A New Curtis LeMay Just Dropped
This week on an Angry Planet, we take a look at a robust industry of defensive cars, Ukraine's new tanks, and an Air Force General's plea to his Airmen.
image: U.S. Air Force photo.
The first thing you need to see this week is this TikTok walkthrough for the Rezvani Vengeance, a car loaded with pepper spray, electrified door handles, and bulletproof glass.
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These kinds of extremely defensive cars have been popular in countries like South Africa and Brazil for decades. Brazil, in particular, has a robust economy around the prevention of kidnapping. Manda Bala, a 2007 documentary, breaks down why cars like the Rezvani Vengeance are popular and even necessary in Brazil.
In the U.S., it’s mostly about flexing.
We’re all (even more) doomed
The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists set the Doomsday Clock to 90 seconds this week, the closest the clock has ever been to midnight. The clock is more than 70 years old and is meant to be a visual metaphor for impending doom. Scientists and experts from across the world gather every year to discuss existential threats to humanity and set the clock.