Man finds live mortar shell in grandpa's things

A Colorado man sorting through his late grandfather's belongings found a bombshell, sort of: A live mortar round from the Korean War era. A bomb squad detonated the shell at an undisclosed site. No one was hurt. Police said Monday the grandson discovered the shell in a firearms cabinet at his grandfather's home just outside Greeley on Friday.

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Front Row for Green Zone Mortar Salvos

My window panes rattled again Wednesday morning. That told me two things: Another mortar attack was under way and the mood in the Green Zone was about to change quickly.

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New Weapons Systems Influence on Tactics and Strategy

I found video from LiveLeak about new weapon system under testing called C-RAM (Counter-Rocket Artillery Mortar). I don't know if the system works but with a short example and evaluation I tried to illustrate the influence which a single technical solution may have on warfare.

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As a coffee geek this is a fantastic find. Turning their mortar shells in to boiler's for affordable espresso machines is ingenious. Coffee is tradition and historic to Ethiopia.

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