North Korea defiant, amidst fears of second nuclear weapon test. [1] In other headlines, North Korea say that the recent UN sanctions resolution is a “declaration of war.” [2]
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The U.S. is beefing up security on the Canadian border, deploying air assets–including drones. [3]
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The U.S. Special Forces SCAR rifle acquisition program moves forward: [4] The SCAR has unique specifications that allow the same receiver to be used for both .223 (“SCAR L”) and .308 (“SCAR H”) variants. [5] Hmmm…The army finally gets back on track, nearly 50 years after the T44 versus T48 rifle trials, and acquires an FN-designed gas piston-operated 7.62mm NATO rifle with a pistol grip stock, charging handle on the left side, and a relatively straight line stock. (Sound familiar? Sounds like a FAL [6]-inspired design to me.) My only question is: Will the .308 version of the SCAR use standard metric FAL [6] magazines? I hope so.