An organized, armed, and often a prolonged conflict that is carried on between states, nations, or other parties.
Questions tagged [war]
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Is "five" removed from military countdowns because it sounds like "fire"?
This question on english.stackexchange.com asks if a word with multiple meanings could be misunderstood and result in death. This answer says:
The word 'five' is generally omitted from countdowns for warfare or similar given its similarity to the…
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Did the Russian SU-24 enter into Turkish airspace?
According to the BBC, Turkey and Russia have disputed the flight path and this map shows the disputed paths:
According to the Guardian, that means the plane would have only been in Turkish territory for 17 seconds at the most.
This raises multiple…
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Was the video about MH17 done the day before it crashed?
Was the video implicating rebels in the shooting down of MH17 created the day before the crash?
Example claim
donwload SBU video of recording of rebels talking of downing #MH17 and
check the creation date: 16/07 the day before!
#pt try…
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Has North Korea threatened a preemptive strike on the USA or its allies?
According to various news articles, such as this, North Korea is threatening to mercilessly attack the USA or it's allies. This is a quote from the article:
"North Korea's supreme military command said in a statement this morning that The White…
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Did Obama refuse to help former SEALs in Benghazi?
According to SOS and many small journals, Facebook censored a meme stating that President Obama refused to save the lives of former Navy SEALs in Benghazi. The meme simply stated, “When Obama called the SEALs, they got bin Laden. When the SEALs…
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Would tying sulphur to the feet of birds allow you to burn down a house?
According to legend:
The last vengeance took place in the year 946 when Olga traveled
around the land of the Drevlyans in order to gather tributes. She
besieged the town of Iskorosten, which refused to pay her. According
to legend, the…
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Did some Liberian child soldiers have to gun down their parents in order to prove their loyalty to Charles Taylor?
Pro Publica writes about the Liberian civil war:
Taylor commanded a pauper’s army that grew to thousands, led by a handful of trusted lieutenants, Libyan-trained mercenaries and professional military men.
Among the most notorious recruits were the…
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Did Churchill come up with the idea of using civilian vessels to evacuate those trapped at Dunkirk, as portrayed in Darkest Hour?
I just watched the movie, "Darkest Hour", about the first few weeks of Churchill's leadership during WWII.
In it, Churchill is studying the map of Calais and Dunkirk when he seems to come up with the brilliant idea of using civilian vessels to…
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Is an anti-Muslim backlash an explicit policy goal of ISIS?
Several commentators have claimed that ISIS (aka IS, ISIL or Daesh) has an explicit goal of triggering an anti-Muslim backlash from the West, thus encouraging moderate Muslims to become more extremist.
For example, Australia commentator Waleed Aly…
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Did the Greeks provide Turks with ammunition during the Greek War of Independence to save the Parthenon?
The following anecdote can be found in the History Revealed magazine from January 2015.
In 1822, during the Greek War of Independence, Turkish troops found themselves under siege at the Acropolis – the ancient citadel above Athens. Having run out…
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What do we know about red mercury?
My friend, known as a liar, came to me two days ago and told stories about red mercury, something I never heard about. Could do magic, the pharaohs used it. 1 kg worth 30 million dollars, used in weapons something like that.
I never believe him,…
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Has Britain invaded most countries in the world?
The following map has been around on the internet for a while and claims that Britain has invaded almost every country in the world (source):
I received it most recently in a tweet from @Amazing_Maps.
I have reason to doubt it, or at least the…
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Was a duel between representatives of the fighting armies an accepted way to end armed conflicts in ancient time?
The bible describes the battle between Goliath and David as a dual between two champions each represents his side fighting between them selves to determine the outcome of a battle. The same is described at the opening scene of the movie Troy
Was it…
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Is the silence of BBC Radio a key test for UK (submarine) nuclear response?
A comment under a WorldBuilding.SE answer to the question What's the quickest way to tell if most of the people on Earth have disappeared? refers to the BBC Newsbeat article Trident: What are the letters of last resort? describing the instructions…
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Which secret societies is JFK denouncing in this speech?
I have a few friends who are strong believers of the existence of illuminati/nwo threats, and I occasionally am shown a video or two that is supposed to provide evidence of such.
Whether such a group is out there or not, in this video JFK alludes to…
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