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Center for Research on Globalization
January 29, 2018
If there is a concrete reason why the Department of Defense is quietly preparing a massive air war drill in Nevada now, while simultaneously forcing a gigantic GPS blackout for the Western part of the United States, it has not been disclosed aside from the obvious, of course. We know one thing: this exerciseÃÂ ...
WTOP
January 22, 2018
WASHINGTON — Some of the thousands of Metro riders delayed Monday morning by an arcing bolt that stopped trains traveling through Pentagon City would ... The terms and conditions would also establish program 'blackout dates' around major planned capital improvement projects, in the event of aÃÂ ...
KING5.com
January 22, 2018
That's when the Pentagon added NFL Conference Championship games to the trio of sine qua non for war. The Armed Forces Network, which broadcasts news, sports and entertainment to troops deployed abroad, had been a casualty of the government shutdown. That meant a blackout overseas for theÃÂ ...
The Merkle
January 22, 2018
Major banks have been crippled, the East Coast saw a power blackout not long ago, and the country's internet infrastructure has come under significant pressure as well. All of these developments warrant a more than aggressive approach to future cyberattacks, but it is unclear how things will unfold as timeÃÂ ...
Norwalk Reflector
January 21, 2018
On Sunday, Sanders and the Pentagon announced the AFN's sports channel would be turned back on, based in part on “operational necessity,” and carry the games. What remained shut down, at least for the day, was White House cheerleading for those who switched off the NFL. As for the games, NewÃÂ ...
The Hill
January 21, 2018
Defense Department (DOD) chief spokeswoman Dana White said that, of the eight channels of the Armed Forces Network (AFN), one news and one sports ... The temporary channel blackout was the first visible sign of the shutdown within the military, but the Trump administration has cautioned the impactÃÂ ...
Mashable
January 20, 2018
A wave of cyberattacks have crippled America's banks, sent a blackout rolling across the East Coast, and disabled almost all U.S. internet infrastructure. America's response is nuclear. A submarine off the coast of North Korea launches ballistic missiles at the tiny, reclusive country, marking the first use ofÃÂ ...
New York Times
January 16, 2018
The draft document, called the Nuclear Posture Review, was written at the Pentagon and is being reviewed by the White House. Its final release is expected in ... The Russians have placed malware called “Black Energy” in American utility systems, but never tried to cause a major blackout. They have sentÃÂ ...
The Real News Network
January 11, 2018
Michael Ratner: Guantanamo camp continues to violate international laws and norms, including fake trials, media blackout on ongoing hunger strikes, and ..... The Defense Department has issued new standard operational procedures, SOPS, about how they handle hunger strikes, and they have not madeÃÂ ...
The Fort Campbell Courier
January 5, 2018
Hundreds of people on post turned out for Campbell Crossing's “End of Summer Blackout Blitz” to cool off with the splash pads and watch the solar eclipse .... After serving 26 years with the Department of Defense Education Activity, Gary Gerstner, former Kentucky community superintendent for the DoDEAÃÂ ...
FinalCall.com News
January 2, 2018
Pentagon officials recently released information acknowledging its involvement in studying and monitoring UFOs amidst waves of sightings across America ... Unfamiliar with the composition and origins of these crafts, the Armed Forces issued a complete blackout of the city before firing over 1,400 rounds ofÃÂ ...
New York Times
December 18, 2017
A Times investigation published over the weekend discovered a secret program at the Pentagon that investigated reports of U.F.O.s and interviewed fighter pilots and other ... 20, causing a blackout that prevented the elderly and critically ill people dependent on respirators or dialysis from getting care.
New York Times
December 17, 2017
A Times investigation has brought to light a shadowy Pentagon program — parts of it remain classified — that since 2007 has investigated reports of ... It said: “We ought to proceed with the puzzle, especially in view of the fact it is possible there will now be bleak blackout hours — or if not that then certainlyÃÂ ...
AL.com
November 2, 2017
No massive blackout. No communications craziness. And no electromagnetic pulse. According to the Department of Defense and Radio League announcement, a "communications interoperability" training exercise is planned for Nov. 4-6, simulating what they are calling a "very bad day" scenario.
FactCheck.org
November 2, 2017
Q: Is the Department of Defense planning a drill that will cause a nationwide blackout? ... That idea was then picked up by other websites and bloggers, such as the Gateway Pundit, which ran a story that trumpeted the headline: “REPORT: Pentagon Plans 'National Blackout Drill During Antifa Protests InÃÂ ...
WXYZ
November 2, 2017
Scores on social media are sounding off about a press release from the Department of Defense, telling anymore who will listen that a major blackout will soon be upon us, on November 4th through the 6th. It all stems from a press release from the Department of Defense. It describes a “very bad day'ÃÂ ...
Miami Herald
November 1, 2017
The Pentagon's chief war crimes prosecutor, who for six years has been the most public booster of the military commissions, has decided to abandon a .... The Pentagon “has a lot of restrictions around publishing or speaking to the press, designed to give a unitary message from the Department of Defense,”à...
Snopes.com
November 1, 2017
According to The National Association for Amateur Radio (ARRL), elements of the US Department of Defense (DOD) will simulate a “communications interoperability” training exercise across the United States on November 04-06. The announcement released on October 24 has not been widely distributedÃÂ ...
The San Gabriel Valley Tribune
December 31, 1999
7, 2018 some of the military surplus Foster helped acquire from the Department of Defense. According to Foster and the Chief of Police John .... When Foster requests gear from the Defense Department, he has to submit an explanation detailing why Covina needs it. There's no guarantee the request will beÃÂ ...
Ars Technica
December 31, 1999
"Info blackout renders any conclusion - launcher issue? Satellite-only issue? — impossible to draw." ... This was just SpaceX's third national security mission and was seen as critically important in winning further lucrative business from the US Department of Defense. In response to a query on MondayÃÂ ...
Asia Times
December 7, 2017
On Tuesday, Taiwan's official Central News Agency carried a digest of Huang's article, highlighting that the damage would not be confined to Taiwan in the event of a “digital blackout” in the island. There are at least 10 international submarine cables between Taiwan and the rest of the Asia-Pacific region.
Express.co.uk
November 21, 2017
When the reporter contacted the Pentagon for a response, officials appear to have reacted in a way seasoned UFO investigators would expect them to - he was stonewalled. However, that was not it. Mr Greenewald said he was again contacted by the reporter, who said there had been a development.
Triple Pundit (blog)
November 17, 2017
That increased range of options has caught the eye of the Department of Defense. The agency has a slew of microgrid, energy ... With all this in mind, let's take a closer look at a couple of microgrid projects recently awarded by the Defense Department through Electricore. One contract joins the company Go ...
Department of Defense
November 16, 2017
At night, a blackout was practiced throughout the villages to deter an enemy invasion. As a young man, Jackson said he helped keep the ...
Charleston Post Courier
November 14, 2017
Puerto Rico has experienced the longest blackout in U.S. history, but the Lowcountry is playing a key role in turning its lights back on. Another massive ... The base is one of a few U.S. Department of Defense installations with sea and aerial port facilities, a key factor in in its relief role. The work supports the ...
WKRN.com
November 4, 2017
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) – Some are interpreting an upcoming Department of Defense drill as a blackout across the United States.
SILive.com
November 3, 2017
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Rumors circulating on social media that the U.S. Department of Defense is shutting down the national power grid this ...
Department of Defense
November 2, 2017
FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz., Nov. 2, 2017 — The Army's Network Enterprise Technology Command is calling on Military Auxiliary Radio System operators around the country to participate in a quarterly interoperability communications exercise Nov. 4-6. The exercise will simulate a power-outage scenario, and it will not affectÃÂ ...
PennLive.com
November 2, 2017
The Department of Defense is not launching a communications blackout this weekend, but far-right websites claim otherwise. Conspiracy ...
WPSD Local 6
November 2, 2017
You may have seen a viral video of a woman claiming that the Department of Defense will be enacting a nationwide blackout of electronic ...
WXYZ
November 2, 2017
DETROIT (WXYZ) - Videos by two Michigan women, as well as many other videos out there, are going viral and they have lots of folks freaking ...
Cincinnati.com
November 2, 2017
Rumors of a nationwide electrical blackout this weekend are false. ... During the exercise, the Department of Defense will try to establish radio ...
FactCheck.org
November 2, 2017
Q: Is the Department of Defense planning a drill that will cause a ... the headline: “REPORT: Pentagon Plans 'National Blackout Drill During ...
AL.com
November 2, 2017
No, the Department of Defense isn't planning on triggering a massive solar ... Other versions of the rumor said the Pentagon plans to launch a ...
WIRED
November 1, 2017
... down on September 30, after the Department of Defense and Department ... and Director of Operational Test and Evaluation at the Pentagon, ...
FOX 5 DC
November 1, 2017
If you believe what you read on some far right websites, civil war and a blackout of communications by the Department of Defense is all ...
The Commercial Appeal
November 1, 2017
Yes, the Department of Defense is planning a drill later this week with ... The online world is replete with reports of a massive power blackout ...
Miami Herald
November 1, 2017
The Pentagon's chief war crimes prosecutor, who for six years has .... designed to give a unitary message from the Department of Defense,” ...
Snopes.com
November 1, 2017
The Department of Defense has planned communications drills to coincide with "antifa ... Elements of the US Department of Defense (DOD) will conduct a .... Both MARS and English explicitly stated no blackout would occur in ...
GreenBiz
October 23, 2017
And other than the Department of Defense, most audiences have not been ... know it well about how in 2005, Cuba had 224 serious blackout days. ... In other words, it's exactly what the Pentagon doctrine has now said we ...
New Republic
October 23, 2017
Also known as blackout or redaction poetry, this is a type of poetry ... to the “Standard Operating Procedure” of the U.S. Department of Defense, ...
Newsweek
October 23, 2017
U.S. Department of Defense, Missile Defense Agency/Handout via ... command and developing “blackout bombs” that can short-circuit an ...
Futurism
October 14, 2017
... to advise Congress, the Department of Defense (DoD), the President, ... altitude could blackout the Eastern Electric Power Grid that supports ...
New York Times
October 10, 2017
... water because of the blackout, which still affects 85 percent of the island. ... and the Department of Defense counts 43 centers as operational.
IFLScience
October 10, 2017
Pentagon spokesman Ken Bacon said back during the Kosovo War: “We have certain weapons we do not believe it is appropriate to talk about ...
Lowvelder
October 4, 2017
Pentagon chief says US admin backs Tillerson's North Korea effort Trump said was waste of time ... “The Defense Department supports fully Secretary Tillerson's efforts to find a ... We're not in a dark situation, a blackout.
Digital Journal
October 3, 2017
Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said Tuesday his department "supports fully" Secretary of State ... "The Defense Department supports fully Secretary Tillerson's efforts to find a diplomatic ... We're not in a dark situation, a blackout.
BBC News
September 25, 2017
The Pentagon added that the top priority is to "provide life-saving and life sustaining resources" - such as generators and fuel - to Puerto Rico ...
Richmond-News
October 3, 2017
See if you can get a library bingo or even a blackout. ... several data centers, at the Pentagon, and with most federal and many state agencies.
Houston Chronicle
October 2, 2017
We're not in a dark situation, a blackout. ... "The Department of Defense should probably own it," he said. ... But "if I was still in my [Pentagon] seat, I would actively be advocating we do these types of things . . . we should beÃÂ ...
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