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Russia’s Ballistic Missile Attack on Ukraine Is an Alarming First
The Oreshnik missile launched Tuesday apparently took off from Russia’s Kapustin Yar rocket base roughly 800 kilometers from…
Many Iron Age swords may be tainted by modern forgery
These ancient swords have been modified by forgers Alex Rodzinka Imaging technology has revealed that ancient swords smuggled…
Gravity may explain why Neanderthals failed to adopt advanced weaponry
Spear-throwing tools called atlatls allow humans to launch projectiles over great distances, but Neanderthals apparently never used them…
Trae Stephens Has Built AI Weapons and Worked for Donald Trump. As He Sees It, Jesus Would Approve
When I wrote about Anduril in 2018, the company explicitly said it wouldn’t build lethal weapons. Now you…
Suspected Trump Gunman Was Once Charged With Possession of a Weapon of Mass Destruction
Ryan Wesley Routh, the suspected gunman involved in an apparent assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump at…
The Japanese Robot Controversy Lurking in Israel’s Military Supply Chain
Japan, for example, makes it relatively easy to export dual-use technologies to the United States and Europe, and…
Welcome to the Laser Wars
The age of the laser weapon is finally upon us. The United States Army has officially sent a…
Fusion reactors could create ingredients for a nuclear weapon in weeks
A nuclear test on 3 July 1970 at Fangataufa atoll, French Polynesia Science History Images / Alamy Fusion…
The Danger Lurking Just Below Ukraine’s Surface
Oleksandr Kryvtsov had enough. The owner of an agricultural company in Hrakove, near Kharkiv, Kryvtsov found his land…