The U.S. Navy was able to seize thousands of Russian and Chinese-made illicit weapons from a stateless dhow — enough to equip a small army. On Saturday, the service press release said that the guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) seized an illicit shipment of weapons from a stateless dhow in the international water of the North Arabian Sea on May 6-7, 2021. USS Monterey and […]
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On Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated that Turkey and all U.S. allies should refrain from making further purchases of Russian weaponry, according to Reuters. Reuters has reported that speaking at a virtual event at Foreign Press Center (FPC), Blinken warned Ankara and others from further purchases weapon systems from Russia. “It’s also very important going forward that Turkey, and for that matter all […]
U.S. arms maker Lockheed Martin Corp has announced that it will showcase its latest defense solutions at the 15th edition of the International Defense Exhibition and Conference (IDEX), taking place in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, from Feb. 21 to 25, 2021. Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier has confirmed that attendees at IDEX 2021 will experience the company’s next-generation aircraft, rotary systems, air and missile defense technologies, […]
A top-secret U.S. government body called the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has announced that it to move to a new phase of the intermediate-range hypersonic ground-launch weapons program and bringing it one step closer to a full-scale flight testing. According to a statement, DARPA’s Operational Fires (OpFires) program, which is developing a ground-launched intermediate-range hypersonic weapons system, is advancing to a new phase. It […]
U.S. arms maker and Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp has announced that it will buy rocket engine maker Aerojet Rocketdyne for $4.4 billion. Lockheed Martin released a statement on Monday saying that “it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AJRD) for $56 per share in cash, which is expected to be reduced to $51 per share after the payment of […]
American aerospace giant Boeing is on track to overtake Russian defense companies as the Indian biggest weapons supplier as the Indian Navy has expressed interest in potentially purchasing Super Hornets. Boeing’s India division, based in New Delhi, has released new footage that showed an F/A-18E fighter jet launching off a ski-jump ramp in a demo for the Indian Navy. “Our F/A-18 Super Hornet demonstrates the ability to […]
A recent Boeing news release has offered new details about the demonstration of the B-1B’s external weapons carriage capabilities. On Wednesday, the American plane-maker press release said that the demonstration validates that the B-1 is capable of delivering future ordinance outside the aircraft. During the Dec. 4 demonstration, the test team at Edwards Air Force Base in California loaded an inert, unpowered Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile […]
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), Adm. Mike Gilday during a visit to Naval Support Facility Dahlgren, Virginia stated, that laser weapons and high-velocity projectiles were no longer not science fiction. “The development and fielding of new technology like directed energy and high-velocity projectiles are not science fiction – they’re happening today – and the workforce here in Dahlgren is making that happen,” said Gilday. During the […]
The U.S. Air Force has revealed that the B-1B Lancer’s expanded carriage capabilities comes one step closer to fruition following an external captive carry flight over the skies of Edwards Air Force Base, California, Nov. 20. On November 24, the service announced that the flight featured a B -1B Lancer assigned to the 412th Test Wing’s 419th Flight Test Squadron, Global Power Combined Test Force, and […]
German industrial group Rheinmetall has unveiled its new Mission Master – Armed Reconnaissance system. According to the company, Mission Master Autonomous – Unmanned Ground Vehicle (A-UGV) family has just gained a new member: the Mission Master – Armed Reconnaissance. Equipped with intelligence-gathering technology and a Rheinmetall Fieldranger remote-controlled weapon station (RCWS), the new Armed Reconnaissance module is designed to collect tactical intelligence in the area of […]
Media Silence Marks Ongoing OPCW Cover-Up Of Syria Chemical Weapons Scandal By Alan Macleod, Mintpress News. November 7, 2020 Media Silence Marks Ongoing OPCW Cover-Up Of Syria Chemical Weapons Scandal2020-11-072020-11-07https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/opcw-2_edited-e1604769134159.jpg200px200px Above photo: Headquarters of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, OPCW, in The Hague, Netherlands. Peter Dejong | AP. “Clearly the U.S. and its allies do not want transparency and open debate about the […]
Israeli Weapons Fuel The Violence In Azerbaijan By Raul Diego, Mintpress News. October 22, 2020 Israeli Weapons Fuel The Violence In Azerbaijan2020-10-222020-10-22https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/wars.jpg200px200px Above photo: A man fences off a tail of a multiple rocket after shelling by Azerbaijan’s artillery during a military conflict in Shushi, outside Stepanakert, the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh, Oct. 18, 2020. AP. With an eye on nearby Iran. Hoping to profit, protect […]
Priest Sentenced To 33 Months For Protesting Nuclear Weapons By Kings Bay Plowshares 7. October 16, 2020 Priest Sentenced To 33 Months For Protesting Nuclear Weapons2020-10-162020-10-16https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/nuke-activists-e1602871262174.jpg200px200px Above photo: Kings Bay Plowshares 7. Father Kelly is second from the left. RNS/Kings Bay Plowshares 7. Fifteen supporters in a carefully Covid masked and distanced courtroom witnessed Father Steve Kelly receive a sentence of 33 months today. After a […]
from Gordon Duff and Mike Chester, we present; In the last few months, demand for our offerings has increased dramatically and we have completely sold out of our “basic” special model. There is a severe shortage on the availability of parts which resulted in the price we pay for parts to sharply increase. Parts for the “Basic” if they were even available, would now cost more […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107416/85/1074168598_0:386:5457:3455_1200x675_80_0_0_a5731ea593b4112bf35df141418eddec.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Morgan Artyukhina . Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/military/202010091080725534-pentagon-taps-spacex-to-build-cargo-transport-able-to-ship-weapons-anywhere-in-one-hour/ On Wednesday, the head of US Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) announced a new partnership with private space firms SpaceX and XArc to develop space-based cargo transport, something the Pentagon says has “the potential to be one of the greatest revolutions in transportation since the airplane.” “Think about moving the equivalent of a C-17 payload anywhere on the […]
Dangerous Use Of Crowd-Control Weapons Against Protestors And Medics By Kathryn Hampton, Michele Heisler, and Donna McKay, Physicians for Human Rights. October 8, 2020 Dangerous Use Of Crowd-Control Weapons Against Protestors And Medics2020-10-082020-10-08https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/pdx-scaled-e1602191154909.jpg200px200px “Now they seem to just want to hurt us.” Portland, OR – Regardless of where we are, we are living in a reign of violence in which “we can’t breathe.” We are witnessing […]
A coalition of human rights groups have filed a criminal complaint against Bashar al-Assad’s chemical weapons henchmen for their alleged role in two attacks against civilians in 2013 and 2017 that reportedly killed almost 900 people. Researchers for the groups say they’ve collected enough evidence to identify those responsible for the attacks and that it’s time for officials to act. The three groups—the Justice Initiative, the […]
BUENOS AIRES (Sputnik) – Venezuela will continue military cooperation with Russia, China, and Iran despite its plans to develop its own armament systems, President Nicolas Maduro said on Friday. Earlier in the day, Maduro spoke at the commemoration of the 15th anniversary of Venezuela’s Strategic Command Operations, stating that the country is planning to manufacture its own weapons and announcing that a special military and scientific council […]
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President NIcolas Maduro of Venezuela has announced the capture of “an American spy” with heavy weapons and money near two refineries in the state of Falcon. The man is said to be a Marine who worked for the CIA in Iraq. The spy was trying to collect information on the refineries in Amuay and Cardón, Maduro said in a televised address on Friday. The two facilities […]
China has accused Indian troops of violating the de facto border in Eastern Ladakh and firing warning shots in violation of de-escalation agreements. India said it was the Chinese patrol that discharged firearms. The latest incident in the ongoing tensions at the Chinese-Indian Himalayan border happened on Monday south of the glacial Pangong Tso Lake. According to the Chinese side, Indian troops trespassed on Chinese territory […]
Troublesome Issues for Nuclear Weapons Owners Plutonium Aging Plutonium aging is going to have some serious implications. Since the government has been so worried about this, it is important to try to understand why. First of all, spallation due to PU aging and corrosion effects will ruin the implosion symmetry. But, the central issue with boosting is to keep the boost gas cool as long […]
…from SouthFront.org It would seem that one of the first rules of early 21st century regional warfare is “Bring Lots of Russian Weapons”. Starting with small arms like the AK assault rifle family, the PKM general purpose machine-gun, and naturally the RPG-7 whose reputation is such that it entered common English-language use as “rocket-propelled grenade”, and ending with the T-55 and T-72 tanks, the BMP-1 and -2 […]
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – New types of guided weapons with longer range are being tested on the Mi-28NM helicopter, senior trial pilot and head of flight service at the national center for the helicopter-building, Sergey Maslov said. “The NM is now testing new guided weapons, some of which have much longer range on airborne and land targets, a new onboard defense system that can save both a […]
A radical plan currently being debated by the government would see the British Army boost its air and cyber warfare capabilities while mothballing its armored fleet, according to a newspaper report. British defense chiefs have outlined plans to deactivate the Army’s Challenger 2 main battle tanks and Warrior armored fighting vehicles (AFV), as the costs of maintaining them have skyrocketed, the Times newspaper has reported. Costs […]
Fires are being started and a police officer has been knocked unconscious in Kenosha, Wisconsin, following an officer-involved shooting. The rioters were also reportedly jumping on police vehicles and slashing their tires. Police officer knocked out and fires being started in #kenosha live stream here https://t.co/m3sS8RpdUT pic.twitter.com/TOoZsI0EzP — cacti (@SCCacti) August 24, 2020 TRENDING: Police Make Second Arrest in Attack on 7-Year-Old Trump Supporter Outside of […]
Activists Blockade Entrance To Chemical Weapons Maker August 18, 2020 Activists Blockade Entrance To Chemical Weapons Maker2020-08-182020-08-18https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/wrl-e1597786300676.jpg200px200px Above photo: War Resisters League. Jamestown, PA – Five activists blockaded the entrance of Combined Systems Inc. on Monday with giant tear gas cans and gas masks, refusing to move. Right now, we are blockading the entrance of @CombinedSysInc w giant tear gas cans & gas masks, refusing to […]
United Nations Security Council members attend a meeting at UN headquarters in New York, December 18, 2018. (Reuters file photo) The United Nations Security Council has rejected a US resolution to extend an arms embargo on Iran that is due to expire in October, as Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed a summit of world leaders to avoid “confrontation” over an American threat to trigger a return […]
Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp has released the short video that showed battlefield-ready laser system that will enable users to neutralize threats at the speed of a lightning strike. Video shared on Twitter said that at sea, in the air and on the ground, Lockheed Martin is developing laser weapon systems to protect warfighters on the battlefield. Combined with expert platform integration, these systems […]
The United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan in August 1945: one on Hiroshima and one on Nagasaki. To date, these have been– the only times nuclear weapons were used in warfare. Japan has yet to vote on or ratify the international Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue has urged Japan’s government to commit to a global ban on nuclear […]
[Editor’s note: This article is one of the most important VT ever published, and it remains every bit as relevant today, as the use of mini nukes with ‘clean’ designs continues unabated; and unless this becomes widely known and pressure applied by the masses of the people to stop it, they will continue to be used with impunity to kill innocent people en masse. Ian] First […]
In the last year we have covered a number of incidents where nuclear weapons have been used; from exposing the truth about the nuclear nature of the destruction of the WTC on 9-11 to being the only media outlet to cover the nuclear explosions in China. In the minds of most people, a nuclear weapon is a large device carried on the tip of an ICBM […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202008061080079799-hiroshima-mayor-calls-on-japanese-government-to-join-treaty-on-prohibition-of-nuclear-weapons/ TOKYO (Sputnik) – Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui called on Thursday on the Japanese government to join the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons during his speech at the ceremony of commemorating the 75th anniversary of the city’s nuclear bombing. The ceremony started in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and included a minute of silence at 8:15 am (23:15 […]
Atomic Bombings At 75: The Illegality Of Nuclear Weapons By Francis Boyle, Consortium News. August 5, 2020 Atomic Bombings At 75: The Illegality Of Nuclear Weapons2020-08-052020-08-05https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/destruction-after-the-dropping-of-the-nuclear-bomb-from-the-fallout.jpg200px200px Above photo: Destruction after the dropping of the nuclear bomb from The Fallout. The mere possession of nuclear weapons violates the Nuremberg Principles (decreed a day before Nagasaki) and other international laws. The human race stands on the verge of nuclear self-extinction […]
A group of protesters has sued the Seattle government, arguing that “unmitigated police violence” has imposed a monetary cost on their right to demonstrate freely, forcing them to buy expensive gear to safely confront the cops. Filed by five plaintiffs who took part in ongoing protests in Seattle, the suit seeks a temporary restraining order barring the city’s police department from wielding force and crowd control […]
A 45-year-old Missouri man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges related to his trying to buy chemical weapons on the dark web using $150 in bitcoin. Read the plea deal below: Disclosure The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides by a strict set of editorial policies. CoinDesk is an independent operating subsidiary of Digital […]
Judge Blocks Seattle’s Ban On Crowd Control Weapons By David Kroman, Crosscut. July 27, 2020 Judge Blocks Seattle’s Ban On Crowd Control Weapons2020-07-272020-07-27https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/seattle-1-e1595860893576.jpg200px200px Above photo: Demonstrators stand amid a cloud of tear gas during protests across downtown Seattle, May 30, 2020. A wave of protests has swept across the U.S. following the death of Floyd. Matt M. McKnight/Crosscut. The Department of Justice asked the judge to block […]
No one wants to give Iran the opportunity to buy and sell weapons, Washington has claimed, arguing that regional security would suffer if an arms embargo on Tehran is allowed to expire. There is no desire to give Iran a chance to enter the arms trade, US Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook said on Sunday. He supported the rather presumptuous claim by insisting that the […]
From Kamchatka in the east to St. Petersburg and Kaliningrad in the west, the Russian Navy put the finest of its sea power on display, with warships sailing by and naval assaults played out in front of onlookers. Founded and nurtured by the reformist Tsar Peter I the Great at the end of the 17th-century, the Russian military’s naval arm marks its professional holiday this Sunday. […]
Homeland Security Claims Shields And Gas Masks Are Weapons By Alan Macleod, Mintpress News. July 25, 2020 Homeland Security Claims Shields And Gas Masks Are Weapons2020-07-252020-07-25https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/pdx-e1595712695959.jpg200px200px Above photo: Federal officers use tear gas and rubber bullets against protesters outside the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse on July 22, 2020, in Portland, Ore. Noah Berger | AP. DHS’ Acting Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli claimed that defensive tools […]
Demonstrators in downtown Portland are using a range of weapons in their nightly skirmishes with law enforcement officers, and their growing arsenal now includes everything from leaf blowers to lasers. Ropes and electric saws Protesters tried out some new tactics during the latest fracas. Footage shows a group of helmeted, masked activists using an electric saw to break apart the fence used to protect the city’s […]
A federal judge has overturned a Seattle ordinance that prohibited police from using crowd control weapons. The last-minute decision comes hours after the city’s police chief said the force would be powerless to stop mob violence. US District Judge James Robart blocked the ban, which was put in place by the Seattle City Council, during an emergency hearing on Friday night. The Seattle ordinance, which was […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107975/38/1079753822_0:76:2048:1228_1200x675_80_0_0_9d14f23eef502746c99a8098ddb91ad8.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202007211079939999-st-louis-couple-charged-with-felony-after-brandishing-guns-at-protesters/ The St. Louis, Missouri, couple who went viral late last month for pointing and brandishing firearms at protesters have been charged with unlawful use of a weapon/flourishing – a felony. St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner announced Monday that West End residents Mark and Patricia McCloskey had been charged with a class E felony of unlawful use of a […]
from Gordon Duff and Mike Chester, we present; The VT Custom Firearms Shop is open for business and is ready to take your orders. We took a short break to give Mike a rest but he is back building custom firearms which we are proud to offer. COVID attack cat as requested Recent events have seriously increased the demand for firearms and many dealers are experiencing […]
from Gordon Duff and Mike Chester, we present; The VT Custom Firearms Shop is open for business and is ready to take your orders. We took a short break to give Mike a rest but he is back building custom firearms which we are proud to offer. COVID attack cat as requested Recent events have seriously increased the demand for firearms and many dealers are experiencing […]
Getty In the summer of 2010 Jho Low, a legendarily big-spending nightclub aficionado and financial dealmaker, rocked up at the doors of an expensive St Tropez nightclub, Les Caves du Roy, with Paris Hilton on his arm. Surrounded by women, including dozens of fashion models, Low and his brother Zhen engaged in an extraordinary display of wealth as they got into what was billed as an […]
Indian security forces killed six Naga separatists during a three-hour gunfire battle near the Myanmar border on Saturday. A haul of weapons and two bombs were recovered at the scene, and one Indian soldier was injured. The deadly incident took place in Longding district in the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh early on Saturday morning as part of a counterinsurgency operation with the police, the Indian […]
Almost two decades of war in Afghanistan have taken their toll on US servicemen, not only via battles with terrorists, but also due to the military’s apparent negligence of adverse environmental conditions at one or more bases and a general lack of information regarding related hazards. Salute to @TaraCopp, still after it. More than 1,100 K2 veterans and a few of the surviving spouses have joined […]
from Gordon Duff and Mike Chester, we present; The VT Custom Firearms Shop is open for business and is ready to take your orders. We took a short break to give Mike a rest but he is back building custom firearms which we are proud to offer. Recent events have seriously increased the demand for firearms and many dealers are experiencing shortages. We have plenty of […]
Accelerating technological advancement, especially in the digital spectrum, has asserted its impact on nearly all realms of life. Having its roots in the commercial sector, recent years have seen rapid democratization of technologies that could potentially even be weaponized. Given this progress, throughout the years, the world of security has changed tremendously, the intensity of which is manifested through the consistent advancements in smart weapons market. […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107828/13/1078281309_0:0:1921:1080_1200x675_80_0_0_aaaa1670803a9879f232b330cf976351.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/military/202007031079781046-s-500-will-be-capable-of-destroying-hypersonic-weapons-in-space-russian-aerospace-forces-say/ The S-500 Prometey (“Prometheus”) is a cutting-edge surface-to-air defence missile system with a range of 400-600 kilometers (250-370 miles). Head engineer Pavel Sozinov announced earlier that it would be able to intercept targets hundred kilometres above the surface of the Earth. The S-500 Prometey (“Prometheus”) defence system will be capable of destroying hypersonic weapons in near-Earth space, according to […]
The sitting government in Kabul was the sole entity on Afghan soil to have received Russian arms, Moscow stated, the day after Mike Pompeo bluntly accused it of funneling weapons to the Taliban militants. “Russia has only supplied arms to the legitimate government of Afghanistan – something that is well known”, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told reporters on Thursday. The diplomat was taking aim at […]
Earlier this month, the US Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) advanced a measure which would reduce the time needed to conduct a nuclear test. Meanwhile, in an alarming move, the Pentagon is seeking more control over nuclear weapons funding, Kevin Kamps, the Radioactive Waste Watchdog at the organization Beyond Nuclear, told Sputnik Wednesday. The nuclear test amendment, which was offered by Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR), would […]
A 37-year-old female resident of the city of Winnipeg in Manitoba, Canada, has been sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of attempt to acquire a chemical weapon. A North Dakota US District Court sentenced Sijie Liu to six years behind bars on June 22, after she attempted to purchase a chemical weapon from an undercover FBI employee on the dark […]
Iran envoy implies US failed to forge consensus for anti-Iran resolution at UNSC …from PressTV, Iran [ Editor’s Note: The US frustration over pushback against its unipolar foreign policy has Sec. of State Pompeo at his wits end, with a twist of election year theatrics. He knows that Russia and China will veto a formal UNSC vote to sanction Iran. Left out of the news reporting […]
The announcement comes following a statement by a senior advisor to Iran’s supreme leader last week that Tehran was done negotiating with US President Donald Trump, and would defend itself should Washington make “any military move” against the Islamic Republic in the Persian Gulf. Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) will soon receive “surprise systems” to expand its capabilities, and is not in any way […]
Ten were shot in Minneapolis after midnight on Sunday morning and there were reports of up to 100 people brawling using “various weapons” in the area. Minneapolis has been severely under policed since the rioting began, as politicians and media continue to cause hostility towards law enforcement. ** SHOOTING UPDATE **10 people at area hospitals suffering from gunshot wounds. All are alive with various severity levels […]
«Behold, the Lord God comes with power, with the arm He holds the dominion … All nations are like nothing before Him, as nothing and vanity are considered by him». Holy Bible – Book of Isaiah (40,10-17) by Fabio Giuseppe Carlo Carisio for VT Italy Versione originale in Italiano qui The latest report drawn up on June 15 by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) […]
Here’s What ‘Nonlethal’ Weapons Can Do To The Body By Amy McKeever, National Geographic. June 18, 2020 Here’s What ‘Nonlethal’ Weapons Can Do To The Body2020-06-182020-06-18https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/police-pepper-spray-woman-in-colorado.-getty-images..png200px200px Above photo: Police pepper spray a woman next to the Colorado State Capitol as protests against the death of George Floyd continue for a third night on May 30, 2020, in Denver, Colorado. Michael Ciaglo, Getty Images. From Tear Gas To […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): In a violent face-off between the Indian Army and the People’s Liberation Army on Monday, 20 Indian soldiers were killed. According to army sources in India, not a single shot was fired and that it was hand-to-hand combat in which Chinese troops were equipped with spiked iron rods as well as batons wrapped in barbed wire. Indian government sources have revealed that the […]
May day riot in Seattle Seattle City Council on Monday voted 9-0 to ban choke-holds and police use of crowd control devices such as tear gas, pepper spray, water cannons or acoustic weapons. Police officers can successfully disperse crowds using tear gas instead of using their riot batons, but the Democrats would rather weaken the police and put everyone in more danger. Seattle Police Chief Carmen […]
Scottish Parliament Votes For Immediate Suspension Of ‘Weapons Of Oppression’ Exports To US By Jon Stone, Independent. June 12, 2020 Scottish Parliament Votes For Immediate Suspension Of ‘Weapons Of Oppression’ Exports To US2020-06-122020-06-12https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/sjm-e1591928662323.jpg200px200px Above photo: People march down East Santa Clara Street during a demonstration over the police killing of George Floyd in downtown San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. By Randy Vazquez for the […]
Who Supplied The Weapons Used Against #BLM Protesters? By War Resisters International. June 12, 2020 Who Supplied The Weapons Used Against #BLM Protesters?2020-06-122020-06-12https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/demonstrators-in-washington-dc-on-may-31-2020-photo-by-koshu-kunii-on-unsplash-e1591929302101.jpg200px200px Above photo: Demonstrators in Washington DC on May 31, 2020. By Koshu Kunii on Unsplash. In response to the murder of George Floyd by a member of the Minneapolis police department on 25th May, thousands of people across the United States joined protests demanding […]
As nationwide protests in honor of black victims of police brutality have become accompanied by calls to defund and restructure the police, Harvard professor and researcher Caroline Light tells Sputnik that it’s also important for the US to examine the relationship between its own unethical history and how it justifies violence. “We already have this massive architecture of armed citizenship, which is based so much on […]
Above photo: Anti-nuclear protesters as Germany’s Büchel Air Force Base from NukeWatch. A US Air Force veteran of the US war in Vietnam and two other nuclear weapons protesters were found guilty of trespassing and damage to property in Cochem District Court May 11, 2020, as a result of July 2018 protest action at Germany’s Büchel Air Force Base, where the United States positions 20 of its […]
As the U.S. Marine Corps continues to increase the lethality of the infantry squad, Marine Corps Systems Command’s Program Manager for Infantry Weapons has begun the largest modernization effort in decades. According to a recent service news release, Program Manager for Infantry Weapons (PM IW) strives to equip and sustain the Marine Corps with fully-integrated infantry weapons, optics and nonlethal systems for the Ground Combat Element. […]
How The Weapons Of White Supremacy Wiped Out The Afro Argentines By the Pan-African Alliance. May 18, 2020 How The Weapons Of White Supremacy Wiped Out The Afro Argentines2020-05-182020-05-18https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/white-supremacy-in-argentina.-e1589815181786.png200px200px The easiest way to understand a complex system like white supremacy is to see that system in action. When it comes to the multifaceted system that is white supremacy, we should look at a nation that has […]
The world’s nuclear powers are increasingly pouring money into their atomic arsenals, a new report shows, with Washington leading the way. The US has also exited a major arms control treaty and deployed a new tactical weapon. Nine nuclear-armed nations spent an estimated $72.9 billion on their 13,000-plus atomic weapons in 2019, according to a new paper by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). […]
The US and Russia are game for multilateral talks with the world’s nuclear powers and have cooperated on oil and against the coronavirus. Yet nuclear arms disagreements still exist, and neither side is giving up ground. Though an actual conference has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, US Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan revealed that President Donald Trump is on board with Russia’s proposed meeting […]