars" was over and the United States was stronger than ever. Air travel was also gaining popularity after the first flight took...
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Obama Administration’s Drone Death Figures Don’t Add Up
Last month, a “senior administration official” said the number of civilians killed in drone strikes in Pakistan under President Obama is in the “single digits.” But last year “U.S. officials” said...
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Here's What Gets Axed In The First Round Of Defense Cuts [Presentation]
The U.S. defense budget has ballooned to unheard of heights in the past years. Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan along with ambitious technologically advanced projects like the F-35 and the new class of...
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These Expensive Drones Are Actually The Most Accident-Prone Aircraft In The...
The U.S. military's three biggest drones are the most accident-prone aircraft in the Air Force fleet, reports Brendan McGarry of Bloomberg. The RQ-4 Global Hawk, MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper drones...
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The US Blew $2 Billion On This Huge Missile Defense System It Now Plans To...
After eight years of development, the U.S. plans to ditch its involvement in — what was supposed to be — the king of trans-Atlantic missile defense systems. What MEADS would've been> Intended to...
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China Angers Vietnam By Announcing A Tiny New City On Disputed South China...
China today announced a new city on a tiny and remote island in the South China Sea, in what appears to be a bid to enhance its claims to sovereignty over disputed waters, the AP reports. The new...
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Mexican Official Accuses CIA Of 'Managing' Not 'Fighting' The Drug Trade
A Mexican state government spokesman told Al Jazeera that the CIA and other international security forces "don't fight drug traffickers" as much as "try to manage the drug trade," Chris Arsenault...
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Syria Is Going To Hell Even More Today
It's been a huge day in Syria, with great live coverage from the Guardian. Here are some of the highlights: Brazil has pulled all of its diplomats out of Syria. A video has surfaced of a group calling...
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The Air Force Has Finally Figured Out What's Wrong With The F-22 Raptors
After months of troubles with the oxygen system of the F-22 fighter aircraft, where multiple incidents of oxygen deprivation caused significant troubles and confused designers and leadership, the Air...
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Defense Budget Cuts Could Swing The Entire Election
As the titans of the defense industry lobby Congress and the White House to block or blunt deep Pentagon spending, their most potent weapon may be the threat of issuing hundreds of thousands of pink...
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This Was The Crazy Rocket Experiment That Led To 'Murphy's Law'
The rocket sled is a system that was made to experiment with G-forces in the fifties. In its simplest form, a rocket sled consists of a chair attached to a sled on a long stretch of railroad track...
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Dubai Police Chief Warns Of International Plot To Overthrow Gulf States
DUBAI (Reuters) - Dubai's chief of police has warned of an "international plot" to overthrow the governments of Gulf Arab countries, saying the region needs to be prepared to counter any threat from...
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The Air Force's 30,000 Pound Bunker-Busting Bomb Is Ready For Action
Its been nearly eight months since the Pentagon sent its largest and most powerful bomb, the Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP), back to Boeing for modifications necessary to take out Iranian nuclear...
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Cocaine Production Is Skyrocketing Since US Dropped Aid To Colombia
Colombian production of coca, the precursor plant to cocaine, rose three percent last year shattering the downward momentum of the past several years, according to Bloomberg. Cocaine production has...
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The Pentagon Announces Another $5 Billion In Arms Deals
When a country wants to buy a weapon system made for the United States, there's a very specific process that has to happen. They can't talk directly to the manufacturer. The nation must use the...
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House Intelligence Committee Chairman Publicly Blames Iran For Bulgaria Bus...
The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee has publicly blamed Iran for the bus bombing in Bulgaria that killed five Israeli tourists, Julian Pecquet of The Hill reported today. “I believe...
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The US Government Is Failing Miserably At Helping Veterans
Earlier this week President Obama announced a "reverse bootcamp" for veterans returning from war in an attempt to overhaul the transition assistance program (TAP), which provides service members with...
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How The US Fleet Would Defend Itself Against A Full-On Attack
As the Navy directs its attention, and the majority of its fleet, to distant parts of the Pacific, concern about ship's safety becomes paramount. America's ships are getting expensive and the thought...
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