Loading video...
After a week of discussions regarding the future of “lethal autonomous weapon systems” (LAWS) in Geneva, Russia took an in-character stand against the United Nations’ position that drones should not be developed to autonomously conduct military operations that involve taking human lives without any human operator input. Although the intention of the UN meeting was […]
The United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine was a proposal by the United Nations, which would end the British mandate in the area and proposed a partition of Palestine. The UN General Assembly adopted the plan as Resolution 181. This convoluted plan recommended the creation of independent Arab and Jewish States and a Special International […]
On November 13th, a North Korean soldier thus far identified only by his surname, Oh, defected across the military exclusion zone dividing Kim Jong Un’s reclusive state from South Korea. North Korean troops in turn violated the armistice that ended the war between the two Koreas by firing their weapons into South Korea during the […]
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia—German arms exports to Saudi Arabia and Egypt have increased five-fold in 2017. In the third quarter of 2017 alone, the German government has approved around $530 million worth of arms sales. In the same quarter of last year, the number of weapons sold was a mere $101 million, less than five times […]
North Korean border guards violated the terms of the armistice that halted the war between North and South Korea by firing rounds and chasing a defector across the border last week, according to a statement released by the United Nations. North Korean troops were only steps behind the defecting soldier when a wheel on his […]
Speaking at the 2017 U.N. Peacekeeping Defense Ministerial in Vancouver, Canada, Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said the U.S. will remain committed to peacekeeping operations, but will reduce its current financial commitment to such missions. The United States remains the largest financial contributor and capacity-builder for peacekeeping missions. We currently provide more than 28 percent […]
An Australian diplomat died after falling from a New York balcony while apparently playing a “trust game” with friends. Julian Simpson, 30, who was Australia’s second secretary to the United Nations in New York, slipped from a seventh-floor ledge of his apartment building in Manhattan. Mr Simpson, his wife and some friends went up to the […]
Throughout months of heightening tensions between Kim Jong Un’s North Korean regime and a U.S. led group of nations intent on seeing the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, the cost of peace for the North Korean people has been clear: the complete removal of Kim’s nuclear capabilities. Now, however, South Korean President Moon Jae-in has […]
A report released by the United Nations last week sheds light on a more precise human toll that the Islamic State took on the civilians of Mosul before their ouster earlier this year. The report describes in great detail the total disregard ISIS had for the civilian inhabitants of Mosul, as well as the infrastructure […]
The UN has called the atrocities committed in Rakhine State, Burma (Myanmar) “textbook ethnic cleansing.” It has since been responsible for the deaths of over 2,000 people and sent approximately 600,000 people fleeing for their lives to the neighboring country of Bangladesh. The country’s de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has recently spoken toward […]
The Trump administration has dispatched one of its top diplomatic officials to Africa this week, as it grapples with a brutal civil war in South Sudan that has unleashed the continent’s biggest refugee crisis since the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, began her three-nation swing Monday in Ethiopia, […]
Today is United Nations day. 1945 brought about the close of WWII and the dawn of the United Nations. They hoped that such an alliance would prevent a war like that from ever happening again. After WWI, a group called the League of Nations was born. Like the United Nations, its purpose was to stop […]
Essential Provisions Field Fuel® meals [ready-to-eat] & sports nutrition products have been developed with the cleanest, high-quality nutrient and energy-dense ingredients available. Research has shown that the whole food nutrients contained in our products have the ability to help.
Have you ever tried to wear a fleece hoodie in bad weather? We don’t recommend it. That’s why we founded BÆRSkin in 2019 – to create the world’s best outdoor gear that’s just as comfortable at home as it is durable outdoors. “Bad fitting, bulky, and boring” is how we felt about 1000’s of regular fleece hoodies we tested.
If you’re 21 or older and use nicotine or tobacco, charge ahead with Black Buffalo, America’s only credible smokeless tobacco alternative. Black Buffalo dips just like the real thing without the tobacco leaf or stem. Find Black Buffalo in Wawa, Circle K, Sheetz, Love’s, Pilot, Racetrac, and many more retail locations across the United States.
Stay Locked In. No Matter What. NEORON is a brain-boosting beverage built for the mission: sugar-free, crash-free, and engineered for clean, tactical focus through long hours and high-stakes operations. Made for those who grind, stay sharp under pressure, and refuse to fold—if failure isn’t an option, NEORON has your six.
Our roots in shooting sports started off back in 1996 with our founder and CEO, Josh Ungier. His love of airguns took hold of our company from day one and we became the first e-commerce retailer dedicated to airguns, optics, ammo, and accessories. Over the next 25 years, customers turned to us for our unmatched product selection, great advice, education, and continued support of the sport and airgun industry.
Barrett is the world leader in long-range, large-caliber, precision rifle design and manufacturing. Barrett products are used by civilians, sport shooters, law enforcement agencies, the United States military, and more than 75 State Department-approved countries around the world.
Our ultra-portable washing machine makes your journey easier. This convenient, pocket-sized travel companion allows you to travel lighter while helping you save money, time and water.
RecPak is a meal replacement for the outdoors that saves you weight, space and time in the most challenging environments, just add water.
