On 16 December 1784 – barely a year after the first crewed flight – a British cartoonist published a sketch entitled The Battle of the Balloons, depicting airships belonging to the leading powers of the day firing cannons at each other from among the clouds. In his book Falling Upwards, Richard Holmes adduces the drawing as evidence of the intimate relationship between balloons and military competition, with, for instance, the first French company of aeronauts formed on the remarkably early date of 29 March 1794. Today we might contemplate another…
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China threatens Taiwan with ‘immediate war’ amid reports US has troops in region
CHINA has threatened Taiwan with “immediate war” after it was falsely reported that the US has 30,000 troops in the region. Chinese warships, anti-submarine aircrafts and fighter jets were dispatched for military drills close to the island nation following alleged “external interference and provocations”. 4 Chinese state media has threatened Taiwan with ‘immediate war’ after reports of 30,000 American troops in the regionCredit: Getty 4 Senator John Cornyn tweeted out bogus troop numbers today Now, Beijing’s state-run media has launched a scathing attack on Taiwan, which China claims as its…
China threatens Taiwan with ‘immediate war’ amid reports US has troops in region
CHINA has threatened Taiwan with “immediate war” after it was falsely reported that the US has 30,000 troops in the region. Chinese warships, anti-submarine aircrafts and fighter jets were dispatched for military drills close to the island nation following alleged “external interference and provocations”. 4 Chinese state media has threatened Taiwan with ‘immediate war’ after reports of 30,000 American troops in the regionCredit: Getty 4 Senator John Cornyn tweeted out bogus troop numbers today Now, Beijing’s state-run media has launched a scathing attack on Taiwan, which China claims as its…