Source: https://gcaptain.com/whats-next-for-piracy Written by Joshua Nash, SafeGuard Armor The threat of Piracy is a serious one for many countries, and one that has been taken increasingly seriously. From Government response to media attention, anti-Piracy efforts have…
Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-radioactive A container of radioactive material for industrial X-rays that was stolen in Mexico more than a week ago has been located and poses no risk to people, the interior ministry said on Tuesday. “It…
Source: http://www.publicintegrity.org/2016/02/29/19376/terrorist-group-s-plot-create-radioactive-dirty-bomb A small video camera stashed in a row of bushes silently recorded the comings and goings of the family of a Brussels-area man with an important scientific pedigree last year, producing a detailed chronology…
Source: http://www.dw.com/en/islamic-state-using-water-as-a-weapon/a-19093081 ‘Islamic State’ using water as a weapon The terror group “Islamic State” has taken control of six of the eight major dams in Syria and Iraq. It is systemically exercising control by using water….
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2016/03/01/pirates-hack-shipping-company/ Seaborne pirates just borrowed a page from their land-based counterparts. A Verizon security report has revealed that raiders hacked a shipping company’s content management system to determine which ships were worth boarding, and where…
source: bigstory.ap.org/article/13422c26c23e47cc90c81f2d16767b55/stolen-pickup-mexico-had-radioactive-material-aboard MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities have issued an alert after thieves stole a pickup truck with radioactive material aboard. The Interior Department said late Sunday the stolen material was iridium-192 and distributed a…
Weapons seized by HMAS Darwin from a small-arms smuggler boarded approximately 170 nautical miles off the coast of Oman. Photo credit: Australian Royal Navy NAIROBI, March 7 (Reuters) – An Australian Navy ship has seized…
Source: http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/news/a19555/why-isis-is-building-mad-max-truck-bombs/ The members of ISIS have more in common with the war boys of Mad Max: Fury Road than ruthless violence, desert surroundings, and a yearning to die in combat (“I live, I die, I…
Source: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/02/24/will-isis-launch-a-mass-drone-attack-on-a-stadium.html LONDON — A team of British intelligence analysts has drawn up a chilling scenario in which terrorists launch a swarm of small drones in an attack on a major sporting event like the Super Bowl,…
Source: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/missing-radioactive-material-found-dumped-south-iraq-n522991 BAGHDAD — A “highly dangerous” radioactive material that went missing in Iraq has been found dumped near a gas station in the southern town of Zubair, environment ministry spokesman Ameer Ali said on Sunday….