Background On July 29, 2019, U.S. Representative Mark Walker (R-N.C.) published the following press release: WASHINGTON, D.C.- U.S. Representative Mark Walker (R-N.C.) joined Tucker Carlson Tonight on Fox News Channel (see above) to discuss his national security concerns over unidentified aerial phenomenon (UAP) encountering our U.S. Navy aviators. “Is this something that’s a defense mechanism from another country? We do know that China is looking at hypersonic missiles, that’s 25,000 KM or to break it down into our language that’s getting from D.C. where I’m at to L.A. in about nine minutes,” Walker told Carlson. “We don’t know if the nuclear warheads can…
Author: John Greenewald
Background Here is a nice, nutshell version, on what a metamaterial is: A metamaterial is a material engineered to have a property that is not found in naturally occurring materials. They are made from assemblies of multiple elements fashioned from composite materials such as metals and plastics. The materials are usually arranged in repeating patterns, at scales that are smaller than the wavelengths of the phenomena they influence. Metamaterials derive their properties not from the properties of the base materials, but from their newly designed structures. Their precise shape, geometry, size, orientation and arrangement gives them their smart properties capable…
Background The following speech is found within the holdings of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum. The President’s speechwriter, William Safire, wrote this statement on July 18, 1969, and sent it to White House Chief of Staff H. R. “Bob” Haldeman. It was to be used in the event the astronauts were stranded on the Moon and could not return to Earth. The document, and the speech within, represents the amazing risk these brave men took on this mission. Obviously, the speech was not needed, but should serve as a reminder of what they did potentially sacrifice for the…
Background Excerpt from the document: “Soviet investment in space programs has been expensive but has paid handsome dividends in the form of a number of spectacular space accomplishments that created an image of military strength and technological superiority. Well-publicized Soviet space “firsts” and an official policy of concealing failures have imbued the Soviet space effort with an aura of virtually unblemished success, although well over one-third of all Soviet space attempts have ended in failure. In spite of economies resulting from the use of military boosters and facilities, total Soviet outlays for space are estimated with a relatively high degree…
by John Greenewald, Jr. – The Black Vault In a newly released set of e-mails by the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), it’s revealed that the agency worked quickly, but struggled, to get ahead of the reporting when an embarrassing tweet was sent out by one of their employees. On September 3, 2016, the DIA’s official Twitter account tweeted out a New York Times article, with the headline “Heated Words and Awkward Surprises After Air Force One Lands in China.” In this article, the NY Times profiles an “awkward” situation unfolded when Air Force One landed in China for the G-20 summit:…