History, Politics And Current Affairs

He’s done various crazy stunts in the past such as clinging onto the outside of aircraft. I think he may have outdone himself for the new MI movie though, jumped out from a helicopter with his parachute on fire 16 times: https://x.com/tomcruise/status/1930682304894239114?s=46 I may have to go see t...

Can they be air launched....asking for a friend....

Mmhh cluster SAM....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tp6W0DvSHMY&t=2393s

But if I'd had my way, we would now be commissioning the first Flight IIIA Arleigh Burkes with a stretched hull, the forward missile magazine extended to 64 rounds, provision for AGS in place of the five inch gun (retaining the Mark 45 as an interim), additional VLS silos amidships for ESSM and wit...

I couldn't get into Alt Hist.

This shouldn’t be a surprise, as I’ve said virtually exactly the same thing earlier in this thread, and you reacted with a similar post on September 12 2023, albeit with question marks rather than shocked face emoticons. I’ve never watched any of the television series of Star Trek; I don’t watch mu...

Simon Darkshade wrote: ↑Sun Mar 09, 2025 9:50 pm
The only other possible reason I can find is some sort of Star Trek reference, which means nothing to me, as I’ve never watched the show.

October 23: NORAD begins testing a new supercomputer simulation system to game out the course and outcome of various nuclear war scenarios, with the 255 initial scenarios ranging from the predictable 'US First Strike' and 'USSR First Strike' to the more unlikely 'Uganda Offensive' and 'Caspian Defe...

November 8: The Armstrong-Whitworth Argonaut strategic intruder enters service with the Royal Air Force, being the first aircraft of its type to be developed since the Second World War and featuring innovative elements of flying wing design. (The Armstrong-Whitworth Argonaut is a genuine intruder, ...

This has been doing the rounds as well,

Theory on the Secret Projects Site Hackman died of natural causes. His wife OD'ed on pills as a result. Dog got trapped in a closet and expired after a few days. What I find a bit surprising is the two dogs outside dont seem to have made much noise all that time...or at least not enough to get neigh...

Mhh, the Telegraph print version doesn't have Earth labelled.

I like how they decided they needed to label Earth.

What are the views on this? https://interestingengineering.com/science/boeing-starliners-helium-now-china-missile-miracle Chinese researchers have reportedly made a breakthrough in missile and rocket propulsion inspired by flaws in Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. They found that helium could enhance ...

Yes, I saw the spam as well...not a good sign.

People from the Battlecruisers board have as well....he's not been seen there since November which is odd as its his site since he took it over from Bob Henneman.