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11/23/2024 11:33:04 pm

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Inflationary?

New Study Challenges Theory the Universe is Expanding; Assaults Existence of Dark Energy

"Indeed, vacuum energy is something of which we have absolutely no understanding in fundamental theory."

Not peace

Informal Talks between US and North Korea over Denuclearization hit Big Snag

Jang hinted he had consulted with Beijing before the talks.

Sea king

Royal Navy Names the First of its New Nuclear Missile Submarines, HMS Dreadnought

The remaining three submarines in the Dreadnought-class will also receive names with "historical resonance."

They don't stop

China State Hackers Try and Fail to Steal Secrets from US Aircraft Carrier Patrolling South China Sea

The U.S. Navy said that the hackers were unsuccessful .

New tactics

US Marines Upgrading Amphibious Invasion Tactics

The exercise will provide warfighters the opportunity to assess the operational utility of emerging technologies.

Now bombing ISIL

US Launching Four Airstrikes a Day against ISIL in Libya

The San Antonio will continue providing precision airstrikes in support of Libyan forces and government of national accord-aligned forces.

Tense

‘War of the Words’ Erupts Again as India Claims Killing 7 Pakistani Soldiers, which Pakistan Denies

All this confusing “he said, he said” sprang from an attack on Sept. 18 by Muslim Kashmiri militants on an Indian Army base at Uri that killed 19 jawans.

The future of sex

London Conference to Titillate with Talks about Robot Sex and ‘Sexbots’

Some futurists predict robot sex might overtake human sex by 2050.

Weapons galore

Hackers Almost Cripple the Internet by Weaponizing IoT Devices as Botnets

The severity and length of the attacks led some security experts to finger Russia.

Soon to launch

China to Launch World’s Most Heavily Armed Destroyer in 2018

But it's the second generation of the Type 055 -- the Type 055A -- China claims will be armed with railguns.

Peace

China Says Ties with Pakistan Remain Strong despite Military Drill with India

The Oct. 19 exercise was the second under Sino India Cooperation 2016.

Reach out and touch someone

Taiwan Extending the Range of its Hsiung Feng III Missiles to Reach China

The effectiveness of the HF-3, however, is limited by its short range of 150 kilometers.

Satellite hunter

US Air Force Takes Control of Powerful DARPA Space Telescope for Tracking Spy Satellites

SST is designed to expand space situational awareness, and to quickly provide wide area search capability.

Smart nuke

B61 Air Dropped 'Dumb' Nuclear Bomb will Become Smart Nuclear Bomb

The U.S. has produced 3,155 of these nuclear bombs since 1968.

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