The idea of humans controlling machines with their minds has spun off sci-fi blockbusters like “Pacific Rim” and entire subgenres of foreign film, but while today skyscraper-sized fighting robots exist only on the big screen, the Pentagon is building technology that could one day make them a reality. Today, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency […]
North Korea Launches Missile, Japanese Residents Urged to Take Cover…
The unidentified projectile was heading east, according to published reports, after leaving the launchpad around 6:57 a.m. local time. The missile flew for about 20 minutes until falling into the Pacific Ocean at 7:16 a.m. about 2,000 kilometers east of Hokkaido, NHK reported citing Japanese government officials…
North Korea’s Nuclear Blast Is Much Bigger Than First Thought…
Dozens of Groups Urge Congress to Stop Transfer of Military Items to Cops…
Dozens of groups are urging Congress to suspend a program that allows the transfer of surplus military equipment to state and local law enforcement agencies. In a letter to both House and Senate leaders, the groups said they are “disturbed” by the decision of Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ decision to lift…
Moscow And Beijing Join Forces to Bypass U.S. Dollar in World Money Markets…
Russia’s central bank opened its first overseas office in Beijing on Thursday, marking a small step forward in forging a Beijing-Moscow alliance to bypass the US dollar in the global monetary system. It was part of agreements made between the two neighbours to seek stronger economic ties since the West brought in sanctions against Russia […]
Is America’s War in Iraq, Syria and Libya Constitutional?…
In recent testimony before the Senate Judiciary hearing, I supported the confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch, despite my disagreement with some of his opinions. I specifically noted that his textualist approach to statute and the Constitution is no vice in a federal judge. While I hold many liberal views, I also believe in a formalist […]
Germany: We Didn’t Receive a NATO Invoice from Trump…
A spokesman for the German government on Monday denied media reports that U.S. President Donald Trump handed a multibillion-euro invoice to Chancellor Angela Merkel when they met in Washington earlier this month. “Reports that President Trump had presented the federal chancellor with a kind of bill with a concrete billion sum are not true,” spokesman […]
U.S. Rejects China’s Proposal to Halt North Korea Nuclear Weapons…
Washington has rejected China’s proposal that North Korea could halt its nuclear weapons programme if the United States and South Korea suspended military activities in the region. US State Department acting spokesman Mark Toner said it was like comparing “apples and oranges”, but admitted that Washington had to seek a fresh approach to the North […]
Trump Sends B-52 Nuclear Bombers to South Korea…
President Trump is sending nuclear bombers to the Korean peninsula as tensions in the region reach breaking point. North Korea and the US have been teetering on the brink of war for months after Kim Jong-un carried out a series of controversial missile launches. Earlier this week, trigger-happy Kim pushed his luck once more when […]
Pentagon Plan to Seize Raqqa Calls for Significant Increase in U.S. Participation…
A Pentagon plan for the coming assault on Raqqa, the Islamic State capital in Syria, calls for significant U.S. military participation, including increased Special Operations forces, attack helicopters and artillery, and arms supplies to the main Syrian Kurdish and Arab fighting force on the ground, according to U.S. officials…