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While officials remained rather tight-lipped over the incident, the U.S. is no doubt glad to have the missile, which contains sensitive weapons information.

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Most witnesses described the massive object in the night sky as green, blue or gray and glowing, with a huge, blue explosion.

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Although residents and even media have asked questions about the object, those surrounding it seem fairly tight-lipped, and a Lockheed Martin spokeswoman simply said it was “competition-sensitive.”

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In just 10 minutes, this incredible video gives a glimpse into the steps involved in undergoing such a mission, complete with a look at the precision involved in a mid-air refueling.

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LiveLeak user Facu compiled various videos of Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system taking down incoming missiles over Tel Aviv, Ashdod, Be’er Sheva, Ashkelon Gedera, and Yavne. The Iron Dome is designed to target and intercept inbound rockets and artillery shells fired from up to 2.5 miles away. [ LiveLeak ]

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With a little trial and error, “redneck scientist” DemolitionRanch managed to convert a standard fire extinguisher into a potentially lethal missile. He loaded the canister into a PVC pipe and shot off the top. The sudden release of pressure was enough to propel the extinguisher over a small lake – an impressive distance. While this […]

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An F-16 fighter pilot snapped the ultimate selfie and captured the moment an air-to-air Sidewinder missile was fired. The Royal Danish Air Force pilot sports the very high-tech Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS), which gives pilots a high degree of situational awareness and allows them to target enemy craft with a simple nod of […]

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According to 27-year-old software engineer Dishad Othman, his newly created app can alert Syrians to any inbound Scud missile attacks. Othman says his app uses advanced mathematical formulas to track Scud missiles and determine their approximate destination based on trajectory and speed. Once a missile has been detected, the formulas run and the point of […]

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Banksy, the renown but anonymous graffiti artist, posted a video on his website Sunday of rebels shooting down a distant airborne Dumbo. The video, titled Rebel Rocket Attack, shows terrorists launching a shoulder fired rocket towards a far off object. After a lengthy flight, the missile strikes its target and it plummets to the ground, […]

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A Facebook post allegedly written by 11-year-old Hafez al-Assad, son of the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, goes on in length about the impending U.S. missile attack. As the internet provides limitless anonymity, it remains virtually impossible to verify if the account does indeed belong to Hafez al-Assad, but if it was written by the boy, […]

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A decommissioned Cold War-era missile silo, located in the Adirondock Mountains of upstate New York, recently hit the market for $750,000. The home is buried in and surrounded by 8.3 acres of fenced in land, and the inside has, of course, been renovated for modern living, according to Realtor Brian Dominic of Select Sotheby’s International Realty. Forty feet […]

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