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<ul><li>At least 10 Uttar Pradesh districts were on alert on May 26 after a large number of locusts were spotted in Mahoba and Jhansi districts. </li><li>The locusts are currently active in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. </li><li>So far, these <keyword id="8492128" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Locust-attacks">locust attacks</keyword> have had a low impact on crops as farmers have already harvested Rabi crops. </li><li>However, if these attacks are not prevented the present volume of the swarms will grow exponentially and people will have to deal with up to 80 million locusts per square kilometre. </li></ul>From Rajasthan to Uttar Pradesh to Madhya Pradesh, swarms of locusts have attacked different urban and rural areas over the last few days. A locust is a large, mainly tropical grasshopper, with strong powers of flight and it migrates in vast swarms which cause extensive damage to vegetation. At least 10 districts in Uttar Pradesh were on alert on May 26 after a large number of locusts were spotted in Mahoba and Jhansi districts. Their visit came after already attacking crops in neighbouring states of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. This swarm has come travelling through Iran, Pakistan, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. And now, <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/locust-swarms-headed-to-delhi-up-braces-for-2nd-attack/articleshow/76018573.cms">these locusts are headed to the national capital, New Delhi </a>— and could have a severe impact on its 22% of green cover. Several countries have <a href="https://twitter.com/ParveenKaswan/status/1265125736735666176">witnessed an increase in locust swarms </a>in the last two years. The primary reason behind this is Mekunu and Luban cyclonic storms which occurred in May and October 2018 in Oman and Yemen. Here are some pictures showing the movement of highly destructively locusts in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh : Amid coronavirus outbreak, India is struggling with the worst <keyword id="5950671" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="locust-attack">locust attack</keyword> in the last three decades. <div type="image" title="Parveen Kaswan22" msid="76032597" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The movement of locusts. &amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> Around 50,000 hectares of croplands have been destroyed by the locusts and they are still out there — damaging whatever comes in their way. <div type="image" title="Parveen Kaswan" msid="76032650" hostid="261"></div> Desert Locusts are usually sited in western Rajasthan and Gujarat every year in small groups. <div type="image" title="Parveen Kaswan3. jpg" msid="76032677" hostid="261"></div> They don't attack animals or humans but can devastate crops and other areas of greenery. However, a small group of locusts is capable of eating food equivalent to 35,000 people. <div type="image" title="Locust BCCL" msid="76032689" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Locusts attack in Jaipur&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> They are known to eat leaves, flowers, bark, stems, fruit, seeds and crops including millet, rice, maize, sorghum, sugarcane, barley, cotton, fruit trees, date palm, vegetables, rangeland grasses, acacia, pines and banana. <div type="image" title="23C7247B-D424-43CB-8396-6A1E1E16900E" msid="76032701" hostid="261"></div> The locusts are currently active in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. <div type="image" title="Locust BCCL 2" msid="76032709" hostid="261"></div> Rajasthan is currently the worst-affected state, according to the Union Environment ministry. <div type="image" title="Locust BCCL 3" msid="76032719" hostid="261"></div> So far, these locust attacks have had a low impact on crops as farmers have already harvested Rabi crops. But the next cycle of Kharif crops could be at risk. <div type="image" title="Locust BCCL 4" msid="76032725" hostid="261"></div> If these attacks are not prevented the present volume of the swarms will grow exponentially and people will have to deal with <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/locust-swarms-headed-to-delhi-up-braces-for-2nd-attack/articleshow/76018573.cms">up to 80 million locusts per square kilometre. </a> <div type="image" title="cbdd50b3c452f9dbb550b8598077e164" msid="76032727" hostid="261"></div> At some places in UP, farmers <a href="https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/may/26/10-up-districts-on-alert-after-locust-swarms-attack-crops-in-rajasthan-mp-2148229.html">have been advised to beat thalis</a> to drive these insects away. People have used a similar technique in Jaipur, Rajasthan too. <div type="image" title="Locust BCCL 1" msid="76032742" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;People beating thali in Jaipur, Rajasthan. &amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> In Vamsi's district, authorities were arranging sound systems in the fields where crops are vulnerable. <div type="image" title="Jhansi 2" msid="76032753" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Locust attack in Jhansi&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> Farmers have also been advised to <a href="https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/locust-attack-dj-on-up-field-plays-loud-music-to-fight-locusts-up-cop-tweets-video-2235898">play loud music</a> to drive the insects away and save crops like moong and vegetables. <div type="image" title="11a62317181e0fd62ef6b91b15a50d3d" msid="76032764" hostid="261"></div> In Rajasthan, the government <a href="https://www.livemint.com/industry/agriculture/now-drones-and-planes-to-fight-locust-menace-in-rajasthan-11590406443059.html">is using drones and planes</a> to fight the locust attack. <div type="image" title="7478639c5f2f193812c9e120026dbc55" msid="76032774" hostid="261"></div> These attacks can also turn profitable for people who catch them, according to Dr Srinivas Siddharth. Interestingly, <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/locust-swarms-headed-to-delhi-up-braces-for-2nd-attack/articleshow/76018573.cms">locusts are rich in protein</a>, which is a healthy food option for birds and fish. <div type="image" title="Rajasthan" msid="76032793" hostid="261"></div> (With inputs from agencies) SEE ALSO:<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/uttarakhand-forest-fire-pictures-videos-and-visuals-as-north-india-temperatures-rise/articleshow/76025287.cms">Devastating pictures from Uttarakhand forest fires over last four days⁠— forests burn as North India becomes the world’s warmest region</a>

Locust attacks may come to New Delhi — these 15 pictures show how they have already wreaked havoc in other parts of India

<ul><li>The spokesperson for the <keyword id="6374106" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="ministry-of-external-affairs">Ministry of External Affairs</keyword> (MEA), <keyword id="916281" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Anurag-Srivastava">Anurag Srivastava</keyword> announced that India has already asked Pakistan to open channels of communication to address the growing desert locust problem in India — but they are yet to respond. </li><li>Hindustan Pesticides Limited is in the process of producing 20 thousand litres of malathion pesticide to address the problem that now plagues at least five Indian states.</li><li>Srivastava said that malathion has proven to be an effective deterrent against desert locusts in the past.</li></ul>Locusts swarms are causing devastation to India’s agriculture and there is silence on the Pakistan side of things. “We are yet to receive a response from Pakistan,” said the spokesperson for India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Anurag Srivastava. During a press conference last night, he disclosed that India and Pakistan have a channel of communication — at the level of locust officials — to address the issue in annual meetings. Normally, these meetings happen in the month of June. “In view of the alarming locust problem this year, we have suggested that this mechanism be activated and coordinated control operations be undertaken,” he said. However, Pakistan has not engaged on the issue yet. Annual locust swarms normally stay centred around the state of Rajasthan. This time around the problem has escalated to other states as well — including Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra. Officials now fear that India’s national capital, New Delhi, may also be under threat. Hindustan Pesticides Limited is producing 20 thousand litres of pesticide “We are in the process of supply 20 thousand litres of malathion pesticide to run for these desert locust operations,” said Srivastava. The pesticide is manufactured by Hindustan Pesticides Limited and has been found “very effective” in controlling desert locusts, according to him. In low levels, the use of malathion is not harmful to humans. However, high amounts of pesticide for extended periods of time in the air, water or even the food can cause difficulty breathing, chest tightness, vomiting, cramps and other undesirable effects, according to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (<a href="https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/phs/phs.asp?id=520&amp;tid=92">ATSDR</a>). SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/pictures-of-locust-attacks-in-jaipur-rajasthan-madhya-pradesh-uttar-pradesh/articleshow/76032310.cms">Locust attacks may come to New Delhi — these 15 pictures show how they have already wreaked havoc in other parts of India</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/retail/news/locust-swarms-devour-fields-of-crops-in-a-single-day-that-would-feed-35000-people-and-covid-19-threatens-to-make-the-pest-problem-even-worse/articleshow/75831656.cms">Locust swarms devour fields of crops in a single day that would feed 35,000 people — and COVID-19 threatens to make the pest problem even worse</a>

Locust swarms are turning into a diplomatic issue between India and Pakistan

Drone-as-a-Service (DAAS) provider Garuda Aerospace will soon start spraying anti-locust pesticide in several parts of Uttar Pradesh, including Noida near Delhi, said a top company official. "We have got the order to deploy five drones for anti-locust operations from <keyword id="9479061" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="banda-university-of-agriculture-technology">Banda University of Agriculture &amp; Technology</keyword>, Uttar Pradesh. We will be sending 10 pilots for operating the drones. The mandate is to deploy the drones for a total of 50 hours at the locations specified by the University," Agnishwar Jayaprakash, Managing Director of city-based Garuda Aerospace, told IANS. He said the company has already deployed its drones in Rajasthan in <keyword id="9446117" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="locust-control-operations">locust control operations</keyword>. "This is the first time drones are being used in locust control measures in India. It is a new case scenario," Jayaprakash said. According to him, there are two methods of spraying the pesticide -- one by flying above the swarm of locust and spraying on them and the other is to spray the pesticide beforehand on the areas where the locusts are expected to land. He said the state government agencies predict the flight path of the locust and give us one/two days notices on the location where the drones are to be used. Sometimes the notice is very short. Jayaprakash said the locust hit percentage is about 70 per cent as per the state government officials. "Unlike bees that attack an adversary, locusts swarm does not attack drones. Perhaps they see it as a big bird, their enemy and avoid. Their main purpose is to eat, procreate and fly," Jayaprakash said. According to him, the Banda University order will be executed in three/four days as the total 50 hours of flying can be completed by the five drones in that time. "The five drones will be flown by air on Monday," he added. Garuda Aerospace has been carrying out drone based anti-coronavirus sanitation orders from several municipal corporations and smart cities like <keyword id="6357203" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Varanasi">Varanasi</keyword>, Rourkela, Raipur, Chennai and Hyderabad. "While the government contracts for anti-coronavirus sanitation orders have been completed, the corporate sector has started using our services. And now the orders are for locust control operations," Jayaprakash added. According to him, the Covid-19 pandemic and locust attack has increased the focus on drones and their use. Apart from spraying anti-coronavirus disinfectants, drones were used by police in Tamil Nadu to monitor the lockdown violators. Jayaprakash said Garuda Aerospace has manufactured and serviced drones for several government departments in Tamil Nadu, like forests, electricity, police, mining, agriculture, Indian Coast Guard and others. "Already drones are being used for spraying pesticides, weedicides and liquid fertiliser on farms and is also used for monitoring of pipelines and surveillance and now for locust control operations," Leo Peter Charles, Managing Director, Jane Aerospace Private Ltd told IANS. Jane Aerospace is into consulting, marketing, sales and provision of skilled manpower support for drone operating companies. Agreeing with Jayaprakash, Charles said there will be more interest on drones from different agencies. "The challenge for the drone makers is importing critical components from China given the current border tussle," Charles said. Jayaprakash said there are other markets wherefrom the critical components can be imported and China is not the sole market place. The only advantage China offers is the price, but there is also the issue of quality. Meanwhile, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has set up a nine member working group to suggest suitable insurance cover for drones as their numbers are on the rise. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/india-records-biggest-single-day-spike-of-19906-covid-19-cases-tally-reaches-528859/articleshow/76670166.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">A record single-day surge of 19,906 COVID-19 cases on Sunday on June 28 in India</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/locust-attacks-in-up-jhansi-chitrakoot-prayagraj-pratapgarh-bhadohi-azamgarh-and-ambedkar-nagar/articleshow/76669556.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Swarms of locusts reach Uttar Pradesh, several districts put on alert</a>

Garuda Aerospace to deploy drones in Uttar Pradesh to help control locust

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"></div></div></div>The Trump administration has reportedly launched cruise missiles at Syria in response to a chemical attack that killed at least 80 people in the northwestern part of the country earlier this week.Fifty Tomahawk missiles were launched from two Navy warships stationed in the Mediterranean aimed at Syrian airfields, according to CNN, and NBC <keyword id="6355005" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="News">News</keyword>.This story is developing. Refresh this post for updates. <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/watch-navy-locust-launcher-fire-drones-2017-4">Watch the Navy's LOCUST launcher fire a swarm of drones</a></h3> <div> <div> <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="JnZjJuYTE6KvFQYqxm28-RRVK1MsjYRt" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div> </div> </div> </div>

US launches 50 cruise missiles at Syria over chemical attack

At this year's Google I/O developers' conference, Google has highlighted a lot of features launching on Google services including Photos, Maps and others that could deliver a more immediate impact to users' daily lives. The keynote that started with the mantra "Building a more helpful Google for everyone" also provided glimpses and far-out technologies arriving soon. Starting your car with your phone to searching your screenshots using Google Lens, here are few updates from the conference that may help users make their lives easier. The company said that they are working with car manufacturers to develop a new digital car key in Android 12 This feature will enable users to use their phone to lock, unlock and even start the car -- and in some cases, you won't even need to take it out of your pocket. Android 12 includes the biggest design change since 2014. Google rethought the entire experience, from the colours to the shapes, light and motion and made it easier to access some of the most used features. To invoke Google Assistant, long-press the power button, swipe down to view your new notification shade, an at-a-glance view of all your app notifications in one place. And to make it easier to access everything you need, Google Pay and Device Controls have been added to the user's customisable quick settings. On top of the new design changes, the company has also launched a new Privacy Dashboard, giving users easy access to their permissions settings, visibility into what data is being accessed and the ability to revoke permissions on the spot. With the new update, Google Lens can now automatically translate texts in screenshots for devices running Android 11 or above. Users can now take a screenshot of a foreign language and let Google Lens do the translation without any intermediate step. The translate button will become visible on the screenshot and a click on it will detect and translate the required text quickly. Google is also updating the Translate filter in Lens, making it easy to copy, listen to or search translated text in over 100 languages. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/officials-in-up-warns-farmers-for-possible-locust-attack/articleshow/82879335.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Officials in UP warns farmers of possible locust attack</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/gurugrams-covid-19-positivity-rate-comes-down-to-12-13-from-24/articleshow/82879220.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Gurugram's COVID-19 positivity rate comes down to 12.13% from 24%</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/petrol-and-diesel-prices-hike-again-by-19-paise-per-litre-and-29-paise-per-litre-petrol-inch-closer-to-100-per-litre-mark-in-mumbai/articleshow/82876765.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Petrol and diesel prices rise again by 19 paise and 29 paise per litre, petrol inches closer to ₹100 mark in Mumbai</a>

Here are a few interesting updates from Google I/O 2021 to make your life easier

Hello, everyone! Welcome to the new edition of Insider Today. Please <a href="https://www.insider.com/insider-today">sign up here</a>.<h2>QUOTE OF THE DAY</h2>"Some of the ads are for an audience of one — psychological warfare with <keyword id="6354484" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Donald-Trump">Donald Trump</keyword>." — <a href="https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/07/rick-wilson-on-how-the-lincoln-project-gets-in-trumps-head.html">Rick Wilson</a> of the Lincoln Project, describing how its anti-Trump ads get under the president's skin.<h2>WHAT'S HAPPENING</h2><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-surpasses-1000-daily-coronavirus-deaths-first-time-since-may-2020-7">US passes 1,000 daily coronavirus deaths for the first time since May</a>. Trump finally acknowledged the severity of the crisis at his briefing yesterday. The US government also agreed to pay $1.95 billion to Pfizer to buy the first 100 million doses of their vaccine by year's end. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/china-houston-consulate-document-burning-us-told-quickly-close-2020-7">The Trump administration ordered the Chinese consulate in Houston to shut down in 72 hours. </a>The State Department accused the Chinese government of intimidating American citizens and interfering with US sovereignty. China vows retaliation. Chinese officials inside the consulate are burning documents. <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/07/22/ohio-house-speaker-arrested-republican/?hpid=hp_morning-mix-8-12-rr1_mm-speaker%3Ahomepage%2Fstory-ans">The speaker of the Ohio state house of representatives was charged in a $60 million bribery scheme.</a> Larry Householder, a Republican, is accused of soliciting huge donations from an energy firm in exchange for favors. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-ambassador-scotland-trump-resort-host-british-open-nyt-2020-7">Trump asked the US ambassador to help him get the British Open for his Scottish golf course. </a>Ambassador Woody Johnson asked a Scottish official to help him, but apparently didn't succeed. Johnson's deputy, who objected that it was wildly unethical, was forced out shortly afterwards.<h2>VIEWS OF THE DAY</h2><div type="image" title="donald trump" height="1250" width="2500" msid="77115597" hostid="261"></div>How long will the new, serious Trump last? Two days? A week? He read a statement from the podium! He acknowledged the flashing neon-sign truth that the American <keyword id="43587" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="pandemic">pandemic</keyword> is getting worse! He grudgingly endorsed mask-wearing, a public-health measure universally embraced in every country that's quashing the virus! By Trumpian standards, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/21/us/politics/trump-coronavirus-masks.html?action=click&amp;module=Top%20Stories&amp;pgtype=HomepageHomepage">yesterday's briefing</a> was Lincoln at Gettysburg, <a href="https://www.historyplace.com/speeches/reagan-d-day.htm">Reagan at Pointe du Hoc</a>, an FDR fireside chat at the depths of the Great Depression. In the fool-me-once, fool-me-twice count, we're long past triple digits with Trump, yet naturally some of his allies are treating his one day of sobriety as a presidential vindication. He has reset the presidency. Yet we all know Trump is not a good enough actor to stay in character as a regular president. Bad news repels him; grievance fuels him; lying soothes him. He has the attention span of a flea, and the ego of, well, Donald Trump. It's just a matter of time before he returns to his base condition. So how long will that be? Can he make it till the weekend — four full briefings — without returning to his grievance-drenched, COVID-minimizing, poll-obsessed, Biden-slapping state of nature? Could he make it two weeks? Does anyone think he can make it longer? — DPThe GOP is living in a fantasy land<div type="image" title="Trump, McConell" height="748" width="1495" msid="77115599" hostid="261"></div>On Monday, reports began flowing out about what the GOP will propose in the next <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="coronavirus">coronavirus</keyword> relief bill. They all indicate that the party is delusional, as I wrote in <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/gop-trump-coronavirus-relief-bill-us-economy-fantasy-land-2020-7">my column</a> on Tuesday. Here's what's floating around.<ul><li>There's no money for cash strapped states, aside from funds that can only be used to reopen schools.</li><li>The future of the extra $600 a week on unemployment benefits is completely uncertain.</li><li>There's nothing for frontline workers.</li><li>There's a payroll tax cut that will mostly benefit the top 20% of workers.</li><li>And there's a sweet deal for employers, removing their liability if an employee gets sick at their job.</li></ul>In short, those who have money and employment get help. Those who don't, do not.These measures are less generous than what the GOP proposed when the country was seeing 12,000 coronavirus cases a day — and now the country is seeing 65,000. States are beginning to shut down again. Reading this proposal, though, you'd think the pandemic was over and that jobs were coming back. Obviously, we know that's not the case.This proposal won't add certainty to the economy — the kind of confidence that lets people know they'll be supported and encourages them to spend. To inject some of that into the system we should be tying benefits to state unemployment rates, not forcing people to look for jobs that don't exist. —LLMeanwhile, Steve Mnuchin has the worst job in Washington<div type="image" title="Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin wears a mask as he walks on the grounds of the White House, Thursday, May 14, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)" height="1564" width="3127" msid="77115604" hostid="261"></div>Back in March it was Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin who <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/12/democrats-to-pass-coronavirus-economic-relief-package-126961">helped bridge the gap</a> between Republicans and Democrats to get to a coronavirus aid deal, and it looks like he has that thankless task again.This time though, according to reports, his work with Republicans sounds like herding cats — angry cats who can't do basic math. The <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-portland-secret-police-force-border-patrol-homeland-security-2020-7">NYT has a breathtaking</a> (in a bad way) report of the GOP caucus meeting on the bill, and it seems some members think that even the meager package I outlined above is too much.Here's a quote from GOP Sen. <keyword id="161182" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Rand-Paul">Rand Paul</keyword>:"I just walked out of a meeting that could be sort of a Bernie bros, progressive caucus...I'm alarmed that we're talking about spending another trillion dollars we don't have."We absolutely do have a trillion dollars to spend on this. In fact we have even more. What we don't have is the multiple trillions of dollars and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-hit-to-us-economy-gdp-jobs-only-just-starting-2020-4">years and years it will take</a> to get the economy back on track if millions of Americans miss debt payments, which in turn melts down the financial system, which in turn does real lasting damage to the economy. At this point it's clear that Paul and his ilk are unequivocally farcical people. — LLIf you're enjoying this article, <a href="https://www.insider.com/insider-today">sign up here</a> for more daily insights from Henry Blodget and David Plotz delivered right into your inbox.Where are the states rights Republicans now? <div type="image" title="portland protests trump anti police brutality federal agents black lives matter wall of moms dhs cbp" height="1250" width="2500" msid="77115607" hostid="261"></div>Oregon did not ask for federal "aid" from the Homeland Security paramilitary thugs that Trump has dispatched to Portland. <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/oregon-governor-says-trump-troops-in-portland-are-escalating-tensions-not-easing-them">The governor,</a> the mayor, and both senators say they do not want federal troops — especially not masked, anonymous troops — patrolling the streets and disappearing protesters into unmarked vans. Oregon's Attorney General says the federal invasion violates the Constitution, and has sued to stop the mystery detentions. No federal interest was being threatened by the protests before the arrival of the feds. The Homeland was not made Insecure by them. All evidence suggests the federal forces have escalated tensions and provoked more unrest — taking a series of peaceful nightly demonstrations and turning them into tense confrontations. That may be what President Trump wants, because he believes it will help his reelection campaign, but to repeat, it is not what any of Oregon's public officials or Oregon's citizens want. There is no sign Americans outside Oregon want it either. Imagine the situation reversed. Imagine a Democratic president sending masked feds to tear gas an antiabortion rally in Fort Worth. Republicans would be halfway through impeachment already! Today's silence from Republicans who are usually so loud about state's rights is deeply demoralizing. As <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/portland-senator-wyden-says-trump-will-deploy-federal-agents-elsewhere-2020-7">Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden asks in Insider</a>: "Where are the Senate Republicans who preach state rights and freedoms as Trump sends paramilitary forces into cities uninvited and tramples on the Constitution?" — DPThe Wayfair conspiracy theory isn't just crazy. It's wasteful. Conspiracy theories are the locusts of modern American life — they're destructive, they're everywhere, crush one and there are still 1,000 more. They're also costly for society, because they waste resources that should be spent on improving the world. This week has brought us two horrifying examples of this. Roy Den Hollander, an anti-feminist lawyer, seems to have <a href="https://www.insider.com/man-dressed-fedex-shooting-son-husband-esther-salas-new-jersey-2020-7">killed the son of federal judge Esther Salas</a>, then killed himself. Even before he committed this monstrous act, Hollander was despoiling life for his fellow Americans by filing stupid lawsuit after stupid lawsuit — attacking ladies nights at nightclubs, women's studies classes at universities, the Violence Against Women Act. These lawsuits wasted time and money for everyone involved, for no significant purpose. Also this week, the National Human Trafficking Hotline<a href="https://www.insider.com/wayfair-human-trafficking-conspiracy-theory-national-hotline-call-2020-7">has been flooded with calls</a> from poor deluded souls in the thrall of a nutball conspiracy that the online retailer Wayfair is selling children by disguising them as pillows. 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AP Images / Business InsiderNorth Korea attempted to fire a missile Sunday on the anniversary of its founding, but it blew up within seconds.While its missile program may be the shadowiest on earth, it's possible that US cyber warriors may be the reason behind the failed launch.A <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/04/world/asia/north-korea-missile-program-sabotage.html?smid=tw-share" target="_blank">recent New York Times report</a> uncovered a secret operation to derail North Korea's nuclear-missile program that has been raging for at least three years.Essentially, the report attributes North Korea's high rate of failure with Russian-designed missiles to US meddling in the country's missile software and networks.Though North Korea's missile infrastructure lacks the competence of Russia's, Russians using the same type of missiles achieved a 13% failure rate, while North Korean attempts failed a whopping 88% of the time, according to the report.But to those in the know, the campaign against North Korea came as no surprise. <a href="http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/about/experts/list/kenneth-geers" target="_blank">Dr. Ken Geers</a>, a cybersecurity expert for <a href="https://www.comodo.com/" target="_blank">Comodo</a> with experience in the NSA, told Business Insider that cyberoperations like the one against North Korea are actually the norm.While the fact that the US hacked another country's missile program may be shocking to some, "within military intelligence spaces this is what they do," Geers said. "If you think that war is possible with a given state, you're going to be trying to prepare the battle space for conflict. In the internet age, that means hacking."North Korea's internal networks are fiercely insulated and not connect to the larger internet, however, which poses a challenge for hackers in the US, but Geers said it's "absolutely not the case" that computers need to connect to the internet to be hacked.A <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/03/06/trump-putin-and-the-new-cold-war" target="_blank">recent report on Russian hacking</a> in The New Yorker detailed one case in which Russia gained access to a NATO computer network in 1996 by placing bugged thumb drives for sale in local shops near a NATO base in Kabul, Afghanistan. NATO operators bought the thumb drives, used them on the network, and just like that, the Russians were in.Reuters"That's where SIGINT (signals intelligence) or COMINT (communications intelligence) comes into collaboration with HUMINT (human intelligence)," said Geers, who described the present moment as the "golden age of espionage," as cyberwarfare remains nonlethal, unattributable, and almost completely unpunished.But the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/north-korea-tested-four-more-ballistic-missiles-2017-3" target="_blank">recent missile salvo from North Korea</a> suggests that even a prolonged, sophisticated cyberattack can't fully derail North Korea's nuclear-missile program."Imagine you're the president - North Korea is a human-rights abuser and an exporter of dangerous technology," Geers said. "Responsible governments really need to think about ways to handle North Korea, and <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/how-us-would-strike-north-korea-2017-3" target="_blank">one of the options is regime change.</a>"KCNA/Handout via ReutersA view of the test-fire of Pukguksong-2 guided by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on the spot, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency on February 13.Furthermore, Geers said, because of the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/easy-to-take-north-koreas-internet-offline-2014-12" target="_blank">limited number of servers</a> and access points to North Korea's <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/a-look-at-north-koreas-tightly-controlled-internet-services-2014-12" target="_blank">very restricted internet</a>, "If it ever came to cyberwar between the US and North Korea, it would be an overwhelming victory for the West.""North Korea can do a Sony attack or attack the White House, but that's cause that's the nature of cyberspace," Geers said. "But if war came, you'd see Cyber Command wipe out most other countries' pretty quickly." <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/watch-navy-locust-launcher-fire-drones-2017-4">Watch the Navy's LOCUST launcher fire a swarm of drones</a></h3> Please enable Javascript to watch this video

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