Month: February 2023

·       Earthquakes generate low-frequency vibrations that some animals can sense. ·       An unusual video showing birds flying erratically just before the recent earthquake in Turkey    According to a report from the United States Geological Survey, this is not the first time that strange animal behaviour has been observed prior to a large earthquake. In fact, the oldest recorded account dates back to 373 BC in Greece, when rats, weasels, snakes, and centipedes reportedly fled their homes many days before the earthquake struck.  The report goes on to explain that earthquakes generate…

Israel is looking into sending its Iron Dome system to Ukraine,  Israel has a complex relationship with Russia and has so far held off aiding Ukraine militarily. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that his government is considering sending its Iron Dome to Ukraine. The Iron Dome is possibly the world’s most advanced missile defence system, designed to intercept barrages of rockets and artillery shells. Iron Dome is a mobile air defence system developed by Israel’s Rafael Advanced Défense Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries. It can intercept short-range rockets, artillery, and unmanned…

While Beijing confirmed on Monday that a balloon spotted flying over Latin America is Chinese, the United States worked to recover what it claimed was an unmanned spy craft it shot down during the weekend. Expressing fury at Washington’s decision to shoot down a device, China insisted that it was an unmanned weather surveillance aircraft that had veered off course last week. The balloon sparked outrage in the United States, while also accusing China of an “unacceptable violation” of its sovereignty. This also prompted Secretary of State Antony Blinken to…

Taiwan is reportedly purchasing Volcano mines from the United States, while also buying M977A4 HEMTT 10-ton cargo trucks worth 180 million dollars on which the mine deployment system will be mounted. These are anti-personnel and anti-tank mines. The Volcano mine system can deploy 960 anti-personnel/anti-tank mines in an area 1,100 meters long by 120 meters wide, and it can be deployed by truck or helicopter. The prime contractors for sale are Northrop Grumman and Oshkosh Corporation, the manufacturers of munitions and trucks. The US sale of Volcano is intended to strengthen Taiwan’s…