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Why is there a Media Blackout on Nuclear Incident at Fort Calhoun in Nebraska? Since flooding began on June 6th, there has been a disturbingly low level of media attention given to the crisis at the Fort Calhoun Nuclear Facility near Omaha, Nebraska.

Why is there a Media Blackout on Nuclear Incident at Fort Calhoun in Nebraska?

But evidence strongly suggests that something very serious has in fact happened there. On June 7th, there was a fire reported at Fort Calhoun. Solving-the-World-Financial-Crisis2.jpg (JPEG Image, 822x1071 pixels) - Scaled (52%) 100 Facts. Special Atomic Demolition Munition. H-912 transport container for Mk-54 SADM The Special Atomic Demolition Munition (SADM) was a family of man-portable nuclear weapons fielded by the US military in the 1960s, but never used in actual combat.

Special Atomic Demolition Munition

The US Army planned to use the weapons in Europe in the event of a Soviet invasion. US Army Engineers would use the weapon to irradiate, destroy, and deny key routes of communication through limited terrain such as the Fulda Gap. Troops were trained to parachute into Soviet-occupied western Europe with the SADM and destroy power plants, bridges, and dams. The project, which involved a small nuclear weapon, was designed to allow one person to parachute from any type of aircraft carrying the weapon package and place it in a harbor or other strategic location that could be accessed from the sea.

The Atomic Demolitions Munitions school was located at the U.S. See also[edit] External links[edit] 1966 Palomares B-52 crash. The 1966 Palomares B-52 crash or Palomares incident occurred on 17 January 1966, when a B-52G bomber of the United States Air Force's Strategic Air Command collided with a KC-135 tanker during mid-air refuelling at 31,000 feet (9,450 m) over the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Spain.

1966 Palomares B-52 crash

1958 Tybee Island mid-air collision. The Tybee Island B-47 crash was an incident on February 5, 1958, in which the United States Air Force lost a 7,600-pound (3,400 kg) Mark 15 nuclear bomb in the waters off Tybee Island near Savannah, Georgia, United States.

1958 Tybee Island mid-air collision

During a practice exercise, the B-47 bomber carrying the bomb collided in midair with an F-86 fighter plane. To protect the aircrew from a possible detonation in the event of a crash, the bomb was jettisoned. Following several unsuccessful searches, the bomb was presumed lost somewhere in Wassaw Sound off the shores of Tybee Island. Midair collision[edit] Bomb[edit] Some sources describe the bomb as a functional nuclear weapon, but others describe it as disabled. Recovery efforts[edit] Starting on February 6, 1958, the Air Force 2700th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Squadron and 100 Navy personnel equipped with hand held sonar and galvanic drag and cable sweeps mounted a search. Ongoing concerns[edit] See also[edit] Notes[edit] References[edit] External links[edit] Secretdetentionmap.jpg (JPEG Image, 800x541 pixels)

Ethics and activism

Cryptome. 9/11 Truth: What Happened to Building 7. Watergate Deaths - Midnight 7/12/76. Flawed Incentives and Dubious Morals: JPMorgan & CDOs That Were “Built to Fail” It’s been a busy week for JPMorgan Chase.

Flawed Incentives and Dubious Morals: JPMorgan & CDOs That Were “Built to Fail”

It’s only Wednesday, and already the bank has settled one civil fraud lawsuit and been slapped with another one. Both shed light on Wall Street’s flawed system of incentives that helped bring on the financial crisis. They also raise questions as to the morals of bankers. On Tuesday, JPMorgan agreed to pay $153 million to settle civil fraud charges brought by the SEC alleging that it “misled” investors when it sold them junky mortgage bonds. The deal in question was put together by Magnetar Capital. On Monday, federal regulators sued JPMorgan for allegedly duping credit unions into buying $278 million in mortgage bonds that were “destined to perform poorly,” ie, built to fail. Now, let’s consider the incentives. We pay a lot of attention to incentives at Freakonomics. Assuming he had the correct view of the housing market back in 2007, a “moral banker” was someone who ended up leaving a lot of money on the table.

Capitalism-the-reality.jpg (JPEG Image, 700x986 pixels) - Scaled (71%) I Didn't Fight For Your Freedom - First Draft. Nope.

I Didn't Fight For Your Freedom - First Draft

No freedom being defended here. So it's Memorial Day, which means that the US is awash with mostly obligatory tributes to military personnel. I hate this shit. I didn't fight for your freedoms. In the six years I was in, I never once defended your right to vote, or to carry a gun, or to be secure against unreasonable search and seizure (that one doesn't really apply anymore, anyway), or any of the other things you enjoy as a citizen of this country. I passed through Burlington, WI on Saturday to visit their annual chocolate festival. I wanna thank all of our veterans for what they do for us. I wanted to rush the stage and strangle that fuck with a microphone cord. It's all bullshit, folks. ProPublica.