Via: Leo Hohmann The surveillance state has arrived… and it’s being implemented by our cities and towns My old colleagues at World Net Daily have an interesting story up today about the city of Norfolk, Virginia. City officials have transformed Norfolk into a virtual lock-down surveillance society with more than 172 high-resolution, internet-connected cameras monitoring practically…
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Mossad Pager Bombs
Lebanon: Pagers Apparently Exploding and Blowing Pieces Off of People At least eight people were killed and about 2,750 were wounded by exploding handheld pagers across Lebanon. We appear to have entered into a whole new era of bizarre warfare, where consumer electronics can be triggered to explode and kill you or seriously injure/deform…
The Next Generation of Camouflage: Optical Transparency
Researchers Make Skin Invisible With Common Food Dye Researchers have developed a technique to make live mouse skin transparent using a yellow dye called tartrazine, commonly found in snacks and candies. This method reveals the underlying blood vessels and organs, potentially revolutionizing medical diagnostics and biological research by making human tissues transparent for deeper,…
The Modern Battlefield: Kamikaze Robot Dogs (No, I’m Serious)
Ukraine deploys $9K robot dogs vs. Russia with plans to use them as ‘kamikazes’ on the front lines Cry havoc, and let slip the dogs of war. Ukraine is siccing a fleet of robot dogs on Russian troops, including some four-legged terminators it hopes to use to conduct “kamikaze” attacks on enemy soldiers and vehicles along…
4GW: Harnessing Insurgent and Narco-Criminal Drone Tactics for Special Operations
Harnessing Insurgent and Narco-Criminal Drone Tactics for Special Operations Editor’s note: This article is part of Project Air Power, which explores and advocates for the totality of air, aviation, and space power in irregular, hybrid, and gray-zone environments. We invite you to contribute to the discussion, explore the difficult questions, and help influence the…
The Surveillance State: The Feds’ Race to Integrate Mobile IDs in America
Big Brother Goes Digital: The Feds’ Race to Integrate Mobile IDs in America The push to develop digital ID and expand its use in the US is receiving a boost as the country’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is launching a new project. NIST’s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has teamed up with…
Future Warfare: You Can’t go to War With Your Factory
You Can’t go to War With Your Factory I know I talk about the book Ghost Fleet a lot on this blog, but it seems every time I read an article about WW3 or China, I am reminded of something I read in that book! Think for a moment how much of a disadvantage…
Cyber-Warfare: Crowdstrike Responsible for Global Microsoft IT Outage
IT outages reported across globe as airlines, airports, banks and media companies experience disruptions Crowdstrike, the U.S. cybersecurity company, has admitted to being responsible for the error and are working to correct it.
4GW: The U.S. is unprepared for attacks on critical infrastructure
H/T Montana The U.S. is unprepared for attacks on critical infrastructure Like Cyber Polygon, RAND’s ‘Inverted Rook’ wargame warns of catastrophic cyber attacks leading to societal breakdown: perspective The United States is unprepared for attacks on critical infrastructure, according to a wargame simulated by the RAND Corporation. Prepared for the head of the…