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World’s Hottest Chili Will Be Used By India’s Military To Make Weapons

The bhut jolokia was confirmed by Guinness World Records in 2007 as the world’s spiciest chili The world’s hottest chili – the thumb-sized bhut jolokia, or ghost chili – will be used by the Indian...

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Rapid Growth of Militia Fueled by Politics

Southeast Michigan Volunteer Militia member looks through the scope of his rifle during a militia “survival in the wilderness” training event Three times a week, Mike Lackomar climbs into his truck and...

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One of a Kind Mini Cannon Firing at Targets

This cannon is scarcely larger than a dime, and at first glance it’s not looking all that scary. But watch this video of it firing its ball-bearing-sized cannonball. Look what it does to that beer mug!...

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6 Scary Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Used by the Military

The X-47B is designed to be launched either from land or catapult-launched from ships, and could be refueled in midair. Look out, everybody, because here come the unmanned aerial vehicles, otherwise...

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Burma’s Military Trying to Make a Nuclear Bomb

Myanmar’s General Than Shwe Burma’s military regime is trying to develop a clandestine nuclear programme with the aim of producing a nuclear bomb, according to a new study.  The five-year investigation...

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British Soldier of the Future Take on the Taliban

British soldier of the future. Armed to the teeth with the latest in technology, this is the new face of the British soldier.  And if he looks a little familiar, it’s probably because you’ve seen...

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Raytheon Unveils It’s Anti-Aircraft Laser

Raytheon’s anti-aircraft laser American defense firm Raytheon unveiled its anti-aircraft laser, of all places, at an airshow in England. Called the Laser Close-In Weapon System, Raytheon said the 50...

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Smartphones Could Become the Next Weapon on the Battlefield

  U.S. Army soldiers with the 1-320 Field Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. Smartphones could become the next weapon in the United States’ battlefield arsenal, as defense companies seek to...

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Artists Video Charts Every Nuclear Explosion on Earth Since 1945

  This is a video that starts slow, but around 3 minutes in… well. It shows every nuclear bomb explosion on the Earth from 1945 — the US test before the bombs dropped on Japan — to 1998, when India and...

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Navy Sets World Record with Electromagnetic Railgun That Can Hit a Target...

Electromagnetic Railgun In 2025, how does the Navy envision it’ll be combatting insurgents and terrorists in hostile regions? By shooting them down from over 100 miles away with electromagnetic...

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Laser Cannons Could Defend Ships Against Pirates

Lasers cannons could be mounted on ships and boats to help fight off pirates attempting to board the vessels. British engineers are developing a new type of defense system that uses lasers to...

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Hunter Becomes the Hunted When Fox Shoots Him With Own Gun

Foxhunting? A wounded fox pulled off a miraculous escape from a hunter – by shooting his would-be killer in the leg. The animal, which had already been shot, somehow managed to pull the trigger of the...

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Pakistan’s Nuclear Arsenal Estimated at Over 100

A nuclear missile in Pakistan. Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal now totals more than 100 deployed weapons, a doubling of its stockpile over the past several years in one of the world’s most unstable regions,...

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Regional Nuclear War Could Reverse Global Warming According to NASA

A nuclear bomb explodes in a test on the Mururoa atoll in French Polynesia in the early seventies. NASA Scientists have tested the climate effect of what a small, regional nuclear war would do to the...

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50,000 Volt Taser Grenade Shocks It’s First Civilian Victim (Video)

There’s a new Taser in town!  Taser International’s 50,000 volt projectile, the Taser Grenade, can incapacitate those who need to be incapacitated at distances of up to 900 feet.   The Daily’s Justin...

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U.S. military unveils hypersonic weapon that travels 5 times the speed of sound

U.S. military unveils a hypersonic flying missile that can strike a target anywhere in the world in just 30 minutes.   The Advanced Hypersonic Weapon (AHW), which travels five times the speed of sound,...

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Drones: garage invention spawns multibillion-dollar defense industry

Abraham Karem began tinkering with drones in his garage in 1980. Abraham Karem, is an engineer who had emigrated from Israel.  In 1980 he retreated into his three-car garage in Hacienda Heights outside...

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Most American’s opposed to being killed by a drone: Poll

97% of those surveyed “strongly agreed” with the statement, “I personally do not want to be killed by a drone.” The Administration’s controversial drone policy could be headed for a possible setback....

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‘The Liberator’– world’s first entirely 3D printed gun

“The Liberator” 3D printed gun “The Liberator,” a 3D printed gun made by Cody Wilson, the 25-year-old University of Texas law student who was the star of Motherboard’s documentary Click. Print. Gun....

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World’s first 3D printed bullets fired in YouTube test

Homemade bullets are now part of the growing arsenal of 3D printed weapons. A Tennessee man recently posted a YouTube video demonstrating what kind of damage can be done (hint: a lot) by the plastic...

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