US Infrared Earth Surveillance Satellite Development Programs

US Infrared Earth Surveillance Satellite Development Programs

United States have made efforts to obtain infrared (IR) imagery of Earth surface for over 60 years. Therefore the development of IR surveillance satellites is best traced using the example of the main US space systems used for Earth surface imagery using IR cameras, in chronological order of their appearance. The beginning of Earth surface…

70 Natural Substances That Mitigate the Effects of Tobacco Smoke

70 Natural Substances That Mitigate the Effects of Tobacco Smoke

The adverse effects of smoking tobacco are well known. Here are 70 natural substances proven to alleviate or improve tobacco effects Much research has been done to determine the adverse effects of tobacco and nicotine. However, recent research studies have focused their efforts on discovering natural substances that might attenuate or reverse the effects of…

Russia’s Counter-COVID Aid to America Advances the Case for a New Detente

Russia’s Counter-COVID Aid to America Advances the Case for a New Detente

Russia’s urgent dispatch of counter-COVID aid to America was both symbolic and substantial in the sense that it improved the country’s reputation among average Americans which in turn advances Trump’s years-long case for a “New Detente” between these two Great Powers. *** From Russia With Love Observers could be forgiven for not believing it when…

In This Pandemic, We are All Palestine. Except Palestine will Remain Palestine Once It’s Over

In This Pandemic, We are All Palestine. Except Palestine will Remain Palestine Once It’s Over

The world is struggling with a Covid-19 lockdown – but there’s one place where it has hardly changed a thing. There, a walled-in existence is a decades-old reality, and will remain so after the pandemic. The place is Palestine. Lavender-scented three-ply toilet paper. Fresh bread with olive pieces. Half a kilogram of pears. The 10am…

Amid War Threats, Washington Blocks UN Resolution Demanding End to Sanctions

Amid War Threats, Washington Blocks UN Resolution Demanding End to Sanctions

Washington and its allies Thursday killed a United Nations resolution calling for the lifting of unilateral sanctions that are severely impeding efforts to combat the spread of the global COVID-19 pandemic. The resolution was drafted by Russia and co-sponsored by 28 other member states. In addition to backing the call by the World Health Organization…

The COVID-19 Pandemic and Relations between China and the United States

The COVID-19 Pandemic and Relations between China and the United States

The global panic over the COVID-19 pandemic is starting to have an extremely negative impact on all aspects of people’s lives. The impact that problems associated with the coronavirus outbreak are having on various aspects of the Great Global Game of politics today is therefore bound to remain a preoccupation. Unfortunately, the one thing that…