Next time you’re on the highway, look out…you just might find yourself driving next to a truck bearing a nuclear warhead. Nuclear Weapons…on American Streets? Here’s more on nuclear weapons being carried on American streets from Mother Jones: “Is that it?” My wife leans forward in the passenger seat of our sensible hatchback and points…
In memory of the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War, The Atlantic is publishing an astounding collection of Civil War photos taken by war correspondents. They are, in a word, shocking. Shocking Civil War Photos? My third great grandfather fought for the Union during the Civil War. He was mustered in during 1862, was…
The other day, the U.S. military unveiled the newest weapon in its arsenal…Active Denial System. The Active Denial System emits invisible electromagnetic beams of intense heat, intended to disperse unruly crowds. In other words, it’s a massive heat gun. The Active Denial System: America’s Heat Gun? The Active Denial System heat gun is a nonlethal…
On March 5, 2011, the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle was launched into low Earth orbit. The purpose of this unmanned space plane remains a mystery. What is the X-37B? The X-37B – America’s Mysterious Space Plane? As mentioned earlier, the exact purpose of the X-37B space plane remains shrouded in mystery. However, plenty of possibilities…
DARPA-employed researchers are at it again. A few months back, they were trying to predict future crimes. Then they were building invisibility cloaks and creating battlefield illusions. Now, they’ve created a robotic Cheetah capable of running at 18mph, making it the “fastest legged robot” in history. The DARPA Cheetah: A Real-Life Transformer? Of course, Cheetah would…
Did Osama Bin Laden really die in Pakistan? Was his corpse truly stuffed into a rubber-lined canvas body bag, weighed down with lead, and then buried in the North Arabian Sea? Where is the Osama Bin Laden’s Corpse? That was the subject of the second blog post ever at Guerrilla Explorer, way back on June 29,…
Those wacky folks at DARPA are at it again. DARPA & Real Life Battlefield Illusions? Not satisfied with creating invisibility cloaks or predicting future crimes, DARPA has turned its attention to a new project called “Battlefield Illusion.” The idea is to create hallucinations during military engagements that “manage the adversary’s sensory perception.” Here’s more on…
On February 4, 2012, Florence Green passed away at the ripe old age of 110. She’d served as an officers’ mess steward with the Women’s Royal Air Force during World War I. It’s believed she was the last surviving veteran of that war and thus, her death marked the end of an era. Preserved Remains…from World…