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Dublin, March 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Directed Energy Weapons Market by Technology (High Energy Lasers, High-power Radio Frequency,...

Was the 2B1 Oka a success or was it only meant to intimidate the Soviet Union's enemies? The 2B1 "Oka" is Soviet Union's answer to the US' Atomic Annie gun.

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Just days after reports emerged that China successfully launched a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile test, the Pentagon admitted that it failed a similar test of a hypersonic glide vehicle. If it’s any consolation, we’re still ahead in billionaires in space. A team from Spain’s Miguel Hernández University placed an “artificial retina” attached to a brain implant... Read more »

>> the financial sectors rely on positioning and timing information for precise banking information and transactions. the transportation sec tour, air, land, sea rely to be able to execute our critical infrastructure. >> reporter: the danger of the u.s. is greater dependence on space equals greater vulnerability to attacks in space. china is launching kidnapper satellites with grappling arms capable of plucking satellites out of or bit and russia is deploying kamikaze satellites capable of destr...

And more situational awareness in space. that is, keeping an eye on adversaries and weapons targeting u.s. space assets. the danger for the u.s. is that greater dependence on space equals greater vulnerability to attacks in space. >> when youre at the top, the targets on your back. everybody shooting for you. >> china is launching kidnapper satellites with grappling arms capable of plucking satellites out of orbit. russia is dough employing kamikaze satellites, capable of ramming and destroyin...

Secretary of defense robert mcnamara and dan quayle debating american strength and what we need to do to be safe in the last days of the soviet union. >> we always get in this thing of debunking the capability of the military of the soviet union. let me tell you something, they are proud of their military, invested a lot of money and you know what? it works. >> mr. mcnamara -- >> may i just interrupt one second? we shouldnt debunk the u.s. military. there isnt one single u.s. military commander ...

Horizontally like the shuttle but has no pilot like the drone. there is no one on the ground piloting it with a joy stick. it can stay airborne, it can service satellites im told. air force officials insist this is not a space weapon, jon. jon: that is really wild video. that thing doesnt have a pilot. obviously if you dont have a team of astronauts on board you can launch bigger pay loads and so forth because astronauts require food and water aside from their own body weight you can get a lot m...