War | The Inquisitr

Posts Tagged ‘ war ’

US Weapons Causing Birth Defects In Fallujah

Weapons used by the United States in Fallujah have led to a horrifying number of birth defects according to local doctors and a recently concluded study. Study's since the 2004 attacks on the area have connected American white phosphorous ... continue

North Korea Better Positioned For Starting War, Not Equipped To Win Against South Korea

A recent study conducted by the Korean Economic Research Institute has found that North Korea is more well equipped at starting a war and gaining the upper-hand during the first several days of conflict while the South ... continue

Last American Troops Left Iraq This Morning

In the early morning Sunday hours 110 armored trucks and other vehicles carrying more than 500 soldiers began a five-hour drive from Iraq to Kuwait down the main supply route previously referred to as Main Supply Route ... continue

Iran Seeking Nuclear Know-How, Anti Aircraft Missiles For Access To Downed US Drone

Iran is really asking for it...it being access to the United States stealth drone RQ-170 it managed to get last week/ Russian and Chinese sent military intelligence teams to Tehran for access but it seems as if ... continue

December 7th is 70th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor Attack

Wednesday marks the 70th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the act of war that led to the U.S. entering World War Two. Hundreds of memorial events will be taking place across the States to mark ... continue

US Military to get Kamikaze drones

Drones are big thing for today's military from the huge Predator flying drones to the dog-like pack drone being developed with the military. The use of drones seems almost unlimited and now the soldier in the field ... continue

The Army wants some realistic virtual reality pain for training soldiers

The military loves its technology and being the military they get to play with all the new tech goodies first. For some time now they have been using that access to cutting edge technology to create some ... continue

Violent Crimes Kill More People Than War [Study]

The 2011 Global Burden of Armed Violence report has revealed that more people are killed each year by armed violence than war. According to the study of the 526,000 people who die violenty every year 55,000 are killed during ... continue

America’s War in Iraq to End This December (All Troops Coming Home)

America's war in Iraq will come to a close by the end of this year. President Barack Obama made the announcement today that virtually all US troops will be coming home from Iraq by the end of ... continue

If this doesn’t touch in your heart then you don’t have one

On August 6, 2011 30 American soldiers where killed when the helicopter they were riding in was shot down in Afghanistan by Taliban fighters. One of those soldier's was Navy SEAL U.S. Petty Officer 1st Class Jon ... continue

The Mathematics Of War [Pic]

Justifying war is a game of mathematics, even if those mathematics are nothing more than a sad excuse for fighting in the first place. I find the photo above to be both amusing in it's absurdity and ... continue

Couple seeks to help veterans to go from fighting to farming

Did you know that anywhere from 25% to 30% of veterans of the so-called war in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere stand a good chance of being homeless at some point after returning home from serving their country? That ... continue

Dropping the Iron Curtain on RPGs and other explosive soldier killers [Video]

While most of us that are old enough to remember the original meaning of Iron Curtain being that of the dividing line between the old USSR and the rest of Europe the term has taken on a ... continue

US Army using Crysis 2 engine for ultra-realistic military sim

Forget your Call of Dutys and your Battlefields - the U.S. Army is preparing what should be the most realistic military videogame ever. At $57 million, this new software has the kind of big bucks budget associated with ... continue

North Korea attacks, claims tasteful game advert

Er, wow. This close-to-the-bone advert for Kaos Studios and THQ's Homefront has been appearing recently on YouTube in Australia, where it's already terrified a fair few users with its claim that North Korea has attacked an unnamed ... continue

The all too short steampunked War of Venus [VIDEO]

If there was ever an animated short short movie of steampunk, war, and Venus that deserves to be made into a full length movie it is this Weta Workshop promo for Greg Broadmore's great steampunk creations. And besides ... continue

Sniff: A soldier writes home from the (Call of Duty) battlefield

Call of Duty parody soldier letters, as seen at the excellent Dorkly. Sometimes, I see an idea I really wish I'd posted first. This is one of those times. There are more of these, so go look! [Via ... continue

Batman’s Tumbler seems to be good enough for defense company

I know that everyone uttered their oohs and awwsss when the Tumbler made it appearance in the latest Batman movie but little did we know that BAE System liked it so much that they are incorporating some ... continue

[VIDEO] LEGO/Call of Duty stop motion is bloody, blocky, brilliant

It's got the guns. It's got the blood. It's got the ... blocks. It's LEGO MEETS CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS. And it is flippin' ace: See also: [VIDEO] Aaaaaawesome: Stop motion Mario movie made from Post-Its [YouTube, via ... continue

In the midst of war even a kitty can find love

What can I say ... even a cranky old fart can have his weak moments. Back story: three US Marines, Brian Chambers, Chris Berry and Aaron Shaw, stationed in Afghanistan started a mission called Nowzad whose object is ... continue

Pentagon raising its stake in extreme medicine

The cost of war isn't just the monetary balance sheet calculations of bullets and tanks. It is also, and more importantly, the cost in human lives and life changing injuries. The costs associated with the missiles and ... continue

Gamer father leaves tribute to fallen soldier son

Pvt. Richard Hunt was the 200th U.K. soldier to die in the Afghanistan conflict after his patrol from A Company the 2nd Battalion the Royal Welsh was hit by an explosive device. At a ... continue