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The True, Heartbreaking Faces Of The Nuclear Era
12:04PM Jesus Diaz | Sometimes I write about high-tech weapons. There’s something fascinating about the technological terror that humans have been developing to obliterate each other for centuries, so it’s easy to forget about the real consequences of this mad race. Warning: graphic images. More »
Gadgets
The Bomb-Sniffing Gadget That’s (Definitely Not) Saving Iraq
1:51AM John Herrman | The promise of the ADE 651 is seductive: a handheld detector which susses out bombs, guns, drugs and human bodies from up to a kilometre away. And the Iraqi military swears by it! One problem: It doesn’t seem to work. More »
Weapons
Yellow Jacket: The Unmanned Helicopter That Sniffs Out Bombs
6:00PM Rosa Golijan | Roadside bombs are a source of fear for both soldiers as well as their worried families at home. Thankfully the Pentagon is working on projects such as Yellow Jacket: unmanned helicopters which detect electromagnetic emissions from potential improvised explosive devices (IEDs). More »
Vehicles
FAA Concerned About Flight Attendants Carrying Handheld Bombs
1:20AM Matt Buchanan | They’re on pretty much every flight now: Handheld credit-card readers to buy snackies and drinks. None have exploded yet, but the FAA just issued special advisories to airlines, since they’re powered by explode-y lithium ion batteries. More »
Gadgets
Dirty Bomb Emergency Kit Appeals To The Paranoid In Me
12:10PM Jesus Diaz | When I was a kid I saw The Day After, which left me having nightmares about nuclear bombs exploding in the horizon, and looting supermarkets for chocolate bars. Maybe that’s why I’m itching to buy this dirty bomb emergency kit. More »
Weapons
How A Soviet Doomsday Master Missile Looks And Works
1:00AM Jesus Diaz | Yesterday we learnt that the Soviets still have a working doomsday system in place. This is an SS-17 ICBM master missile, which are launched first. Once they are in the skies, they activate the launch for all the Russian nukes. More »
Weapons
Get Nervous: Rusty Soviet Doomsday System Still Turned On
12:00AM Jesus Diaz | Wired Magazine has a fascinating article on the doomsday system that was built by the Soviets 25 years ago. It was designed to obliterate the US no matter what happened to the USSR—and it still works today. Shiver. More »
Random Stuff
8:00AM Jesus Diaz | Is it a communist naval mine? A communist robot? A communist giant ashtray? A communist trashcan? What? In the name of Mao Zedong I ask you: What are you, you weird ironclad device you? More »
What Is This?
8:00AM Jesus Diaz | Is it a communist naval mine? A communist robot? A communist giant ashtray? A communist trashcan? What? In the name of Mao Zedong I ask you: What are you, you weird ironclad device you? More »
Design
The Bomb Vase is a Hippie’s Secret Weapon
9:30AM Andi Wang | As a statement against war, these Peaceful Bomb Vases were created to hold flowers instead of violence. As someone with an irrational fear for potted plants, it makes me want to hide. [LikeCool via geekologie] More »
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