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Iran Conflict and Cybersecurity: What to Expect in the Next 30 Days What to expect asΒ the conflict between the United States and Iran unfolds.

www.securitymagazine.com/articles/102...

04.03.2026 18:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Recommend keeping a very close eye on cyber domain news right now.

03.03.2026 22:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a close up of a pikachu with a surprised look on its face . ALT: a close up of a pikachu with a surprised look on its face .

U.S. action in Iran summed up:

#Trump 2018: withdraws from JCPOA.

#Iran 2019: exceeds 3.67% enrichment limit + 300-kilogram limit on stockpile of low-enriched uranium.

#Biden admin 2021/2022: makes serious attempts to revive Iran nuclear deal, unsuccessfully.

Trump admin/MAGA/Republicans 2026:

03.03.2026 16:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The US must NOT go to war with Iran
YouTube video by Tulsi Gabbard The US must NOT go to war with Iran

Tulsi Gabbard’s ethos has aged like full fat milk left to the demise of the desert sun.

#Iran #Geopolitics #TulsiGabbard #Trump

youtu.be/wVJXLlEE5bU?...

01.03.2026 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Scientists Make a Game-Changing Find in the Bennu Asteroid According to the researchers from the University of Pennsylvania, some of the amino acids found in the asteroid Bennu likely formed in a different way than was previously thought, effectively challeng...

www.universetoday.com/articles/sci...

18.02.2026 13:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Building blocks of life discovered in Bennu asteroid rewrite origin story | Penn State University Amino acids, the building blocks necessary for life, were previously found in samples of 4.6-billion-year-old rocks from an asteroid called Bennu, delivered to Earth in 2023 by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx missi...

www.psu.edu/news/researc...

18.02.2026 12:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nuclear Batteries Can Power Devices for Decades. Is That a Good Thing? Nuclear batteries that last decades are being developed to power drones, sensors, remote devices and medical implants. Energy storage at its extreme.

spectrum.ieee.org/nuclear-batt...

17.02.2026 14:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Aerogel fashioned into world's lightest electromagnetic shielding Containing the electromagnetic radiation generated by electronic components is a key consideration for designers of electronic devices, but today’s metal-based shielding materials have their downsides...

newatlas.com/materials/ae...

17.02.2026 14:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In the end, it wasn’t the aliens who saved us, but the balloons we created along the way.

17.02.2026 14:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Kremlin’s brazen tactics: Russia’s shadow fleet is doubling as a spy asset, intelligence sources say | CNN Russian personnel with links to the country’s military and security services have engaged in spying in European waters while working covertly on ships carrying Russian oil, Western and Ukrainian intel...

www.cnn.com/2025/12/18/e...

13.02.2026 01:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New Russian Satellite Appears to Be Stalking U.S. Satellite in Orbit The latest incident raises concern that Russia is developing anti-satellite weapons.

gizmodo.com/russias-new-...

12.02.2026 17:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How to know if your Asus router is one of thousands hacked by China-state hackers So far, the hackers are laying low, likely for later use.

arstechnica.com/security/202...

07.02.2026 22:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Chinese Hackers Turn Unpatched Routers Into ORB Spy Network Likely Chinese nation-state hackers are converting Internet of Things devices including Ruckus Wireless home routers into an operational relay box network - a run

www.bankinfosecurity.com/chinese-hack...

07.02.2026 21:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hunt For Container Launchers Packed With Drones Kicked-Off By Pentagon The U.S. military wants proposals for containerized systems that can launch and recover a mixture of drone swarms on land and sea.

www.twz.com/news-feature...

07.02.2026 00:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The market is highly competitive with a dozen major vendors primarily in the USA and UK.
As so much of the capability will revolve around the aerostat, it is important to consider the advantages and disadvantages of all types of aerostats and outline the reasons for the decision to utilise the Helikite aerostat compared to other available aerostat designs.
There are three basic tethered aerostat types:
Traditional Cigar Shaped Balloons(Blimps)
Jellyfish Shaped Balloons
Helikite Hybrid Kite-Balloons

The market is highly competitive with a dozen major vendors primarily in the USA and UK. As so much of the capability will revolve around the aerostat, it is important to consider the advantages and disadvantages of all types of aerostats and outline the reasons for the decision to utilise the Helikite aerostat compared to other available aerostat designs. There are three basic tethered aerostat types: Traditional Cigar Shaped Balloons(Blimps) Jellyfish Shaped Balloons Helikite Hybrid Kite-Balloons

The market is highly competitive with a dozen major vendors primarily in the USA and UK.
As so much of the capability will revolve around the aerostat, it is important to consider the advantages and disadvantages of all types of aerostats and outline the reasons for the decision to utilise the Helikite aerostat compared to other available aerostat designs.
There are three basic tethered aerostat types:
Traditional Cigar Shaped Balloons(Blimps)
Jellyfish Shaped Balloons
Helikite Hybrid Kite-Balloons

The market is highly competitive with a dozen major vendors primarily in the USA and UK. As so much of the capability will revolve around the aerostat, it is important to consider the advantages and disadvantages of all types of aerostats and outline the reasons for the decision to utilise the Helikite aerostat compared to other available aerostat designs. There are three basic tethered aerostat types: Traditional Cigar Shaped Balloons(Blimps) Jellyfish Shaped Balloons Helikite Hybrid Kite-Balloons

Jellyfish β€œUAP” #UFOsky #UAP

02.02.2026 14:43 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Space wars don't work like Star Wars Inside Russia's 'nesting doll' anti-satellite tech and the real threats in orbit
14:50, 22 July 2025
Source: Meduza
Russia launched the satellite Kosmos-2558 from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in August 2022. Nearly three years later, on June 28, 2025, the spacecraft "split in two," shedding a sub-satellite that American space trackers cataloged as Object C. This seemingly unremarkable event, according to U.S. military officials and experts, represents another act
in Russia's preparation for space warfare, if not an act of war itself. Russian "nesting dolls" and their unusual maneuvers have repeatedly prompted U.S. accusations that the Kremlin is militarizing space.
Washington's rhetoric now echoes complaints Moscow made in the 1980s about Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative, better known as the "Star Wars" program. Four decades later, concerns have shifted from America's orbiting super-lasers to Russia's "inspector satellites" that can monitor U.S. spacecraft and carry out acts of sabotage.

EXPLAINERS Space wars don't work like Star Wars Inside Russia's 'nesting doll' anti-satellite tech and the real threats in orbit 14:50, 22 July 2025 Source: Meduza Russia launched the satellite Kosmos-2558 from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in August 2022. Nearly three years later, on June 28, 2025, the spacecraft "split in two," shedding a sub-satellite that American space trackers cataloged as Object C. This seemingly unremarkable event, according to U.S. military officials and experts, represents another act in Russia's preparation for space warfare, if not an act of war itself. Russian "nesting dolls" and their unusual maneuvers have repeatedly prompted U.S. accusations that the Kremlin is militarizing space. Washington's rhetoric now echoes complaints Moscow made in the 1980s about Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative, better known as the "Star Wars" program. Four decades later, concerns have shifted from America's orbiting super-lasers to Russia's "inspector satellites" that can monitor U.S. spacecraft and carry out acts of sabotage.

The exercise showcased the country's ability to perform complex maneuvers in orbit, referred to as rendezvous and proximity operations, which involve not only navigating around other objects but also inspecting them.
Guetlein listed the satellite dogfighting demonstration alongside several other concerning activities from
"near-peer" U.S. adversaries. That includes Russia's 2019 demonstration of a "nesting doll" capability,
where one satellite released a smaller spacecraft that then performed several stalking maneuvers near a
U.S. satellite.
These behaviors indicate the space capability gap between the U.S. military and its closest enemies is shrinking, a concern Space Force leaders have been raising for years.
"That capability gap used to be massive," Guetlein said. "We've got to change the way we look at space or that capability gap may reverse and not be in our favor anymore."

The exercise showcased the country's ability to perform complex maneuvers in orbit, referred to as rendezvous and proximity operations, which involve not only navigating around other objects but also inspecting them. Guetlein listed the satellite dogfighting demonstration alongside several other concerning activities from "near-peer" U.S. adversaries. That includes Russia's 2019 demonstration of a "nesting doll" capability, where one satellite released a smaller spacecraft that then performed several stalking maneuvers near a U.S. satellite. These behaviors indicate the space capability gap between the U.S. military and its closest enemies is shrinking, a concern Space Force leaders have been raising for years. "That capability gap used to be massive," Guetlein said. "We've got to change the way we look at space or that capability gap may reverse and not be in our favor anymore."

Meaningful analysis of phenomena requires a clear baseline and an accurate understanding of existing human technological capabilities.

#UFOsky #UAP #emergingtechnology

26.01.2026 14:14 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Wiper malware targeted Poland energy grid, but failed to knock out electricity Destructive payload unleashed on 10-year anniversary of Russia's attack on Ukraine's grid.

arstechnica.com/security/202...

24.01.2026 20:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Could UFOs ignite an apocalyptic World War? It almost happened in October 1982 at a Russian nuclear missile base in what is now Ukraine. One document contains some of the eyewitness
statements collected by a secret Ministry of Defense program created when Russia was still the USSR. The original document, seen below, contains official stamps from the military unit and the names of the witnesses, all of them high-ranking officers. The witnesses were stationed at a missile base near the
hamlet of Usovo.

Could UFOs ignite an apocalyptic World War? It almost happened in October 1982 at a Russian nuclear missile base in what is now Ukraine. One document contains some of the eyewitness statements collected by a secret Ministry of Defense program created when Russia was still the USSR. The original document, seen below, contains official stamps from the military unit and the names of the witnesses, all of them high-ranking officers. The witnesses were stationed at a missile base near the hamlet of Usovo.

They watched in awe as multiple unknown objects flooded the skies, changed shapes and colors, appeared and then disappeared, traveled at high speeds, and stopped mid-air. A few officers made drawings of the different UFO formations seen over a wide area around and over the base.

The most dramatic statement was from a senior
communications officer who watched in horror as the launch control system for the missiles suddenly lit up and someone, somehow, entered the proper codes that would unleash hell. Nuclear missiles that could reach and obliterate New York City in a mere 25 minutes were ready to launch. And the Russians were powerless to stop it.

They watched in awe as multiple unknown objects flooded the skies, changed shapes and colors, appeared and then disappeared, traveled at high speeds, and stopped mid-air. A few officers made drawings of the different UFO formations seen over a wide area around and over the base. The most dramatic statement was from a senior communications officer who watched in horror as the launch control system for the missiles suddenly lit up and someone, somehow, entered the proper codes that would unleash hell. Nuclear missiles that could reach and obliterate New York City in a mere 25 minutes were ready to launch. And the Russians were powerless to stop it.

β€œGreen concluded that what was going on had to have been "some kind of high-technology psychological operation," one that involved holograms, lasers, and small unmanned aerial vehicles, all advanced technologies that were just coming online as black programs at CIA in the mid-1970s.” #UFOsky #UAP

17.01.2026 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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To Catch a Thief: China’s Rise to Cyber Supremacy - YouTube American companies, whole towns, have been eviscerated by Chinese cyberattacks. But their stories remain untold, even as the stakes get higher and the target...

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15.01.2026 14:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Last June, NextGov reported that lawyers at big telecoms had started advising their engineers to stop looking for signs of Salt Typhoon intrusion because they were worried about bad press and liability. Due to this coverup and a lack of transparency by the dying U.S. government, it's likely we still don't know the full scope of the intrusions.
Meanwhile, the Trump administration has responded by gutting government cybersecurity programs (including a board investigating the Salt Typhoon hack), dismantling the Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) (responsible for investigating significant cybersecurity incidents), and firing oodles of folks doing essential work at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).
Trump's courts have made it impossible to hold telecoms accountable for privacy violations. His earlobe nibbler at the FCC, Brendan Carr, constantly undermines efforts to improve security in Chinese-made smart home devices, and is dismantling what little telecom oversight we had. Their big "win" on "national security" was transferring TikTok ownership to Trump's unethical billionaire friends.
The Chinese hacked into most of our sensitive systems and spied on powerful people, across the entirety of U.S. governance, for years. The companies involved covered it up and the Trump administrations' "fix" was to destroy our cybersecurity protections and corporate oversight.

Last June, NextGov reported that lawyers at big telecoms had started advising their engineers to stop looking for signs of Salt Typhoon intrusion because they were worried about bad press and liability. Due to this coverup and a lack of transparency by the dying U.S. government, it's likely we still don't know the full scope of the intrusions. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has responded by gutting government cybersecurity programs (including a board investigating the Salt Typhoon hack), dismantling the Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) (responsible for investigating significant cybersecurity incidents), and firing oodles of folks doing essential work at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Trump's courts have made it impossible to hold telecoms accountable for privacy violations. His earlobe nibbler at the FCC, Brendan Carr, constantly undermines efforts to improve security in Chinese-made smart home devices, and is dismantling what little telecom oversight we had. Their big "win" on "national security" was transferring TikTok ownership to Trump's unethical billionaire friends. The Chinese hacked into most of our sensitive systems and spied on powerful people, across the entirety of U.S. governance, for years. The companies involved covered it up and the Trump administrations' "fix" was to destroy our cybersecurity protections and corporate oversight.

β€œLast June, NextGov reported that lawyers at big telecoms had started advising their engineers to stop looking for signs of Salt Typhoon intrusion because they were worried about bad press and liability.”

15.01.2026 14:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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CISA director void leaves cyber agency embroiled in uncertainty From addressing Volt Typhoon to stemming workforce losses, cyber experts say CISA needs a permanent leader to move forward.

federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurit...

15.01.2026 14:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Non-Lethal Weapons | John Alexander
YouTube video by Tim Ventura Non-Lethal Weapons | John Alexander

youtu.be/wzFxVq6VPH4?...

13.01.2026 18:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ionizing radiation β†’ oxidative stress + DNA damage β†’ ion-channel/myelin dysfunction disrupts neuronal electrical impulses β†’ chronic neurovascular injury & cell death can promote dystrophic/basal ganglia brain calcification

#HavanaSyndrome #UAP #UFOsky #AHI

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Boom - Boomless Cruise As demonstrated on XB-1, supersonic flight is possible without an audible sonic boom.

boomsupersonic.com/boomless-cru...

β€œMach cutoff is a phenomenon of high-altitude supersonic flight in which the sonic boom generated at speeds not too far above Mach 1 never reaches the ground.”

06.01.2026 20:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
CIA Spy: Venezuela Is a Decoy… America’s Secret War With China Has Begun
YouTube video by Andrew Bustamante CIA Spy: Venezuela Is a Decoy… America’s Secret War With China Has Begun

youtu.be/s3HNNnib8BI?...

06.01.2026 01:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pretty sure Venezuela is primarily about cutting China and its new β€œallies” off from the world’s largest oil reserves in Venezuela. #DavidsonWindow #Taiwan #Venezuela

05.01.2026 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Prof John Mearsheimer: Enormous Trouble w/China Awaits
YouTube video by Daniel Davis / Deep Dive Prof John Mearsheimer: Enormous Trouble w/China Awaits

youtu.be/wAaliUNhK44?...

05.01.2026 14:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Palmer Luckey says Anduril has an internal 'China 27' strategy to prepare for a war over Taiwan Palmer Luckey says he thinks it's likely China will move on Taiwan "sometime in 2027," and Anduril is working to gear up for that fight.

www.businessinsider.com/palmer-lucke...

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Lessons from the past that new generations of UFOlogy have yet to learn. If people experience strange things, adversaries have no problem weaponizing that to make the West think it’s something it’s not, all to get their hands on unrelated sensitive information #UFOsky #UAP

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