A group of tech-savvy Ukrainian soldiers is making drones and explosives to be used at the front line of the conflict in the country's Donbas region. JUAN BARRETO/AFP via Getty Images A team of young soldiers in Ukraine is building drones and explosives to be used on the front lines. They are creating drones loaded […]
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Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: Bombs Away! Plus, Jemma’s Secret Revealed
RELATED STORIES This week on Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., the light-hearted time-travel hijinks of the first five episodes made way for harder-hitting drama that left one agent shell-shocked and another in… far worse shape. After Deke taunted the all-seeing Chronicoms by shooting dead Wilfred Malick, Luke (which I realize is the lead Chronicom’s “name”!) lays […]
Drones Drop Poison Bombs to Fight One Island’s Rat Invasion
On the Galapagos Island of Seymour Norte, conservationists scramble to destroy every last invasive rodent before the ecosystem descends into chaos. https://media.wired.com/photos/5c490c5fdd72b32c56117fdb/master/pass/galapagosdrone.jpg
Saudis ‘don’t know how to use’ US bombs: Trump condemns deadly Yemen school bus strike… kind of
It wasn’t the US-made bomb, but rather the Saudi military’s inability to properly use the munition –despite all the American training– that led to the “horror show” bombing of a Yemeni school bus in August, Donald Trump has said. A Saudi-led coalition airstrike on a school bus, that killed 40 children and maimed dozens of […]
The US changed its mind about banning cluster bombs because of North Korea
Reuters/US Air Force file photo The United States reversed its plan to ban cluster munitions last year and kept its dated stockpiles for one reason: North Korea, a top defense official said Friday. “That policy change was driven by the North Korean situation,” Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said.See the rest of the story at Business Insider […]
Instagram eventually pulls a troll’s post praising pipe bombs
Remember Milo Yiannapolous? The self-described provocateur who now lacks a job at Breitbart, a book deal with Simon & Schuster and a Twitter account can add one more deletion to the list: an Instagram post. Unlike Alex Jones, Yiannapolous has maintained a presence on Facebook’s properties, and The Daily Beast reported that today — after […]
The Physics of a Star Wars Bomber Dropping Bombs in Space
The Empire Strikes Back brought us the TIE bomber—and new physics questions to try to solve. https://media.wired.com/photos/5ba171ba0a8e1d59b69ba24b/master/pass/tiepilot-624506128.jpg
Spain to ‘honor’ sale of 400 bombs to Saudi Arabia despite halting it over rights groups outcry
Just about a week after halting a bombs’ sale to Riyadh following a widespread indignation over Saudi Arabia’s indiscriminate bombing in Yemen, the Spanish government said it would still go ahead with the deal. “The decision is that these bombs will be delivered to honor a contract that comes from 2015, and was made by […]
Spain to go ahead with sale of laser-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia
Spain will go ahead with the controversial delivery of 400 laser-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia, engaged in a conflict in Yemen, Foreign Minister Josep Borrell said Thursday. “In the end, the decision is to deliver these bombs to honor a contract dating from 2015,” Borrell said on Spain’s Onda Cero radio. Madrid had announced a […]
Venezuelan president Maduro targeted with drone bombs
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been targeted in an attempted attack during a televised public address, officials confirm. Several explosives-laden drones detonated as he was speaking at a military ceremony. Venezuela’s Information Minister Jorge Rodriguez has confirmed that an attack on Maduro took place at the event. Several drones rigged with explosives went off close […]