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U.S. Military Working To Deploy Robot Ground Vehicles For Urban Combat By 2020

By Nicholas West

�Every year, more and more of the world�s population moves into cities.

The number of megacities is growing exponentially.

Both of these global patterns and their inevitable consequences for military operations are well

documented.

Yet we still do not have units that are even remotely prepared to operate in megacities.

If we want to find success on the urban battlefields the US Army will inevitably find itself fighting

on in the future, that needs to change.� � John Spencer, West Point scholar and former

Ranger Instructor

The change referred to above by John Spencer appears to be rushing in upon us.

There has been increasing urgency coming from the military in recent years about how to

field troops in the unconventional terrain of where they expect future warfare to take

place.

Last year The Intercept released a shocking video of how the Pentagon views this time

of transition; it perfectly puts into context the announcement that follows:

Following the trend of ever-increasing complexity � whether it be due to social chaos in economically

collapsed cities, or tightly controlled high-tech smart cities � the U.S. military is ramping-up

its development of autonomous and semi-autonomous ground vehicles that they believe will offer

more flexibility in congested urban terrain.

Mind you, this has been a trend long in the making, as Activist Post reported back in

2011 about a project called MUSIC that was part of the Future Combat Systems architecture

that was later �canceled.�

Army slide showing the elements of the (later canceled) Future Combat System

Yet, now in 2018 we see many of the components of that system coming together and readying

for deployment as the U.S. Army is making new announcements for its plan to modernize

their war machines.

Some of this is set to be showcased at the AUSA conference in Huntsville, Ala.

March 26th-28, according to Breaking Defense �where the Army will formally unveil the

org chart for its new Futures Command, to which the CFTs will belong, along with other

Army entities as yet unspecified.�

After 20 years of cancelled programs, the Army now wants prototypes of all-new robotic

and �optionally manned� combat vehicles by 2019 so soldiers can begin field-testing

them in 2020.

Compared to current vehicles, they�ll be lighter, smaller and optimized for urban combat,

said Brig.

Gen. David Lesperance, head of the armor school at Fort Benning, Ga. and the hand-picked head

of the service�s Cross-Functional Team on future ground vehicles.

�Gen. Milley promised the Army would seek �radical,� ten-fold improvements in technology

on a tight timeline.

Lesperance�s proposal would definitely deliver on that promise � if it works.

Milley has said specifically his Big Six modernization program won�t repeat the mistakes of FCS,

and there are grounds for hope.

First, technology is just better.

The private sector has made dramatic advances in computing power, artificial intelligence

and ground robots since FCS was cancelled in 2009, when the iPhone was in its infancy

and self-driving cars were a fantasy.

As I�ve mentioned many times before (and as decades of canceled initiatives prove),

the military is always scheming for ways to extract more money from its citizens by promising

the latest in high-tech security.

It is up to each of us to remain fearless and not give in to the continuous threat propaganda

that ultimately funds their war systems.

By remaining vigilant about these plans and spreading the word, we can help thwart the

very worst of these developments.

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BREAKING! Trump Just Sounded The Alarm, US Military On Standby To Deploy NOW - Duration: 7:01.

President Donald Trump warned and nobody listened so now he's taking unprecedented action

to protect Americans that must be done.

As the Commander-in-Chief, Trump has officially sounded the alarm and put our military on

standby for the inevitable which he warned was about a week away.

He's not waiting for horror to be on our doorstep which is quickly making its way here.

On Monday, Trump demanded that Mexico do something to stop the army of invaders marching toward

our border and bringing hell with them.

Mexico intentionally didn't do a thing except for, ironically, deporting 400 invaders who

caravaned into their country.

Now, as approximately 1,000, mostly Honduran, intruders continue to make their way to the

U.S. and are expected to be at our border where they will force their way in about a

week from now, Trump isn't taking any chances.

Mexico had their chance to stop these people which could have now possibly save some lives,

if a war breaks out at our border that will be protected by our military.

The Daily Wire reports:

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump told reporters that he will use the military to guard the

Southern Border against a "caravan" of illegal immigrants making their way north

to the U.S.

"We are going to be guarding our border with our military.

That's a big step," Trump said, according to The Washington Times.

"We cannot have people flowing into our country illegally, disappearing, and by the

way never showing up for court," Trump continued.

"If it reaches our border, our laws are so weak and so pathetic … it's like we

have no border."

The Times reports that Trump had been speaking with Defense Secretary Jim Mattis about the

possibility of deploying the military to the border to strengthen border security.

"The caravan doesn't irritate me, the caravan makes me very sad that this could

happen to the United States," Trump added.

"President Obama made changes that basically created no border.

It's called 'catch-and-release.'

Almost nobody comes back to court, and they're in our country.

The laws created by Democrats are so pathetic and so weak."

There has been no shortage of warning about this incoming invasion that is expected to

be catastrophic, but there has been a complete avoidance of mainstream media coverage of

the imminent threat.

A former Secret Service agent had just warned everyone as border patrol agents abandoned

their posts to protect themselves.

However, most of the mainstream media is strangely silent about this horrendous ordeal which

we will all soon be faced with.

The group of approximately 1,000 mostly-Honduran invaders started their trek to America on

March 25 which began in the far southern Mexican town of Tapachula, the Daily Mail reported.

They have already made it 150 miles on foot and are picking up steam as President Donald

Trump ripped into Mexico Monday morning for knowing that this army of asylum-seekers were

coming here and refusing to do anything about it.

Trump tweeted that Mexico had "absolute power" to stop the caravan before they got

too far but let them continue marching on toward our border where they plan to riot

in Puebla, Mexico when they arrive there between April 5-9.

From there, they will force their way into the U.S. by all means possible and will demand

asylum and will not quit until they get it.

Despite the massive lack of media coverage, likely because leftist outlets don't see

the clear and present danger that this group is, Trump is furious and not taking it lightly.

"They must stop them at their Northern Border, which they can do because their border laws

work, not allow them to pass through into our country, which has no effective border

laws," Trump announced today on Twitter.

We have the power to stop it or fight it even if a citizen militia forms, but without media

attention on it and people being warned what to prepare for, the invasion will be here

before anything can be done about it.

We can't wait until it's too late.

The Washington Examiner reported what this caravan is already celebrating as a victory:

According to an account from the Center for Immigration Studies, Mexican authorities have

allowed the migrants to drive north "with relative ease."

Researcher Kausha Luna added that the group Pueblo Sin Fronteras, which aids immigrants,

bragged about speeding into Mexico.

It said, "On Monday Pueblo Sin Fronteras posted a video with the caption, 'The Refugee

Caravan knocking down borders yesterday in Huehuetan!

Immigration agents abandoned the post when they saw us coming.

The people celebrate this first small victory!"

Locals have also provided supplies along the way.

Their goal is to cross into the U.S. this weekend and demand asylum.

But they have also prepared special security measures should something go wrong, according

to Luna.

"Additionally, the group practiced security protocols, including formations which called

for the men of the group to form a wall around the women and children.

Moreover, the Central Americans made their way to Mexico's Commission for Refugee Assistance

and made calls for better compliance with international and national laws, faster processing

of asylum applications, and an increase in acceptance rates," she wrote.

This is likely a victory for the left as well who want endless amounts of illegals here

regardless of the hell they bring on our system that they will inevitably overwhelm.

If nothing is done to stop this invasion before it gets here, the fallout from it will most

assuredly be blamed on Trump as well, regardless of the fact that he's the only one harping

on it now and being ignored.

The Daily Mail reports:

Reports from the road indicate that Mexican authorities have been abandoning border checkpoints

to let the group travel unimpeded and that locals are helping the caravan along the way,

donating food and water.

This has infuriated President Trump, who took to Twitter shortly after 7am Monday morning

to demand action from Mexico and the U.S. government.

"Mexico has the absolute power not to let these large 'Caravans' of people enter

their country," he claimed.

Assaulting his opposition in the U.S. legislature, Trump also said, 'Congress must immediately

pass Border Legislation, use Nuclear Option if necessary, to stop the massive inflow of

Drugs and People.

"Border Patrol Agents (and ICE) are GREAT, but the weak Dem laws don't allow them to

do their job.

Act now Congress, our country is being stolen!"

Trump went on to call America's border laws 'pathetic' compared to Mexico's in the

Twitter rant that invoked a trade agreement between the two countries and Canada that's

being renegotiated on his orders.

He argued that Mexico is 'making a fortune' on the North American Free Trade Agreement.

"With all of the money they make from the U.S., hopefully, they will stop people from

coming through their country and into ours, at least until Congress changes our immigration

laws!" he said.

Mexico doesn't seem the least bit interested in stopping the army of immigrants this time

as they have never done anything to slow the constant flow of border crossers before.

These people will become America's problem and no longer Mexico's which is exactly

what they are hoping for.

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US deploys strike force of warships in huge show of force to China - DAILY NEWS - Duration: 2:23.

US deploys strike force of warships in huge show of force to China

A US strike force has entered hotly disputed waters in a show of military might – just

days after China deployed a huge aircraft carrier.

The US contingent, led by Carrier Strike Group 9, arrived in the South China Sea today.

It is at the centre of a row between Washington and Beijing, with the Communist giant claiming

ownership of the waters despite a ruling by the UN.

US forces were conducting joint exercises with Japanese troops in the Western Pacific

and are now sailing home towards San Diego.

They include the aircraft carrier Roosevelt, the guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill

and guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson, local media report.

The group is sailing within the "nine-dash line" that extends more than 1,200 miles

from the Chinese mainland into the South China sea – which the regime claims as its own.

Their arrival will send a strong signal to China as tensions escalate in the region.

The US State Department's Patrick Murphy said: "No one country should bully or coerce

their way to resolve (the dispute).

International law provides a blueprint."

China deployed its first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, to the South China Sea last

month.

It was joined by dozens of other warships they took part in "combat drills".

Satellite images show the armada sailing in formation in a long two-by-two line through

the South China Sea.

Aircraft were also caught streaming overhead in what analysts believe was more propaganda

sent than navy exercise.

The flotilla was headed by submarines and at the heart was the 67,500 ton Liaoning – which

can carry up to 40 planes and helicopters.

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Korea could face challenges amid U.S.-China trade conflict - Duration: 2:33.

The intensifying trade spat between Washington and Beijing has countries around the world

on the edge of their seats.

Many are fearful of the repercussions, if the tit for tat between the two economic superpowers

escalates into a full-blown trade war.

Cha Sang-mi gauges the potential impact of such a scenario on the Korean economy.

The first volley came a month ago, on March 9th, when President Trump imposed steep tariffs

of 25 percent on Chinese steel and 10 percent on aluminum.

On March 22nd, Trump signed an executive memorandum proposing 60-billion-U.S.-dollars worth of

retaliatory tariffs against China for its alledged theft of American intellectual property.

In the first week of April, Beijing hit back,... imposing 25-percent duties on eight American

goods, including pork and recycled aluminum -- tariffs in total worth 3 billion dollars.

Just a day later, Trump unveiled a list of 13-hundred Chinese goods that would be subject

to 25-percent tariffs -- focused on the Chinese aerospace, tech and medical industries.

And the next day, Beijing responded with an equal 25-percent tariff on one-hundred-and-6

categories of American goods, including soybeans, cars and chemicals, worth 50-billion U.S.

dollars.

In the meantime, South Korea is worried about getting caught in the crossfire.

The Korea International Trade Association estimates that if the trade war expands to

include the European Union, global trade volume could fall by 6 percent.

That could mean a drop in exports for Korea of 6-point-4 percent,... a loss of nearly

3-hundred-and-70 billion dollars.

On the China side, Korea's exports already face a decline.

"Mainly this is because a lot of what Korea sells to China, its largest trading partner,

is actually intermediate parts that are used for products used in China and also for Chinese

exports to other countries, including the United States."

According to KITA, Korea's shipments of intermediate goods account for over 70 percent of all its

exports to China.

"There will be direct damage done to Korean companies based in China, as well as indirect

damage to Korean businesses that export to the U.S. through China."

While experts say the Korean government should keep its options open and look to other countries

for its exports, the hope is that tensions ease... and that things don't escalate to

a point that hurts global economic growth.

Cha Sang-mi, Arirang News.