Each Injured US Soldier Will End Up Costing $2 Million On Average
For every one of the 866,181 soldiers officially counted injured casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan, the government is expected to spend some $2 million in long-term medical cost. The total of $1.7...
View ArticleSENIOR US OFFICIAL: No, North Korea Can't Fit A Nuke On A Missile
North Korea has yet to develop a nuclear warhead small enough to fit on a missile, a senior US official said on Wednesday, contradicting a recent US military intelligence report.The North claimed its...
View ArticleAn Image Of China's New Drone Has Recently Emerged On The Web
A few hours before the U.S. Navy launched the the Northrop Grumman X-47B unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) demonstrator off the deck of an aircraft carrier for the first time, a new clear side image...
View ArticleThese Are the Materials North Korea Is Looking For To Build A Nuke
Tough financial sanctions and an arms embargo from the UN have significantly delayed expansion of Pyongyang's nuclear arms program, according to a confidential report seen by Reuters.Now for the first...
View ArticleThe 11 Most Controversial Places On Google Maps
Google's incredible market share puts it in a strange position of responsibility, as the world was reminded earlier this month when Google.ps changed "Palestinian Territories" to "Palestine."Nowhere...
View ArticleThe Moment When Barack Obama Decided Not To Close Guantánamo Bay
On his second day in office President Barack Obama signed an executive order to close the Guantánamo Bay detention camp, established to indefinitely detain and interrogate suspected terrorists, within...
View ArticleCombat Medic Describes How He Survived After Stepping On A Bomb
Harry Stokes was a medic in an Army infantry unit the day he stepped onto an improvised explosive device, so when he regained his senses and realized both his legs were missing he knew just what to do...
View ArticleIsraeli Official Contacts The New York Times To Warn Of Another Strike On Syria
In sharp contrast to Israel's committed secrecy regarding military operations, an official from the Israeli government contacted the New York Times on Wednesday to warn of another possible strike on...
View ArticleThe White House Has Released 100 Pages Of Benghazi Emails
The White House on Wednesday released an even 100 pages of administration emails relating to last September's terrorist attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, after facing mounting...
View ArticleHere’s A Sign Mass-Market Drones Are About To Take Off: Google Just Invested...
Drones have a terrible reputation, mostly because they have become a byword for death and destruction. But drones can be used for non-lethal means as well, such as this project to protect rhinos from...
View ArticleCBS: Suspected Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Scribbled A Confession On The Boat He...
Boston bombings suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev scribbled a confession on the wall of the boat police found him in, CBS News correspondent John Miller reports.Sources tell Miller that the note, scrawled with...
View ArticleRussian Pacific Fleet Warships Enter The Mediterranean For First Time Since...
A group of warships from Russia’s Pacific Fleet has entered the Mediterranean waters for the first time since the Cold War, RIA Novosti reports.“The task force has successfully passed through the Suez...
View ArticleMassive Car Bomb In Kabul Kills Six Americans
Six Americans working with the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) are among at least 15 killed in a suicide car bombing in downtown Kabul on Thursday, NBC News reports."It was a powerful...
View ArticleBudget Cuts Are So Bad, Even The Swiss Air Force's Yellow Sock Puppet Is...
The Patrouille Suisse is one of the most renowned aerobatic display teams in Europe.The team is equipped with the F-5E Tiger, together with the Turk Yildizlari (Turkish Stars), that flies the NF-5A/B...
View ArticleRussian Intelligence Plans To Run Forensic Analysis On Suspected CIA Wig
First the Russian intelligence agency (FSB) paraded U.S. diplomat (and alleged CIA screw up) Ryan Fogle around in cuffs and a silly wig.Now they say they're going to get a forensics team to investigate...
View ArticleAmazing Photos Of Marine Presidential Guard Holding An Umbrella Perfectly...
It started to rain while president Obama held an outdoor press conference with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, so the president's Marines stepped up and held umbrellas.These Marines are...
View ArticleIt's Time For The Military To Deal With Its Horrifying Sexual Assault Problem
President Barack Obama will convene top military brass at the White House this afternoon to discuss the rampant sexual assault problems in the military.The meeting, which will include Vice President...
View ArticleUzbek Man In Idaho Arrested On Federal Terrorism Charges
Federal authorities arrested a 30-year-old Uzbekistan national living in Boise, Idaho as part of a terrorism investigation, according to a news release from the City of Boise.A grand jury has indicted...
View ArticleManager Of Army Sexual Harassment Program Arrested In Domestic Dispute
U.S. army officials have told the Associated Press that the manager of the sexual assault response program at Fort Campbell in Kentucky has been arrested on charges of violating an order of protection...
View ArticleCNN: Obama Ready To Unleash A Swarm Of Military Special Operators On Benghazi...
There's Al Qaeda in Benghazi, and U.S. Special Operations is going to ferret them out."The military has fresh plans to capture or kill perpetrators of the attack on the American compound in Benghazi...
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