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China is trying to use WWII history to shame Japan and weaken its alliances

Japan's prime minister, Shinzo Abe, is sick of apologizing.In statements made today at an event commemorating the end of the second world war 2, Abe expressed his "utmost grief" about the victims of...

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There's trouble in Assad's stronghold

Two people were killed and 14 injured in the attack in the coastal heartland of Bashar al-Assad, signalling the start of a new phase in Syria’s intractable warRebels launched a deadly rocket attack on...

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Obama just hinted at the huge trade-off at the heart of the Iran deal

US President Barack Obama says the landmark nuclear deal with Iran may still leave Tehran with the ability to accumulate a weapon's worth of nuclear fuel within a matter of months 15 years down the...

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Putin calls an emergency defense meeting as tensions mount in Ukraine

Russian-backed rebel forces in Ukraine are building up to "full combat readiness" after an urgent meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and some of his top military advisers.The announcement...

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Iranian hardliner: The supreme leader opposes the nuclear deal

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is opposed to a landmark nuclear deal reached with world powers, a prominent hard-liner claimed Saturday.Hossein Shariatmadari, editor of the...

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US F-22 Raptors are providing crucial situational awareness over Syria

Although they were not conceived to play this kind of role, F-22 Raptors have emerged as some of the U.S.-led Coalition’s most reliable combat assets in supporting coalition planes during air strikes...

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Russia and China want to radically change how the internet is used

Russia and China will maintain a unified front to challenge the West's conception of the internet.Efforts to fundamentally alter internet governance are likely to fail, but Moscow and Beijing will be...

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AT&T helped the NSA spy on huge amounts of US internet traffic

Telecommunications powerhouse AT&T has provided extensive assistance to the US National Security Agency as the spy agency conducts surveillance on huge volumes of internet traffic passing through...

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The US Army wants to replace cluster bombs with these rockets

The US Army is testing new warheads on some rockets to move away from of cluster bombs, War is Boring reports.The Department of Defense defines cluster munitions as "munitions composed of a non...

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The world is already weakening one of the key 'checks' on the Iran deal

Despite the fact that the US Congress has yet to sign off on the Iranian nuclear deal, Europe appears ready to forge ahead.Multiple European countries are already laying the groundwork for massive...

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Russia and China are fueling an intercontinental ballistic missile arms race

The Chinese military, the People’s Liberation Army, is reportedly developing a new liquid-fueled intercontinental ballistic missile designed to strike targets anywhere on Earth.The so-called DF-5B...

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Here's what happened when UFC fighters took on Marine Corps martial-arts experts

Have you ever wondered how the toughest competitors in the Ultimate Fighting Championship would stack up against the military?Well, you can stop wondering. A YouTube video called "UFC Fighters...

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Watch this iconic nuclear bomber make its last flypast

Avro Vulcan XH558 (carrying civil registration G-VLCN), is the only airworthy bomber of a fleet of 134 Vulcan V bombers operated by the Royal Air Force from 1953 until 1984.The aircraft, made its...

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Mesmerizing time lapse video shows sky over Nevada painted by combat planes...

Coyote Summit is a place in the Nevada desert just south of the small town of Rachel, adjacent to Area 51 and the Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR), which offer a privileged spot point to observe...

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These 3 charts show just how enormous the US Air Force really is

The US has the largest and most powerful Air Force in the world.The US Air Force operates more than 5,000 total aircraft, and the air service flies more than just fighters and bombers. The Air Force...

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Watch what Israeli paratrooper training was like in 1957

Soldiers leap from planes and parachutes plummet through the air as Israel Defense Forces men and women undergo intensive parachute training in this newsreel from 1957.According to the announcer, “The...

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A strategic Ukrainian city was just the center of an intense artillery duel

Reports from eastern Ukraine say seven people were killed overnight in fighting along the front lines between government forces and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine — including an intense...

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Osama bin Laden's son just put out a new audio tape — and he's following in...

In the months leading up to his death in early May 2011, Osama bin Laden was worried about the fate of his son Hamzah.Files recovered in the terror master’s Abbottabad compound show that he repeatedly...

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This family is heading the Yazidis' fight against ISIS

DUHOK, Iraq — Harbiya Hassan learned how to shoot when she was just 10 years old.Growing up in the treacherous environment of Iraq’s Sinjar district, her father thought she should know how to defend...

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China has been upgrading its military and is now stronger than ever

From hypersonic missiles to sophisticated cyber attacks that cripple American security, China's military is stronger than ever.Produced by Lamar Salter. Original reporting by Jeremy Bender.Follow BI...

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