The US Air Force says an A-10 Thunderbolt collided with a bird over Florida on Monday, causing it to inadvertently release three training munitions over the state. The BDU-33s – 25-pound inert bombs – are not explosive, though they do have a pyrotechnic charge that can be dangerous if mishandled. […]
The US Air Force is testing an upgrade for its B-52 bombers that will allowed the decades-old aircraft to drop more bombs in a single run. The service plans to upgrade the revolutionary Conventional Rotary Launchers (CFLs), which dramatically increased the B-52’s smart weapon carrying capacity. In the past, aircrews […]
President Donald Trump said “fake news” is “doing everything in their power to blame Republicans, Conservatives” and him for political divisions felt across the country. Trump asserted that it is “fake news” that’s “causing problems far greater.” Trump’s comments follow a shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue which left 11 people […]
Vice President Mike Pence spoke about President Donald Trump’s rhetoric in Las Vegas on Saturday. He rejected the suggestion that Trump’s rhetoric contributed to recent bursts of violence in the United States. His statements follow a shooting which left 11 people dead in a Pittsburgh synagogue on Saturday. And last […]
A man tried to set off a pipe bomb strapped to his torso on Monday in New York City’s subway system. The bomb partially detonated, injuring the attacker and five others but killing no one. President Donald Trump vowed to tighten US immigration in response, but foreign-born terrorism is a […]
Nuclear weapons have been around since World War II and used twice in combat. However, thousands of nuclear test devices have been exploded over the decades. Modern stockpiles are smaller in number than the height of the Cold War but eminently more deadly. Nine nations around the world possess a […]
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