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9/11 at 25: A Failure of Intelligence, Not of the Intelligence Agencies
Remembering 9/11 – This year marks the 25th year since the devastating attacks by two hijacked airplanes on the World…
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NATO allies foil Russian subsea cable sabotage plot
LONDON/WASHINGTON — Deep in Arctic waters near the remote Svalbard archipelago this spring, NATO allies caught Russian subs training to…
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The Dutch Submarine HNLMS Walrus Cost About $340,000,000 and ‘Sank’ the $4,500,000,000 US Navy Aircraft Carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt and 7 Escorts in 1999. Then It Passed 1,500 Yards From the Carrier to Prove It Was Never Detected.
Summary and Key Points: HNLMS Walrus cost less than a single Aegis escort. It was a Dutch diesel-electric boat with…
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Combat troops will need to score at least 70% on fitness tests
Military members in jobs deemed to be closest to combat will have to keep up higher scores on their annual…
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NASA Spent About $230,000,000 Over 8 Years and Flew the X-43A 3 Times. Its Scramjet Held Mach 9.68 for About 10 Seconds on 16 November 2004, and the Funding Ended Within Weeks — Before the Team Had Published the Results.
Summary and Key Points: NASA’s X-43A set the air-breathing speed record on 16 November 2004 and lost its funding within…
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US radar maker Echodyne mulls European production as drone warfare fuels demand
KIELCE, Poland — U.S. radar maker Echodyne has announced that Norway’s Kongsberg has selected its MESA radar platform for a…
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Navy Veteran Brian Bengs Takes on Big Money in South Dakota as Independent US Senate Candidate
Brian Bengs says he is running for the U.S. Senate in South Dakota on the “cowboy code of the West,”…
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How a New Generation of Troops Will Remember 9/11
When Ryan Manion stands before thousands of midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy this September, she will see something that…
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Missouri Vet Center Hosts Dungeons & Dragons for Veterans
The Springfield, Missouri, Vet Center hosts Dungeons & Dragons on Monday nights, with an invitation for newcomers to join experienced…
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UN Nuclear Watchdog Board Reports Iran to the UN Security Council for the First Time in 20 Years
VIENNA (AP) — The U.N. atomic watchdog’s board on Wednesday reported Iran to the U.N. Security Council for the first…
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