North Korea reportedly arms fighters with ‘nuclear backpacks’ spraying uranium

North Korea reportedly arms fighters with ‘nuclear backpacks’ spraying uranium

The radiological imagery led to speculation in South Korean media that the packs might be miniaturized nuclear weapons, a claim that was quickly rejected by North Korea military expert Joseph Bermudez Jr.

“The backpacks are far too small for atomic demolition munitions (ADMs),” Bermudez told NK News in August, after studying close up imagery obtained by this site from Pyongyang.

US places $3 million bounty on special ops officer turned terrorist

US places $3 million bounty on special ops officer turned terrorist

Col. Gulmurod Khalimov, a former Tajik special operations officer, police commander, and military sniper, received American counterterrorism training before joining ranks of jihadi group in May • State Department says Khalimov is a “key” ISIS leader.

Despite progress, US-Russia fall short on truce for Syria

Despite progress, US-Russia fall short on truce for Syria

GENEVA (AP) — The United States and Russia say they have resolved a number of issues standing in the way of restoring a nationwide truce to Syria and opening up aid deliveries, but were unable once again to forge a comprehensive agreement on stepping up cooperation to end the brutal war that has killed hundreds […]

Afghan ISIL’s Hafiz Saeed Khan killed in US strike

Afghan ISIL’s Hafiz Saeed Khan killed in US strike

The leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group in Afghanistan and Pakistan was killed in a US drone strike on July 26, US and Afghan officials have confirmed. Hafiz Saeed Khan, ISIL’s Khorasan Province leader, was killed in Kot district of Afghanistan’s Nangharhar province, according to Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal, the top Afghan diplomat in […]

A solar storm almost led the US to war with the Soviet Union

A solar storm almost led the US to war with the Soviet Union

Five years after the Cuban Missile crisis brought the Soviet Union and the United States to the brink of war, another event occurred that brought the two superpowers once again to the brink. This event didn’t involve military movements, covert intelligence, or revolution. Instead, a war nearly started because of a storm on the sun. […]

Putin is planning on a new Russian fleet of spies in space

Putin is planning on a new Russian fleet of spies in space

While Russia races to catch up to the United States in one particular aspect of orbital reconnaissance—that is, imagery detail—the United States is plotting a sort of technological sidestep that could actually extend its lead over its rivals in space-based espionage.