Authored by Eugene Chow via The National Interest,
Hidden in plain sight is an intimidating Chinese weapon that allows it to hold a quarter of the world’s population hostage without firing a single shot. While much attention has been given to the nation’s fearsome new military hardware, a formidable component in its arsenal has largely escaped notice: dams.
...and you pay tens of thousands of dollars for that?
Source: Branco
Live CBS Coverage:
After going more than a month without a missile test, North Korea has reportedly launched what appear to be several short-range ballistic missile into the East Sea, according to South Korea’s Yonhap news agency.
According to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff, the North fired several "unidentified projectiles" from the vicinity Gitdaeryong in Gangwon Province at around 6:49 a.m local time. The projectiles flew more than 250 kilometers in the northeastern direction, it added. South Korea and U.S. militaries are analyzing additional information.
Authored by Mac Slavo via SHTFplan.com,
It’s not surprising that so many people believe the idea that global warming is being caused almost entirely by human activity, given the fact that most scientists seem to believe the same thing. But scientists should probably ask themselves why there is still such a large cohort of “deniers” as they like to call them, who are adamant that anthropogenic climate change is a scam.