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North Korea/US Tensions Continue to Climb

— Aug 8, 2017

Recent comments from American president Donald Trump have spiked tensions between North Korea and the United States after American intelligence agencies announced the North Koreans had developed miniaturized nuclear weapons capable of fitting on the ends of their missiles. Said missiles are capable of reaching the continental United States. In response to this information, Trump […]

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Special Mission Aircraft of the United States Air Force

— Jul 27, 2017

lockheed c-130 hercules | ac-130u spooky Gunship 17 in active service Unit Cost: $210 million A further development of the earlier AC-130H Spectre gunship, the AC-130U is designed for a close air support (CAS) role and comes equipped with 40mm and 105mm cannons, and a 25mm Gatling gun.   lockheed c-130 hercules | ac-130w stinger […]

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Reflection on Bandi’s “The Accusation”: A Novel Written Under Threat of Death

— Jun 12, 2017

The Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea (DPRK) is a nation that has largely become recognized as the most dramatic example of centralized State-oppression known in the world today. The DPRK is consistently represented as something akin to being the world’s largest prison, a completely militarized society wherein all individualism is consumed by the collective […]

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New Kids on the Bloc: Montenegro Joins NATO

— Jun 10, 2017

The modern state of Montenegro gained independence in June 2006, and the small Balkan country promptly singed up for the NATO Partnership for Peace (PfP) program in December of that year. Montenegro, militarily weak on its own, seeks to integrate with NATO to bolster their defenses and help share the burden of security with other […]