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….
Source: http://www.cnbc.com/2016/02/22/the-associated-press-nigerian-navy-rescues-hijacked-oil-tanker-1-pirate-killed.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian sailors rescued a hijacked oil tanker in a dramatic night-time rescue in which they killed one pirate, the Nigerian navy announced as it escorted the ship into Lagos…
Source: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/stolen-radioactive-material-hunted-isis-ravaged-iraq-officials-n520551 Iraq is searching for potentially deadly radioactive material that was stolen late last year, officials said. The material was contained in an industrial radiography device that vanished in November, the International Atomic Energy Agency…
Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-iraq-radiation-idUSKCN0VQ22F Iraq is searching for “highly dangerous” radioactive material whose theft last year has raised fears among Iraqi officials that it could be used as a weapon if acquired by Islamic State. Baghdad reported the…
Source: https://gcaptain.com/bourbon-crew-kidnapped-off-nigeria Bourbon Liberty 251. Photo credit: MarineTraffic.com/Maxim B Offshore vessel owner Bourbon Offshore has confirmed the abduction of two of its crew members from their vessel off Nigeria. The company says its vessel Bourbon Liberty 251 come…
Source:https://gcaptain.com/explosion-rocks-waste-plant-at-port-of-antwerp/ A tank at an industrial waste management plant exploded at the port of Antwerp in northern Belgium on Friday, with authorities telling nearby residents to shut their doors and windows as a dark cloud…