Category: War

Future: Swarms of Cyborg Insect Drones Carry Out Military Surveillance and Attacks

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June 25, 2012

The Future of Drone Surveillance Swarms of Cyborg Insect Drones

In his lab at Penn, Vijay Kumar and his team build flying quadrotors, small, agile robots that swarm, sense each other, and form ad hoc teams — for construction, surveying disasters and far more.

GRASP LAB

The General Robotics, Automation, Sensing and Perception (GRASP) Laboratory integrates computer science, electrical engineering and mechanical engineering in a vibrant, collaborative environment that fosters interactions between students, research staff and faculty. GRASP has grown into a $10 million research center with impressive technological innovations. Pioneering GRASP researchers are building autonomous vehicles and robots, developing self-configuring humanoids, and making robot swarms a reality. Our doctoral students are trained in theory and practice and mentored to become leaders in research and education. The graduates of the interdisciplinary Master’s in Robotics program are uniquely equipped to face research and development challenges of the fast-growing robotics industry.

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Prediction: Iran and Middle East Attacked by “Flame” a Massive Computer Virus for Cyber-espionage Purposes Blogs Kaspersky’s Alexander Gostev

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May 28, 2012

Researchers say they have uncovered “proof” linking the authors of the Flame cyber espionage program to Stuxnet (Source: ABCNews)

The Flame Virus maybe the most powerful and complex cyber-attack ever discovered, described by one expert, as “an industrial vacuum cleaner for sensitive information.” Flame most likely a state sponsored computer virus has probably been active for as long as five years, as part of a sophisticated cyber warfare campaign, the experts said, grabbing images of users’ computer screens, recording their instant messaging chats, remotely turning on their microphones to record their audio conversations and monitoring their keystrokes and network traffic (Source: NYTimes).

Someone has been watching and listening as “Flame” spreads.

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Once deployed, Flame (Worm.Win32.Flame) can sniff network traffic, take screenshots, record audio conversations, intercept a keyboard, and more, Kaspersky said. All of this data is then available via Flame’s command-and-control servers. “The practice of concealment through large amounts of code is one of the specific new features in Flame.”

Iran has thus far been hardest hit by Flame, with at least 189 infections. Israel/Palestine came in second with 98, followed by Sudan (32), Syria (30), Lebanon (18), Saudi Arabia (10), and Egypt (5).

‘Flame’ computer virus: most ‘complex’ threat ever

Gostev explained in a SecureList posting:

“Currently there are three known classes of players who develop malware and spyware: hacktivists, cybercriminals and nation states. Flame is not designed to steal money from bank accounts. It is also different from rather simple hack tools and malware used by the hacktivists,” “By excluding cybercriminals and hacktivists, we come to conclusion that it most likely belongs to the third group. In addition, the geography of the targets (certain states are in the Middle East) and also the complexity of the threat leaves no doubt about it being a nation state that sponsored the research that went into it.”

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Future: Peace Studies Professor Johan Galtung Predicts America to Fall by 2020

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May 21, 2012

Since Thomas Jefferson America has had 245 military or political interventions — this is not a US foreign policy talent, in spite of the fact that there are so many wonderful Americans in this fantastic country.

A noted pioneer in the field of Peace Studies, Johan Galtung makes the case for incorporating human rights as key to successful peace building around the world. Series: “Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice Distinguished Lecture Series”

Breaking the Cycle of Violent Conflict with Johan Galtung

Predictions

Since the fall of the Soviet Union, Galtung has made several predictions of when the USA will no longer be a functioning superpower, a stance that has attracted some controversy. After the beginning of the Iraq War, he revised his prediction of the “downfall of the US-Empire”, seeing it as more imminent. He claims the U.S. will go through a phase as a fascist dictatorship on its path down, and that the Patriot Act is a symptom of this. He claims the election of George W. Bush cost the U.S. empire five years – although he admits that this estimate was set a bit arbitrarily. He now sets the date for the end of the American Empire at 2020, but not the American Republic. Like Great Britain, Russia and France, he says the American Republic will be better off without the Empire.

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Read Johan Galtung’s latest interview: “Well, you see, that’s how empires die. They die with a whimper, and usually not with a bang, as T.S. Eliot said.” View full article »

Tags: 2020, Fall of America, Johan Galtung, Peace Studies

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Future of Jerusalem: “Shape of the Future” 4,000 Years in 5 Minutes

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March 12, 2012

Jerusalem, a mosaic of different peoples, faiths, and nationalities. Nevertheless, despite this diversity, under the sovereignty of Israel, Jerusalem is a city that works. But has it always been this way?

The Shape of the Future a documentary film
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Predictions: World Oil Supply Debate Suggests that Without Implemented Plans Gas Lines by 2015 at Any Price Statistics Conclude

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March 3, 2012

HUA SAN THE WORLD’S LARGEST OIL TANKER

Solution: by President of Royal Dutch Shell

Raise Oil Production in the USA from 7,000,000 to 10,000,000 Barrels Per Day

Convert Natural Gas and Coal and BioFuels to Cover 3,000,000 Barrels Per Day

Increase Auto and Truck Efficiency and Conservation to Make up the Rest

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John Hofmeister, President, Citizens for Affordable Energy
Former President of Royal Dutch Shell

Oil Consumption Key Statistics in Review

18,500,000 Barrels Daily USA’s Requirement

7,000,000 Barrels are Produced Each Day in the USA

10,500,000 Imported to Cover the Short Fall

China is Lending Billions to Oil Rich Countries to Secure Supplies

China’s Daily Demand 4,000,000 Barrels Just 10 Years Ago

China Consumption is 9,000,000 Today and By 2015 15,000,000 Barrels

India 4,000,000 Barrels Today and By 2015 7,000,000