Intro: While the 2011 earthquake and the worries about Fukushima have brought the threat of radioactivity back into the public consciousness, many people still do not realize that radioactive contamination is a worldwide danger. Radionuclides are in the top six toxic threats as listed in the 2010...
The good old days of the Cold War, with their unlimited military spending, are long gone. Both Russia and the United States have economies weakened by the global recession, but only Russia still faces the threat of invasion from neighboring countries. How then, can you increase your military...
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and U2 frontman Bono met on Tuesday ahead of the bands’ first ever concert in the country this week. The two vowed to fight against the spread of polio during their discussion. Russian television showed Medvedev meeting Bono for tea on the terrace of his holiday...
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has slammed the West, particularly the United States, for arresting Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. In a statement offered in a press release, Putin suggested that the nations involved in Assange's arrest are less than democratic. Putin stated: "If there...
The Cold War is a term that described a time of tension and low-key hostility that was felt all throughout the world from the 1940s to the early 1990s. The two camps that were involved in this struggle were the United States and its allies against Russia and the countries aligned with it. Instead...
Anna Fermanova Russian spy has hot pictures. The beautiful twenty four year old from Plano, Texas who emigrated from Latvia, is the latest beautiful woman accused of spying for the Russian government.Fermanova was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement Officials on March 1, 2010. ...
Polish President Lech Kaczynski and several other top government officials killed result of plane crash. The President and several other upper members of Polish government were killed when their plane crashed outside of Smolensk, Russia. The President and others were flying in a Tu-154 and missed...
The Ides of March, or Idus Martias, is today. Many significant events in history occurred on March 15th. Idus Martias is a tradition celebrated every March 15th. The Ides of March began during Roman times that marks the annual festival dedicated to the god Mars. The Ides of March is perhaps...
Running an army is kind of like running a day care, only instead of rattles, the children have bombs and guns. Hey, it may not be easy to win a war, but we should at least expect military leaders to be more adept than some kid playing Starcraft.
Prison in a foreign country is no game. It's a place that resembles hell, but possibly slightly worse. The ever present sense of fear that overwhelms your senses never really numbs. Everyone imagines there's some amazing path to breaking out of prison. I think much of this comes from the hit show...
