Yes, North Korea Does Have a Nuclear Missile Submarine
Key point: Pyongyang’s Gorae-class Sinpo-B submarine has been modified to launch nuclear missiles and North Korea has been testing it. North Korea’s Kim dynasty has long practiced an unsubtle form of political signaling which can be summed up: when things aren’t going its way, launch some missiles. Thus after then National Security Advisor John Bolton, who has…
A Chinese pilot was suspended over a viral photo of a woman posing and flashing a V-sign in his cockpit during a flight
Weibo A photo of a woman posing while sitting in the captain’s seat on a flight in China with drinks in front of her went viral earlier this week. Chinese airline Air Guilin suspended the flight’s pilot and involved crew members for life in response. The airline said in a Sunday statement that the photo…
DOJ Admits in Michael Flynn Case That FBI ‘Mistakenly Identified’ Peter Strzok Notes
The attorneys prosecuting former White House National Security Adviser Michael Flynn were forced to admit in a Tuesday letter to Flynn’s legal defense that the notes which formed the official document describing Flynn’s January 2017 interview were not written by agent Peter Strzok, as they’ve maintained throughout the case. “We were informed that the notes…
Chevrolet Electrifies SEMA With E-10 Concept EV Pickup
Is the aftermarket world ready for EV propulsion? As electric vehicles continue to grow in popularity, we can surely expect to see a rise in EVs in the tuning world, and for now, Chevrolet seems to be leading the, ahem, charge. At last year’s SEMA show, Chevy introduced its eCOPO Camaro showing the possibilities of…
Say Yes to Chevy's Electric Hot Rod Pickup Concept
From Popular Mechanics Chevrolet showed this electrified 1962 C-10 pickup truck, renamed as the E-10 concept, at the SEMA show. It looks like an old-school hot-rod truck, and its 450 horsepower would tend to confirm that, but inside it carries a pair of Chevrolet Performance eCrate motors and two 400-volt batteries. It’s a concept, of…
15 Found Alive in Truck in U.K. as Authorities Identify 39 Migrants Found Dead Weeks Earlier
Fifteen people were recovered alive in the back of a truck in the U.K. by police on Wednesday—as police said they’ve identified the 39 people found dead in another truck weeks earlier. Police and emergency responders were called to the scene in Wiltshire, 90 miles west of London, where they found 15 people—all believed to…
15 men found alive in back of truck, suspected of entering UK illegally
15 men found alive in back of truck, suspected of entering UK illegally originally appeared on abcnews.go.com Fifteen people were found alive in the back of a truck on Wednesday after a member of the public reported suspicious activity to the police. Police stopped the truck on a main road in Wiltshire, 90 miles west…
Russian smuggling linked to 39 bodies found in truck in Britain
Two weeks after the shocking discovery of 39 bodies in a container truck in Britain, police in Vietnam on Tuesday announced another arrest in the case and described a scenario where Vietnamese nationals were traveling to Russia before being smuggled into Europe. The bodies of 31 men and eight women, all believed to be Vietnamese nationals, were…
Israel approves controversial Jerusalem cable car
Israel’s government has approved a controversial Jerusalem cable car that will ferry thousands of passengers an hour over Palestinian homes in the east of the city to within a few hundred yards of the Western Wall. The plan, which was given the green light this week, imagines a cable car beginning in west Jerusalem and…
U.S.'s Pompeo says Iran's latest nuclear steps raise concern
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Iran’s recent “nuclear escalations” raise concerns that should move all countries to increase pressure on Tehran, U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pomeo said on Thursday, as Iran resumed uranium enrichment at one of its nuclear facilities. “Iran’s expansion of proliferation-sensitive activities raises concerns that Iran is positioning itself to have the option…