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- Weapons dropped from orbit anywhere on Earth within an hour? DoD asks SpaceX to prove it’s viable
Before it delivers colonists to Mars, the SpaceX Starship system may be delivering tanks to a war zone. The DoD has asked the Elon Musk-funded firm to explore the possibility of hauling military cargo through orbit.Oct 9, 2020 10:03USA News - Pentagon to dish out $600mn in contracts for ‘5G dual-use EXPERIMENTATION’ at 5 US military sites, including to 'aid lethality'The US military has partnered with more than a dozen companies for “large-scale experimentation” with 5G technology, including efforts to enhance the “lethality” of certain systems, in what’s slated to be a $600 million project.Oct 9, 2020 00:42USA News
- Harris slams Trump for not asking Putin about NYT Russian bounties story – a rumor, of which PENTAGON sees no proofKamala Harris slammed Donald Trump for not confronting Vladimir Putin over a New York Times story claiming Russia put bounties on US troops’ heads in Afghanistan, a claim for which numerous military officials have found no proof.Oct 8, 2020 04:25USA News
- Trump vows to revoke ‘ridiculous’ gender-sensitive Navy SEAL changes IMMEDIATELYUS President Donald Trump apparently just found out the Navy Special Warfare Command had changed its ethos and creed statements to include women – though none are serving in the SEALs – and vowed to revert it right away.Oct 1, 2020 23:56USA News
- Pentagon slammed for turning $1 billion ‘coronavirus fund’ into more military-industrial pork – but what did Congress expect?The Pentagon has defended its decision to repurpose Covid-19 preparedness funds – meant for pandemic response – to prop up weapons contractors as House Democrats slammed its double-dipping.Sep 23, 2020 17:05USA News
- Pentagon says STILL no evidence for NYT’s ‘Russian bounties’ story as US envoy hails Moscow’s support for Afghan peace talksThe Pentagon has still seen no proof for reports that Russia paid the Taliban to kill US troops in Afghanistan, a defense official said, while a senior US diplomat noted Moscow has instead supported the country’s peace process.Sep 23, 2020 00:53World News
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