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The Pentagon, Climate Change, and War review: US military emissions

26 October 2022

While the US military appears to take climate change seriously, it is a major polluter. Neta C. Crawford's book explores the Pentagon’s bad habits
Spy balloons flying 40km up track drug smugglers on the ground

Spy balloons flying 40km up track drug smugglers on the ground

24 January 2018

The US military are testing uncrewed balloons filled with helium that can keep watch over a small area by catching different winds in the stratosphere
A Stratollite balloon

Spy balloons flying 40km up track drug smugglers on the ground

22 January 2018

The US military are testing uncrewed balloons filled with helium that can keep watch over a small area by catching different winds in the stratosphere

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