Conditions in Syria have rapidly deteriorated in the past 24 hours in several areas. One of the most alarming has been a series of engagements between the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and the Syrian government, along with Iranian and Hezbollah forces on the ground. When an Iranian drone took off from Tiyas Airbase (T4) in […]
On February 5th, 2018, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) met to discuss the urgent situation in Idlib province, Syria. Idlib is the site of the largest pockets of Syrian opposition fighters remaining in the country, a mixture of groups including some relatively moderate organizations, some Turkish-backed organizations, and some extremist/terrorist organizations (such as Hay’at […]
IT IS 2 MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT 2018: The failure of world leaders to address the largest threats to humanity’s future is lamentable—but that failure can be reversed. It is two minutes to midnight, but the Doomsday Clock has ticked away from midnight in the past, and during the next year, the world can again move […]
This is current as of 1:00AM UTC on Jan. 22, 2018. More to come. Saturday January 20th saw the revamped Turkish offensive in NW Syria, targeting the Kurdish-held Afrin canton, starting with 72 aircraft spilling out ordinance. The new offensive goes by the name Operation Olive Branch (OOB), supposedly a slight at the Kurds’ prevalent olive […]
Recently, the Russian Ministry of Defense posted a statement on their Facebook page about comments made by the US State Department. In the interest of bringing facts to this fiction fight, we will debunk the statement as applies to Syria. statement The Russian Defence Ministry comments on the statement of the US State Department […]
On January 15th, 2018, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov gave an annual press conference discussing various topics. In the interest of pursuing the truth, the following article serves to debunk some of the statements made by Lavrov. Question: In 1998, Russia ratified the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation with Ukraine. The Russian Foreign Ministry […]
background Based on the venerable Boeing C-135B air frame, the WC-135 Constant Phoenix is a four-engine jet airliner equipped with tools to collect and analyze particulate and gaseous evidence of radiation, typically resulting from a nuclear explosion. Recently, the Constant Phoenix has been deployed to Japan to monitor possible North Korean nuclear tests when they […]
On January 13th, 2018, at approximately 8:05 AM (all times local), personnel at the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) were conducting a routine test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) during a shift-change at the Diamond Head Crater headquarters. The building, known as State Warning Point, serves as a […]
Recently, Foreign Policy magazine published an article that advocates bombing North Korea’s nuclear facilities. Aside from deafening readers with the sound of war drums, the article leaves many holes in its proposition, holes that undoubtedly would equate to massive civilian casualties on both sides of the DMZ, not to mention in the United States and Japan. […]
Entering service with American forces in 1980, the M1 Abrams main battle tank represents the latest in American innovation and battlefield technology. The prolific outline of the tank has become synonymous with American wars in Iraq, from the Gulf War to the present day. The tank, once thought to be nearly invincible, has absolutely begun […]
