Day: June 16, 2023
3 Killed, 100 Injured After “Horrific” Tornado Rips Through Texas Town
A “horrific” tornado ripped through a northern Texas town Thursday causing widespread destruction, with reports that at least three people were killed and up to 100 others injured.
/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 478, Part 1 (Thread #619)
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Rafael Unveils ‘Sky Sonic’ Hypersonic Missile Interceptor
An artist rendition of Rafael’s Sky Sonic conceptThe weapon is being billed as a counter-hypersonic air defence missileJERUSALEM — In response to what it describes as the “geopolitical reality” of hypersonic weapons, Rafael Advanced Defence Systems today announced that it is developing a new interceptor missile called Sky Sonic geared specifically at the hypersonic threat.In a statement, the
Introducing the book: Visual Threat Intelligence
In this Help Net Security video interview, Thomas Roccia, Senior Security Researcher at Microsoft, discusses his new book – Visual Threat Intelligence. The book covers a wide range of topics, including: Threat intelligence fundamentals and method…
Has the loss of Russian tourism dealt Europe a crippling blow?
Flush Russian tourists are now a thing of the past in Europe, following the Kremlin’s devastating invasion of Ukraine. But what impact has this had?
‘I’m left with nothing’: Nigerians feel brunt of economic shakeup
President Tinubu’s policies please foreign investors, but a devalued currency and soaring petrol prices mean ‘national sacrifice mode’ is widely unpopularNigerians are feeling the strain as their new president pushes through a series of unpopular polic…
How the world is getting more equal — and unequal — at the same time
Inequality by many measures is getting worse. But income disparity between all citizens of the world, adjusted for differences in prices between countries, has been falling for decades, economist Branko Milanovic argues.
Drones and Point-Blank Engagement
Has there been any research into the use of drones in point-blank engagement range using small arms fire. In particular, I am thinking of whether anyone has tried to, say, equip a drone with 0.22 LR rounds and just have it shoot people point-blank with…