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With Russian aggression and the rise of the Islamic State, the Army is searching for tools to deal with what it’s dubbed a “hybrid” of high and low-tech foes. Continue reading The Gear the US Army Wants For 2017 and Beyond
Many were sold to the Middle East, especially Saudi Arabia. Continue reading Obama’s Administration Sold More Weapons Than Any Other Since World War II
There’s probably no escape from any of these war machines. Continue reading The Most Terrifying Weapons of 2016
Imagine you’re in charge of a major heist. Right as your crew is about to rob the main vault, you need all of the electronics in the building to fail at exactly the right moment with no other collateral damage (except, maybe, to your raggedy panel van). Obviously you will turn to one of the entertainment industry’s tired tropes, the electromagnetic pulse! The only problem is that if you were to use a real one rather than a Hollywood prop either there would be practically no effect, a large crater where the vault used to be, or most of humanity …read more
“They may not inflict mass casualties, but the terror and panic they could cause is really worrying.” Continue reading Terror Groups Are Strapping Bombs to Cheap Consumer Drones
Hopefully, we’ll never have to use the technology. Continue reading The Canadian Military Wants to Detect Airborne Bioweapons With Lasers
“Now, if people want to continue selling zombie knives, we don’t call it a zombie knife, we call it something else.” Continue reading What Online ‘Zombie Knife’ Dealers Think of New UK Ban
Good essay pointing out the absurdity of comparing cyberweapons with nuclear weapons. On the surface, the analogy is compelling. Like nuclear weapons, the most powerful cyberweapons — malware capable of permanently damaging critical infrastructure and other key assets of society — are potentially catastrophically destructive, have short delivery times across vast distances, and are nearly impossible to defend against. Moreover,… Continue reading Cyberweapons vs. Nuclear Weapons
As a way to avoid casualties in celebratory gunfire, Beirut designer Salim Kadi has made a keffiyeh from Kevlar, the same plastic material used for bulletproof vests. Continue reading Dodging Stray Bullets in Lebanon With The World’s First Bulletproof Headscarf
