Developed for Spetsnaz and the KGB Wet Teams, the PB was a Suppressed Pistol with some Serious Design Compromises Developed for Spetsnaz units and the KGB in the mid-1960s, the Soviet PB — also known as the 6P9 — took the proven Makarov PM design and incorporated a two-stage, integral suppressor. During World War II, the Soviet NKVD had…
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Surveillance State: DIVA Software Designed to Spot Suspicous Behavior BEFORE it Happens
The program is called Deep Intermodal Video Analytics—or DIVA—and it seeks to locate shooters and terrorists before they strike. The intelligence community is working on amping up people-recognition power to spot, in live videos, shooters and potential terrorists before they have a chance to attack. Part of the problem with current video surveillance techniques is the difficulty…
World War Two History: The First German-Soviet Military Pact And The Origins of World War II
Before dawn on June 22, 1941, German bombers began to rain destruction down on a swath of Soviet cities from Leningrad to Sevastopol. It was the beginning of Operation Barbarossa, the largest military operation in the history of the world. By the end of the day, three million German soldiers and their allies crossed the…
Crusader Corner: BBC Warns Soccer Fans Not To Dress As “Crusaders” To Avoid Offending Muslims
So Why is it that muslms are the only ones with rights anymore? To This PC, “Fear of Offending muslims” BULLSHIT I say Phooey! One of the Reasons I named this Category “Crusader Corner” is to REMIND people everywhere that at one time in history Christians had to take up their sword against this islamic…
Another Reason To Be Armed: Tulsa, OK Homeowner Attacked While Doing Yardwork, Shoots and Kills Assailant
Couple of things here: First, Oklahoma, like Texas and 21 other States is a STAND YOUR GROUND State, so forget this “Warning Shot” business. If you feel your life is in danger, USE YOUR WEAPON. Second, Always better to HAVE A GUN ON YOUR PERSON and NOT NEED IT than NEED A GUN and NOT…
Glock Launches Firearm Safety Pledge Drive
Make Your Safety Pledge and Be Entered for a chance to win a very nice engraved G17! Today, GLOCK, Inc. launched the annual GLOCK Safety Pledge Drive with the chance to win a 30th Anniversary pistol by helping to spread the word about firearms safety. Make the pledge on the GLOCK Safety page and earn…
Espionage Files: Low Profile Terror Attack in Jordan Kills 3 Jordanian GID Officers
A rare armed attack on a Jordanian intelligence agency facility has left five people dead, including three intelligence officers. The attack took place on Monday at the General Intelligence Department (GID) building in the Baqa’a refugee camp, located just north of the capital Amman. Built in 1968, Baqa’a is the largest of Jordan’s 10 government-sanctioned…
Crusader Corner: Europe This Summer Faces Terror Threats From Every Direction
Police and Security Services in Europe this summer have really got it’s work cut out for it with the Euro 2016 Tournament. Besides your run of the mill ISIS Jihadist trying to blow themselves up and kill people at random, now you have “Ultra-Nationalist” Political Terror Groups running around with a virtual arsenal of weapons…
Texas Veterans News: Gov. Abbott Signs Legislation Championing TX Veterans
Governor Greg Abbott today hosted a signing ceremony at VFW Post 76 in San Antonio, the oldest VFW hall in Texas, highlighting multiple bills to implement his veterans’ initiative. Abbott signed legislation that will improve mental health care, exempt veteran-owned businesses from the franchise tax and create more job opportunities for our veterans, in addition…
Military History: Untold History of the Australian SAS
This is a short clip of the 3 part series of the Untold History of the Australian SAS