By: Kyree Leary/Futurism South Korea has acquired the technology to develop bombs capable of short-circuiting power stations, leaving the affected area completely powerless. These “blackout bombs” are yet another tool the country has prepared to use against North Korea if the country acts on its threats. BLACKOUT BOMBS South Korea is in the midst of…
Newly Released Footage Shows The Moment The Soviet Union Tried To Create A New Lake By Detonating A Nuclear Bomb
By: Steve Potvin/IFL Science Stunning footage from 1965 has appeared online showing the Soviet Union detonating an underground nuclear bomb in order to form a reservoir in Kazakhstan. The video shows an enormous dark mushroom cloud filling the sky, leaving behind a large crater. This crater then acts as a dam to the existing river, while a…
Pentagon Ignores Trump’s Orders And Continues Preparing For Climate Change
By: Robin Andrews/IFLScience The Trump administration may be peddling climate change denial, but that doesn’t mean everyone under its auspices agrees. In particular, the military understands the reality of the situation: Climate change will directly affect the country’s ability to protect itself thanks to powerful storms and unprecedented flooding and sea level rise, as well as indirectly, by stoking additional…
China Will Defend North Korea Against America If The US Attacks First
By: James Holbrooks/ANTIMEDIA — Allegiances are solidifying in the Asia-Pacific. On Friday, China, which has remained relatively quiet as tensions have spiked between the United States and North Korea over the past week, recognized that “it needs to make clear its stance to all sides” and did so in an editorial in its state-run Global Times: “China should also make clear that…
US-Led Forces Now Using White Phosphorus In Populated Areas Of Syria And Iraq
By: Jason Ditz/ANTIWAR.COM Iraq claimed credit for videos showing the use of white phosphorus munitions in densely populated parts of the Old City in Mosul, but their use is becoming even more widespread, with new reports suggesting that the US is also using such shells in both Iraq and Syria. Though white phosphorus shells are not…
If A Nuclear Bomb Explodes Nearby, Whatever You Do – Don’t Get Into A Car
By: Dave Mosher/Business Insider via Science Alert The first thing you’d see if a nuclear bomb exploded nearby is a flood of light so bright, you may think the Sun blew up. Wincing from temporary blindness, you’d scan the horizon and see an orange fireball. The gurgling flames would rise and darken into a purple-hued column of…
Nervous Soldier Waits To Reunite With Military Dog, Then Turns Around To Find Her Running To Him
By: Barbara Diamon/Little Things A yellow lab named Taylor, a.k.a “Tay-Tay” and “Prince Taylor,” served her country in not one, but two deployments. She was so good at her job protecting fellow soldiers that the Taliban had a bounty on her head. Always by her side was Sgt. Tom Hanson, who protected Taylor and vice versa….