Military / Defense

Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Weapons

Background The term electromagnetic pulse (sometimes abbreviated EMP) is a burst of electromagnetic radiation that results from an explosion (usually…

March 4, 2015

The Hopi Missile

Hopi was an air-to-surface missile developed by the United States Navy's Naval Ordnance Test Station. Intended to provide a medium-range…

March 4, 2015

Prisoners of War (POWs)

A prisoner of war is a combatant who is held in continuing custody by an enemy power during or immediately…

March 3, 2015

3/11 Madrid, Spain Train Bombings (2004)

The 11 March 2004 Madrid train bombings (also known as 3/11 and in Spanish as 11-M) consisted of a series…

March 3, 2015

NASA Inspector General Investigations – Terror Threats After 9/11

The Office of the Inspector General (IG) for NASA initiated certain investigations regarding terrorist activities shortly after the terrorist attacks…

March 3, 2015

Amerithrax Investigation (Anthrax Attacks via U.S. Postal Mail)

Soon after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, letters laced with anthrax began appearing in the U.S. mail. Five Americans were…

March 3, 2015

9/11/01 Simulation of Plane Crashing into NRO Buildings

Background The exercise broke down into multiple phases, which began on September 5, 2001. Each phase was to determine the…

March 3, 2015

Anthrax Threat, Savannah River Site, Aiken, S.C.

The Savannah River Site (SRS) is a nuclear reservation in the United States in the state of South Carolina, located…

March 3, 2015

The Anti-Christ, World Religions, and 21st Century Terrorism

According to Wikipedia: "The antichrist is a Christian concept based on the exegesis of Second Temple (500 BCE–50 CE) Jewish…

March 3, 2015

Somali Pirate Hijack & Rescue Operation, April of 2009

The Maersk Alabama hijacking was a series of events involving piracy that began with four Somali pirates seizing the cargo…

March 3, 2015