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Officials describe components in Marathon bombs
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his now-deceased brother used parts from Christmas lights and model cars to build the bombs that they allegedly detonated near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, federal prosecutors said in a court filing Wednesday.
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Caliche: the conflict mineral that fuelled the first world war
One of the forgotten battles of the first world war was fought for Chilean dirt. Daniel A Gross traces the explosive story of nitrates from South America to the western front
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Knife Guyz
Just some guys playing with knives. ... We can't possibly be that good, can we?
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'Ballistic missile' floats into flooded Russian village
Only in Russia could a flood bring to your doorstep a huge intercontinental ballistic missile. Or at least that's what some Russian bloggers say, after a giant metal tube mysteriously appeared in an Altay village.
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Nuclear bomb nearly detonated over North Carolina, declassified report says
There are few things in this world that can change the course of history faster than a nuclear bomb exploding. The devastation is immediate and lasts for years. That makes the latest details to emerge about a Jan. 24, 1961, incident involving two nuclear bombs all the more jarring.
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It's Really Hard to Be a Good Guy With a Gun
My wife and I got into an argument last night over a dead man. His name was Joseph Robert Wilcox. He was 31 on Sunday, the day he tried to stop cop-killer Jerad Miller in a Las Vegas Walmart and was shot by Miller's wife Amanda. Wilcox was a good guy with a gun. It cost him his life.
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Bulletproof Vest testing
Bulletproof Vest testing.
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Balan the Blowpipe Maker
Only a few elders of Borneo’s Penan tribe still know how to make their unique hunting tool, the blowpipe. Balan is the last person in his village who practices the dying craft. This short film is an extract from the 30 minute documentary Sunset Over Selungo, which will be released online later this year.
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Iron Dome racks up 90% success rate so far
The Iron Dome missile defense system has achieved a nearly 90 percent success rate since Monday night, an improvement over its performance during Operation Pillar of Defense in November 2012. The defense system is activated only when the rockets fired by Palestinian militants at Israel appear likely to hit populated areas.
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NEW Real Life GTA 5 Fireworks Hack
In this new GTA 5 real life fireworks hack, this guy shoots a series of roman candles from one "gun", sending a series of flares into the air.
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The Pentagon Has Successfully Tested Self-Guided Bullets
The Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has announced the first successful live-fire tests of the military’s first smart, self-guided bullets. In a video released by DARPA Thursday, Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordinance (EXACTO) .50-caliber bullets maneuvered independently mid-flight to accurately strike targets purposefully offset from where the firing sniper rifle was aimed.
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Why Boeing's Design For A 747 Full Of Cruise Missiles Makes Total Sense
After the Carter Administration's cancellation of the B-1A program due to fiscal concerns, the rise of air-launched cruise missiles and the possibility of developing a stealth bomber, Boeing put forward a low-risk, relatively cheap, cruise missile delivery vehicle alternative based on the mighty 747. It was called the Cruise Missile Carrier Aircraft, or CMCA for short.
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Rockets Found In Second U.N. School In Gaza
Rockets have been found stored in a second United Nations-run school in Gaza, according to the U.N. agency that works with the schools. “Today, in the course of the regular inspection of its premises, UNRWA discovered rockets hidden in a vacant school in the Gaza Strip,” the UNRWA release reads. “As soon as the rockets were discovered, UNRWA staff were withdrawn from the premises, and so we are unable to confirm the precise number of rockets.
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B-52H Dropping 45xM117s on FDM
B-52H Dropping 45xM117s on FDM
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North Korea To Send Hamas Weapons, Communication Equipment In Secret Arms Deal
As American lawmakers request $225 million in emergency funding to support Israel’s Iron Dome defense system, Hamas militants are reportedly negotiating an arms deal with North Korea to boost their own supplies of weapons and communications equipment.
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Israel Hasn't Asked for Access to US Arsenal Stored in Israel
Should Israel find itself low on ammunition, it can tap into a stockpile of a billion dollars worth of American weapons stored in Israel by the United States for emergencies. So far, Israel has not requested access to the stockpile during the current hostilities with Hamas in Gaza.
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Amnesty International Calls USA to Stop Arms Transfers to Israel Amid Growing Evidence of War Crimes Gaza
The US government must immediately end its ongoing deliveries of large quantities of arms to Israel, which are providing the tools to commit further serious violations of international law in Gaza, said Amnesty International, as it called for a total arms embargo on all parties to the conflict.
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Hamas rocket launch pad revealed near Gaza homes
FRANCE 24 has exclusive footage of a Hamas rocket launching pad that appears to prove the militant group has been firing from areas heavily populated with civilians. Correspondent Gallagher Fenwick says the site, in Gaza City, is some 50 metres from a hotel where the majority of international media is staying, and just 100 metres from a UN building.
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German gun designer’s quest for a smarter weapon infuriates U.S. gun rights advocates
In nearly 30 years at Heckler & Koch, a legendary German gunmaker, Ernst Mauch designed some of the world’s most lethal weapons, including the one that reportedly killed Osama bin Laden. A state regulator once called him a “rock star” in the industry.
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Guide Dogs and Guns-America's Blind Gunmen
In the US, being blind is no bar to owning and carrying firearms. The blind people who do it say they are simply exercising their constitutional right, and present no danger to the public.
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