Defense Company Markets Laser Weapon to Battle Pirates
BAE
Ships sailing through areas known for pirate attacks might soon have a new weapon in their arsenal: lasers that could target the attackers and keep them at bay. It's not a death ray meant to...
The Strange YouTube Channel of the Alleged Giffords Shooter
AP
His favorite books include such dystopian classics such as "Animal Farm," "Brave New World," and "Fahrenheit 451," and he was interested in mind control and creating a new form of currency. These are...
Chief of Staff: Army 'Looking' at Allowing Women in Combat
The Army is taking another look at restrictions that prohibit women from serving in units involved in front-line combat, according to the Army's outgoing chief of staff. "We're looking at revising...
Gates' Big Knife at the Pentagon: Who Wins, Who Loses
Brittany Y. Bateman, U.S. Air Force
The official Pentagon spending request is still weeks away, but some winners and losers are already emerging in the battle for a shrinking portion of the budget pie. Defense Secretary Robert Gates...
Navy Building Humanoid Robot to Fight Fires
U.S. Navy
The Navy next week will kick off a new project to build a humanoid robot that could be used for firefighting aboard ships. The three-year effort, which will be funded by the Office of Naval...
5 Questions About the Air Force's Gorgon Stare Drone
The military is expected soon to send a new sensor system on its Reaper unmanned aircraft flying over Afghanistan that can keep watch over entire cities. The Air Force has even named the new "all...
Rumsfeld Memoir Highlights VIP Access to Government Files
Haraz N. Ghanbari, AP
Two days after WikiLeaks began publishing classified diplomatic cables, former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld stepped forward to condemn the massive leak, declaring on his Twitter feed, "I was a...
Three Potential Problems With Obama's Missile Defense Plan
U.S. Navy / AP
A new arms-control pact with Russia has finally received Senate approval, helped along with an amendment assuring Republicans that START won't limit the United States' ability to pursue missile...
Apple Pulls App That Provided Access to WikiLeaks
Another company appears to have joined the growing ranks of those refusing to do business with WikiLeaks. Only in this case, it's not even WikiLeaks that's being targeted, but a smart phone app that...
Feds Seek Computer Firewall to Block WikiLeaks 'Pollution'
AFP / Getty Images
Among the more striking aspects of the still unfolding WikiLeaks controversy are government demands that their workers -- and even federal contractors -- refrain from reading leaked classified...
Illiteracy Breeds Corruption, Slows Training Among Afghan Recruits
Altaf Qadri, AP
(Dec. 16) -- Rampant illiteracy among Afghanistan's army and police recruits is fueling corruption and slowing training, according to a U.S. Army official working with the nascent security...
Will the Fallout Shelter Make a Post-9/11 Comeback?
Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images
(Dec. 16) -- It might be time to dust off your old fallout shelter, if you have one. Federal officials and disaster experts are telling people the best place to be in case of a terrorist-style...
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