Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with brian williams. Good evening. Heres one example of how bad its getting tonight across the east coast tonight. In massachusetts, all vehicles were ordered off the roads at 4 00 p. M. This afternoon. Thats across the entire state of massachusetts. Genuine blizzard warnings are posted across a big area. This is the northern shore of massachusetts, just outside of boston, revere beach, where the winds have already picked up. We could see some historymaking snowfall out of this storm. Weve already seen a colossal stoppage of transportation, affecting 50 million americans before its all over. While all this has been going on, on the other coast, we have a huge story, of course, that weve been following. More on that in a moment. But first, what could be a 30inch snow event here on the east coast. Our team is out in it, and in place tonight, we want to begin with nbcs ron mott. Hes in providence, rhode island. Ron, good evening. Reporter
Await the calls of duty from as far away as ohio. Im asking the general public to make decisions that are wise. Reporter officials again repeated warnings for people to stay home and out of the mounting mess. I guess Mother Nature is making up for last year. Reporter yielding to fleets of snowplows, making room for emergencies. In rhode island, a slow start for accumulations quickened by afternoon. Massachusetts and connecticut governors each order roadways clear at 4 00, a ban on traffic. For those still needing to travel, rail Service Ground to a halt, triggering a midday evening rush at new yorks penn station. Airports, including laguardia, were at all but a standstill. Im from minnesota. I know snow. But just dont want to be stuck here for a few days. Reporter the exodus turned hustle and bustle in providence and boston into what looked like movie sets, minus the action. This is coming right off the ocean here. And this is what has Emergency Management officials so concerned. Repor
Walter Kunkle is a master's student in Georgetown's Security Studies Program where he specializes in wargame design, the post-Soviet sphere, and climate security. Walter has developed wargames for a variety of audiences including the U.S. Naval Academy and climate change consultancy Ecospherics. He recently debuted his latest game: Afgantsy: The Soviet-Afghan War at the International Wargaming Symposium in Peru. He holds a dual bachelor's degree in history and Russian language studies from the University of South Carolina.
The Soviet Union’s decade-long incursion into Afghanistan has been compared to the American experience in Vietnam. Both wars bore some surface similarities to each other, though closer examination would reveal a multitude of differences behind the circumstances that brought them about, the relative commitment both great powers had to these conflicts, and the motivations for their involvement in the first place. But one striking similarity exists: both wars saw heavy use of the helicopter in an offensive role. The U.S. had taken notice of the successes the French had seen with these weapons of war in Algeria. The Bell AH-1 Cobra that the United States came to rely on in Vietnam was the first dedicated helicopter gunship ever fielded, and proved similarly instrumental to the U.S. war effort. Inspired by this design, the Soviets incorporated notable features from the AH-1 into their own flying gunship, the Mil Mi-24 helicopter, referred to by NATO observers as the “Hind.” Borrowing
Walter Kunkle is a master's student in Georgetown's Security Studies Program where he specializes in wargame design, the post-Soviet sphere, and climate security. Walter has developed wargames for a variety of audiences including the U.S. Naval Academy and climate change consultancy Ecospherics. He recently debuted his latest game: Afgantsy: The Soviet-Afghan War at the International Wargaming Symposium in Peru. He holds a dual bachelor's degree in history and Russian language studies from the University of South Carolina.