Strange and Interesting Weapons During The Cold War
The Cold War prompted both the United States and the Soviet Union to get creative in designing weapons that could be used against each other.
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Gurkha Kukri: The Twenty-Three Hundred Year Old Melee Weapon Still Killin’ It.
The Gurkha kukri is a traditional multipurpose knife of the Nepalese people, and it’s something to be taken seriously.
Substance N, A Chemical So Powerful Even The Nazis Were Scared To Work With It
Substance N is a very potent substance that boils at room temperature, burns at 2,400 degrees Celcius, and burns everything on its way.
M-72 Light Anti-tank Weapon Was A Blast To Fire
What if I tell you that you’ve seen an M72 and you’re not even aware of it? Have a look and see for yourself.
You’d Want to Stick Around With Sticky Bomb
Humanity’s creativity in designing weapons of destruction is truly amazing. Sticky bombs are one proof of that.
Five of the most Fearsome Weapons of War Ever Devised By Man
All the weapons meant for war were designed with the intent to kill. Some of them were created for more than that. Here are five of the most feared weapons of war in human history.
Report: Israeli Airstrikes Targeted Syrian Chemical Weapons Facilities
Israel has been bombing targets in Syria for decades that it perceives as a threat to its own security. Most famously, their 2007 raid that destroyed a North Korean-built nuclear reactor in Deir al-Zour province. A story in the Washington Post now claims that Israeli aircraft have made repeated strikes on chemical weapons productions and storage facilities within Syria.
French Troops Kill ISIS Suspect for the 2020 Murders of French Aid Workers in Niger
The Takuba Special Operations Task Force, comprised of French Special Operations troops has killed a key leader of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) for his part in the murders of six civilian aid workers and two guides in Niger in 2020.
How The US Army Used Nerf Footballs As Grenades
Using a football as an anti-tank grenade? The US Army once attempted to use Nerf balls as anti-tank grenades. Here’s how it turned out.
Israeli Airstrike Craters Damascus Airport, One Syrian Soldier Killed
Israeli F-16s bomb Syria’s largest airport leaving three perfectly spaced craters 600 meters apart on the runway. This is the latest in a series of attacks by Israel on the Iranian presence within Syria.
US Shoots Down Iranian Drone Flying Over Base In Southern Syria: Will The US Retaliate?
The U.S. military intercepted and shot down a small drone that was believed to be threatening a U.S. base in southern Syria Tuesday, just weeks after the same base was attacked by drones and rocket fire. It is believed to have been launched by Iranian proxy militias in the region. Capt. Bill Urban, the spokesman […]
Yellow Rain: When Bees Were Mistaken For A Soviet Chemical Attack
In 1981, something fell from the skies. Did the Soviet Union use mycotoxins as a chemical weapon, or was it something… stinkier?
