military

A Javelin missile being tested on a T-72 Tank on a test range. The T-72 brushes off the missile as though it was an insect. Oh, wait, no, that's not right. :D

I am pretty sure that this hasn't been hitting major news yet, I won't be suprised if it does after the War in Iraq is over with though. Depleted Uranium is what is currently being used to build tanks, and make bullets for US Troops to use. There has been some suspicion that it may be a...

Ever notice that the armed forces do a whole lot of advertising? Its like theyre beer companies. Signs at sports arenas and events. They are primary sponcers for Nascar teams and I see commericals all the time. (THey are well done too.) THere even seems to be a competition tween the braches...

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/03-17-2004/0002129977&EDATE= ..full article Regardless of your opinion on the matter, I think we can all agree that this has the potential to bring accountability back into the government. But the cynic in me says this is...

With all the mess going on down there I was wondering if theres any talk of US intervention? Hati is wh/n flotilla distance, what to do if refugeess start a comin? Whats the UN's doing bout this?

Post-war death toll in Iraq tops number killed in combat Already I can hear some saying that the death toll is no-where near the Vietnam death toll. This point has been brought up before, and I would like to discuss this. I believe this is a faulty point, for exactly the same reason the death...

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/1001-01.htm

As noted on slashdot, Laser Rifles! Warning: 127kB PDF file. Why in science, you say? This is a white paper with crude diagrams and some proposal for working gas-dynamic laser rifles.