Countering the “China Threat”–At What Price?

By Koohan Paik-Mander, Published by Bruce Gagnon's Organizing Notes, 26 June, 2021 The Pentagon is upgrading its full-spectrum dominance, with China as the primary target. In early June 2021, in a classified directive to Pentagon officials, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin slammed the former Trump administration for talking big but

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Concept of near future when robot dogs are used to assist police forces on assignments. The robot dog in the image has a camera mounted on top of the body. mikkelwilliam / GETTY

What 5G Will Actually Do for the U.S. Military

By Patrick Tucker, Published by Defense One, 10 June 2021 Lots of sensors, lots of data, open up the possibilities of energy conservation, better security, robot teaming, and much more, military experiments show. Imagine a city where self-driving electric cars anticipate when and where their passengers will need a lift

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Rocket Man vs the Earthlings!

By Ian Birrell, Published by the Mail on Sunday, 5 June 2021 Elon Musk hopes to colonise Mars. But first he must overcome a problem on THIS planet – furious families who say his spacecraft are ruining their peaceful homes There cannot be many more idyllic spots for those seeking

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The Perils of Military 5G

by Karl Grossman, Published by Counterpunch, 15 March 2021 Demonstrations will be held this coming Friday and Saturday protesting the deployment of 5G—a technology that, among other issues, presents huge health risks by blanketing the Earth with radiation resulting in cancer and other illnesses, encourages satellite collisions generating space debris,

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