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TOP 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...
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Covert 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...
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North 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,...
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US 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...
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North Korea Tells Embassies In Pyongyang To Consider Evacuating
North Korea has told foreign embassies in Pyongyang to consider evacuating their employees because it cannot guarantee their safety in the event of conflict after Sunday, BBC reports.Russia and the UK...
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Top 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...
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If North Korea Does Launch A Nuclear Missile, It Runs The Serious Risk Of...
Though analysts admit that North Korea is one of the most secretive countries on the globe, they also universally agree that North Korea is not capable of launching an intercontinental nuclear...
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North 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 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...
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If 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...
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Scandals 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:—...
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A 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...
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French 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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13 More South Korean Firms Stop Work At Kaesong As Pyongyang Blocks Access
Seoul said Sunday 13 South Korean firms had been forced to suspend production at a joint industrial zone in the North and warned of a "critical" situation if Pyongyang continued to ban access to the...
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Syrian Exports Are Almost Nonexistent
Syria suffered in 2012 an unprecedented decline in foreign trade, with exports falling by nearly 100 percent from a year earlier, according to an official study published in a newspaper on Sunday.The...
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British Tourists Arrested For Fake Weed In Dubai Say They Were Tortured
A lawyer claims she was refused access to men who allege they were ‘tortured’ in jailTwo British men who allege they were beaten and electrocuted after being imprisoned in Dubai on drugs charges have...
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US Navy Shows Off Laser Cannon That Can Shoot Down Drones
The US Navy says it is preparing to roll out a sea-based laser weapon capable of disabling small enemy vessels and shooting down surveillance drones in what is being hailed as a potential...
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The Death Of A Young Diplomat Is Only Half The Tragedy In Zabul
The real tragedy in Zabul yesterday wasn’t just the death of Anne Smedinghoff.Nor is it the deaths of the other Americans and the Afghan doctor killed in the same blast that took her life.Those deaths...
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US Army Vet Who Fought With Al-Qaeda In Syria May Face Death Penalty
Eric Harroun, the U.S. Army veteran who allegedly fought with al-Qaeda-affiliated Syrian rebels, has been denied bail and could face the death penalty.Prosecutors told a Virginia court that Harroun,...
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