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What If It Happened in 1979?

2008-01-16 22:23:00 by Dr Anton Chuvakin in Anton Chuvakin Blog -
 
...missiles with Soviet warheads struck against Israel ..." ( read it ) This is indeed one of the most detailed and enlightening "alternative future" scenarios that I've seen About me: http://www.chuvakin.org
 
Tags: soviet warheads struck, mid-east war, fun, egyptian missiles, alternative future, nuclear war, superpowers, hey, tensions
 
 
 
 
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How to Stop a 500-Foot Monster (Think Missiles, Not Bombs)

2008-02-25 22:45:00 by Danger Room in Wired Security
 
As the monsters of moviemakers' imaginations increase in size and power, we speculate on the kinds of advanced real-life weaponry it would take to wipe them out
 
Tags: imaginations increase, real-life weaponry, moviemakers, wipe, power, kinds, monsters
 
 
 
 
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'Star Wars' Turns 25; Is It Worth $120 Billion?

2008-03-24 04:00:00 by Danger Room in Wired Security
 
It's the 25th anniversary of President Ronald Reagan's stunning announcement of a techno-plan to knock enemy missiles out of the sky. Many doubted its feasibility then, and many still doubt whether what got produced really works
 
Tags: president ronald reagan, knock enemy missiles, 25th anniversary, sky, techno-plan, doubt, announcement, feasibility
 
 
 
 
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IPhone Deploys Drone Squadron. Can Missiles Be Far Behind?

2008-06-16 13:16:00 by Danger Room in Wired Security
 
Since 2004, a team from the University of California, Berkeley has searched for ways to let a single human supervise teams of robot planes. Now, this Center for Collaborative Control of Unmanned Vehicles has a new device for pushing around its drones: an iPhone. And we have the video
 
Tags: iphone, collaborative control, robot planes, university, video, vehicles, california, device, berkeley
 
 
 
 
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Video: Iran's Mega Missile Test

2008-07-09 04:09:24 by Danger Room in Wired Security
 
Iran's Revolutionary Guards test fires a slew of missiles but there is one in particular Western observers are examining with particular care: a 56 foot-long Shahab-3 missile which, if it works as planned, has enough reported range to hit Israeli soil and some American bases overseas
 
Tags: foot-long shahab-3 missile, american bases overseas, hit israeli soil, western observers, iran, missiles, range, care, slew
 
 
 
 
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Air Force Looks to Laser-Proof Its Weapons

2008-07-30 17:30:00 by Noah Schachtman in Wired Security
 
Real-life laser weapons aren't here, yet. But they're getting closer. Which is why the Air Force is starting to look for ways to laser-proof its bombs and missiles -- with spray-on coatings, no less
 
Tags: air force, real-life laser weapons, spray-on coatings, laser-proof, missiles, closer, bombs
 
 
 
 
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Shrinks Help Drone Pilots Cope with Robo-Violence

2008-08-08 15:00:00 by Noah Shachtman in Wired Security
 
Long wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have encouraged dependence on robo-planes -- and the personnel that fly them. The Air Force is finding that chaplains and psychiatrists can help these remote-control warriors cope with the unique strains of guiding missiles to ground
 
Tags: remote-control warriors cope, unique strains, air force, wars, psychiatrists, missiles, afghanistan, dependence, ground
 
 
 
 
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10 More Dead as Drone War Over Pakistan Continues

2008-11-07 15:34:00 by Noah Shachtman in Wired Security
 
At least 10 people are dead after the latest U.S. killer drone strike on the border region of Pakistan. Four missiles slammed into a suspected al-Qaida training camp in Kumsham village, in North Waziristan province. Casualty counts vary
 
Tags: north waziristan province, casualty counts vary, killer drone strike, border region, kumsham village, pakistan, dead, missiles, al-qaida
 
 
 
 
 
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