News items and other various tidbits that Chad Cloman finds interesting enough to share with his friends.
The Cheyenne Mountain complex, an icon of the Cold War, is to be abandoned with its operations moved to nearby Peterson AFB. The facility will, however, be kept in a state of readiness, just in case it turns out to be needed after all.
Newt Gingrich has made the news recently by stating the we are currently in the early stages of World War III. The linked article discusses this idea in depth.
This Israeli F-15 pilot was in a mid-air collision that tore off his plane’s right wing. Yet he managed to recover from the crash and safely land.
Pretty impressive. There are additional combat stories on the manufacturer’s web site.
My favorite quote from this article: “Hiding nuclear weapons in an allied country was deemed ‘politically flawed’ by military leaders.”
An interesting read about a Japaneses soldier who kept fighting a guerrilla war for 29 years after World War II ended. I recall hearing about this back when he finally surrendered.
Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction (thanks to Josh):
This is definitely the stuff of science fiction:
Link: http://www.newscientist.com/…
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The article mentions the comparison to Star Wars, but it’s completely obvious that the weapons in Star Wars are not lasers—most likely they’re some sort of plasma. First, they’re visible, which lasers are not unless there’s dust in the air. Second you can see them move, which is definitely not the 186,000 miles/second speed of light. Third, they combine and change direction (think Death Star #1), while real light beams simply pass through each other and continue moving in the same direction as before.
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Chad Cloman
Denver, CO USA
