U.S. Navy and Ratheon losing the technology battle despite new laser tests
Posted on 23. Jul, 2010 by Eric Broze.
It seems all of the net is reporting on the U.S. Navy and Ratheon sucessfully using a laser guided Phalanx system to shoot down an unarmed drone. Cnet, Crunchgear and EEtimes have all picked up on the story and videos on the subject have been cropping up on all the usual sites. I, for one, am not impressed.
U.S. Navy Laser Weapon Shoots Down Drone in Test.
After careful research, it appears we are ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE behind in development when compared to the Japanese. Their Wave Gun technologies have been threatening the United States since the 1980′s when then President Ronald Regan proposed ‘Star Wars’ program in order to compete on these new battlefields.
The Wave Motion Gun – threat from outer space.
The latest tests from this Japanese Battleship Yamato clearly demonstrates how outgunned the U.S. Navy really is.
SPACE BATTLESHIP
As we struggle to transform the USS Iowa into a museum, the Japanese are lauching battleships into space. How can we compete with that?
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USS Iowa grows support in San Pedro
Posted on 19. Jul, 2010 by Eric Broze.
According to Donna Littlejohn, San Pedro’s waterfront advisory panel agreed to the proposal to bring the USS Iowa BB-61 to the Port of Los Angeles as a floating museum, last week. Community members who attended (perhaps 70 or so), including several downtown business owners, expressed strong support for the idea. When those opposed were asked [...]
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Tweets this week ending 2010-07-18
Posted on 18. Jul, 2010 by Eric Broze.
Well said. RT @jennifurret #TAM8 is pretty much like having a four day long skeptical orgasm. I cannot explain it in any other way # “We need to make books cool again. If you go home with somebody and they don’t have books, don’t fuck them.” — John Waters # Hey #tam8 tweeps, check out [...]
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The Amazing Meeting 8 Photos for Download
Posted on 13. Jul, 2010 by Eric Broze.
Hi fellow TAMmers and those who could not make it to Las Vegas for the events this year. Here is a large collection of untouched, non-watermarked images I took during the event. Feel free to download the images, use on blogs, add to your social networks, promotional materials, etc. These images are made possible by The [...]
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Tweets this week ending 2010-07-11
Posted on 11. Jul, 2010 by Eric Broze.
Having lunch at South Point's Cafe before the skeptics arrive. http://twitgoo.com/1730jb # Visited South Point today, took pics of the important areas for #tam8 and included local tips http://bit.ly/blKPLk # Hypnotoad commands it! RT @jennifurret Who else thinks we should convince .@kathygriffin to come to the Skepchick Bordello party at #TAM8 # Wondering why #RCwiley [...]
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Tam8 South Point Casino Locals Walk Thru
Posted on 05. Jul, 2010 by Eric Broze.
Welcome all attendees of The Amazing Meeting 8 at South Point Casino, which is being held July 8th- July 11th 2010. My wife Rose and I are Las Vegas locals, and we took a trip to South Point to check out the facilities. Hopefully, this will answer a few of those questions, not easily answered [...]
