Danish politicians last week approved a new probe into the circumstances surrounding the 1968 crash of a B-52 bomber off the coast of northern Greenland near Thule Air Base. The aircraft was purportedly carrying four nuclear bombs, one of which was supposedly never recovered. Earthtimes.org reported Jan. 7 that the Danish Institute for International Studies will lead a comprehensive review and the Danish health ministry will look into whether the missing bomb posed a radiation risk, citing Danish news and government sources. Last year, a BBC documentary revealed previously classified documents that shed new light on the mishap, spawning new interest and concern. (For more on the crash, read the Nov. 11, 2008 report by Britain’s Daily Mail.)
In AI Experiment, UK and US Simulate Adjacent Operations
Oct. 20, 2021
Held an ocean apart but simulating adjacent military forces, a virtual demonstration Oct. 18 gave the U.K. and U.S. militaries cause to project optimism over someday jointly adopting artificial intelligence “that can learn in the field.” The test represented “just the first step” on the way to an “experimental trial…