With our myriad of crises down here on the Southern tip of Africa, it’s easy to forget that a senseless war has been raging in the Northern Hemisphere for over a year.
Decoys, which resemble advanced US rocket systems, have been used to trick the Russian military into wasting expensive cruise missiles.
Targeting Syria’s alleged chemical weapons program, the U.S. and its allies fired off more than 100 missiles in the early hours of Saturday morning.
The United Nations were left scurrying into action after North Korea defied international convention and launched a rocket.
Russia have released footage that they say shows missiles being launched at Syrian targets. This is only going to become more messy.
The Turkish army have released some audio that they claim justifies the shooting down of a Russian jet that entered their airspace.
The border of Syria and Turkey played host to some very ugly scenes yesterday, a plane shot down and the subsequent rescue helicopter destroyed by missiles.
The Russian navy has apparently been in decline for a number of years, although their latest show of strength may prove they’re back in the big leagues.
Tensions have once again boiled over on the border between North and South Korea, government officials confirming that the two have today traded shots.
This is the behind the scenes image of Kim Jong-un laughing with his cronies at the massive bale of wool they’re pulling over their nation’s eyes.
As with most shooting, it is the thought and skill that goes into what happens before you press the button or pull the trigger that makes or breaks you. Shooting a missile like the one that brought down flight MH17 is no exception. Oops…?
In what the US have called an increasingly desperate counter-argument made by Russia as to why it was, in fact, not them who fired the missile that down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, several questions have been raised by Russia to which they want answers.
Apple Maps is in hot water yet again, this time not because some poor guy tried to get to Constantia and ended up in Turkey, but rather for revealing sensitive military information. Taiwanese authorities have asked Apple to take Google’s lead, and rather post low-res pics of sensitive places.
In news that is not very positive for Middle-East peace prospects, IRINN, the state broadcaster in Iran has broadcasted images of ballistic missiles being tested that it claims could easily reach US military bases in the region.
Oh awesome, this makes total sense. The UK’s Ministry of Defense is planning to install surface-to-air missiles on top of residential flats in east London for the duration of the Olympic Games. The bulk of the missile array is intended for the Lexington Building Water Tower, which has about 700 people living in and around it.
Philip Hammond, Liam Fox’s replacement as the UK’s Defence Secretary, announced to MPs that ground-to-air missiles would be deployed “to protect” the 2012 Olympic Games in London if deemed operationally necessary. This follows shortly after America announced intentions to send up to 1 000 security agents to provide protection for US contestants and diplomats.