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South Korea's left-leaning governing party won a landslide in parliamentary elections results on Thursday showed, boosted by President Moon Jae-in's successes in containing the coronavirus.      Moon's Democratic party and its allies took 180 seats in the 300-member National Assembly, while the opposition United Future Party (UFP) won 103,…

Undated propaganda photo of dictator Kim Jong Un published by North Korea’s DPRK TodayPhoto: DPRK TodayNorth Korea test-fired multiple short-range missiles early Tuesday morning, according to several reports, serving as a great reminder that there are plenty of other things that could destroy humanity beyond the coronavirus pandemic. Nuclear war…

(SEOUL, South Korea) — A barrage of North Korean missiles fired from both the ground and fighter jets splashed down on the waters off the country’s east coast on Tuesday, South Korea’s military said, a major show of force on the eve of a key state anniversary in the North…

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With planned cuts and retirements coming to the U.S. Air Force's bomber inventory, the head of Air Force Global Strike Command wants to make the remaining aircraft even more lethal in the future.The Air Force plans to have a total of 165 to 175 bombers in its inventory once the…

“How old do sharks get up to?” is a frequent question a shark scientist gets asked from the public. There are over 500 different species of sharks, and so the answer varies if we know it. However, many times the answer is “we don’t know” because it’s quite hard to…

Study author Mark Meekan swimming with a whale shark.Photo: Wayne OsbornScientists are determining the lifespan of the world’s largest fish with the help of nuclear weapons tests from the 1950s and 60s.While researchers have made a lot of progress understanding the behavioral patterns of the endangered whale shark, there are…

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned Iran and groups linked to Tehran against attacking US troops or assets in Iraq, citing a possible "sneak attack" but giving no other details. "Upon information and belief, Iran or its proxies are planning a sneak attack on US troops and/or assets in Iraq.…

India is currently planning a fleet of nuclear powered submarines. But unlike other nuclear navies, India will not go all-nuclear. Instead they they will be complemented by 6 locally-built Kalvari Class conventionally powered boats and 6 of a follow-on Project-75I type. These conventional diesel-electric boats will be an important pillar…

Home News Spaceflight A photograph showing SpaceX's first batch of Starlink satellites during launch on May 23, 2019. With companies like SpaceX launching small satellites over larger ones, will the U.S. military follow suit? (Image: © SpaceX) With much of the commercial space industry focused on putting small satellites into…