Netanyahu's 'historic mistake' comments convey an entirely different error
The immediate reaction of Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu regarding the announced Iran nuclear deal was to continue his total rejection of the agreement, calling it a historic mistake.This, despite...
View Article19 jaw-dropping photos of some of the toughest military training regimes in...
The physical and psychological rigors of combat are intense, and militaries have the challenge preparing their soldiers for the worst of what they may face on the battlefield.The world's militaries...
View ArticleUS Army special ops drills begin under heavy suspicion from Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - U.S. Army drills to train special operations forces for conflicts overseas began on Wednesday in several states including Texas, where fears of military overreach prompted the...
View ArticleThe Iran deal isn't going to make the Middle East any more peaceful
After spending some time reading through all 159 pages of the Iran nuclear agreement (except for the lists of companies and individuals on which sanctions will be lifted, which I skimmed), here is my...
View ArticleISIS suicide car bombs are now 'so sophisticated that they destroyed everything'
To the detriment of everywhere that ISIS has established a presence, the militant group has seemingly perfected the deadly and devastating use of suicide belts and car bombs.ISIS employs these...
View ArticleTurkish and Greek jets engaged in tense jockeying after Turkey violated Greek...
A formation of Turkish fighter jets violated Greek airspace a total of 20 times on Wednesday before being chased off by Greek aircraft, Kathimerini English reports. A total of six Turkish fighter jets...
View ArticleThese are the 12 largest nuclear detonations in history
The first nuclear weapons deonation in history took place on July 15, 1945, at the White Sands Proving Ground in New Mexico. A month after the Trinity Test, the US dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese...
View ArticleUS Senator: SEAL Team 6 could be at risk after the massive Chinese hack of...
Sen. John Boozman (R., Ark.) said personal information on the Navy’s most elite special operations team could be in the hands of America’s adversaries following the cyber attack on the Office of...
View ArticleISIS is bracing itself for a huge new battlefield challenge
ISIS has ramped up its defensive measures in the border town of Jarablus amid reports Turkey was preparing a ground incursion into ISIS-controlled territory in northern Syria. Activist Shazza Khalil,...
View ArticleRussia can barely afford its monstrous new third-generation super-tank
On May 9, Russia unveiled its new third-generation Armata tank during its Victory Day parade in Moscow. The Kremlin hopes the Armata will revolutionize Russia's ground-based military capabilities. The...
View ArticlePutin became a pariah one year ago today
It was the day Moscow's dreams of empire cost European lives. It was the day the Kremlin lost its last vestiges of credibility.It was the day when it became impossible to continue even pretending that...
View ArticleThis Google Earth trick proves that Russia lied about the passenger plane...
In Bellingcat’s report, "Forensic Analysis of Satellite Images Released by the Russian Ministry of Defense," we exposed how Russia had falsely claimed satellite imagery from June 2014 was from July 14...
View ArticleInsane video shows an F-16 taking off to 15,000 feet in 20 seconds
Actual flight time to an altitude of about 2.5 miles: 20 secondsThe following video was filmed from inside the cockpit of a Pakistan Air Force F-16 BM Block 15 belonging to 11 th Squadron “Arrows,”...
View ArticleThe US is losing the war in the Arctic before it even begins
The Arctic is full of mineral and oil resources, and international sea lanes are opening up there as global warming melts more of the ice.Though ownership of the resources has been largely settled for...
View ArticleRussia's huge military upgrade hit another snag — and Putin is not happy
Despite suffering economic sanctions and the falling price of oil, Vladimir Putin is pushing forward with an estimated 20 trillion ruble ($351 billion) program to modernize the Russian military by...
View ArticleHere are stunning photos of Italy's state-of-the-art firefighting military...
The HH-139A is the military variant of the AgustaWestland AW139 helicopter operating with the Italian Air Force.It is a multipurpose chopper with modern equipment, including an integrated...
View ArticleThe future of the nuclear deal could hinge on an internal power struggle in Iran
As expected, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's reaction to the nuclear deal was utterly different from that of President Hassan Rouhani. Right after the agreement was announced on July 14, Rouhani appeared on...
View ArticleA year after its war with Israel, Hamas is going to incredible lengths to...
The Muslim holy month of Ramadan ended on Friday, signaling the start of Eid al-Fitr celebrations for Gaza’s inhabitants. The faithful fasted from dawn to dusk each day for a month in the heat of June...
View ArticleAn eccentric MIT professor was the unlikely MVP of the Iran deal
As negotiators were grasping for a landmark nuclear deal, they hit a roadblock over Iran's once-secret enrichment site at Fordo, a fortified bunker buried deep in a mountainside — potentially...
View ArticleHere are stunning photos of three Rafale “omnirole” jets that were just...
Egypt has received the first three Rafale jets during a ceremony held at Istres airbase in southern France on July 20.The three Rafale DM (as the two-seaters destined to the Egyptian Air Force have...
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