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Military Cuts Likely To Affect Small Families First, And The Worst
As the Army prepares for 5,300 redundancies, an annonymous military wife contemplates the life to come as a civilian:My husband calmly informed me last week that, as a Captain in the infantry, he was...
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'Bug-Sized' Drones Are The Most Frightening Type Of Killer Robot Yet
In the new issue of National Geographic, John Horgan details the rise of drones after 9/11 and their creep into American airspace.One thing that stands out is that the Defense Advanced Research...
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This 68-Ton Steel Demon Is Unequaled On The Battlefield
The Abrams has truly been a scourge on the battlefield in the few times others have been willing to step up to the plate.In fact, the last modern tank battles, those during the first Gulf War, were so...
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The Army Estimates Staggering Initial Job Loss From Automatic Budget Cuts
The U.S. Army just released a chart showing what happens if those automatic budget cuts — known as "sequestration"— actually go into effect on March 1.The cuts will affect every Army installation, and...
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The Pentagon Is Determined To Continue With The Controversial 'Drone Medal'
The announcement of the Distinguished Warfare Medal — nicknamed 'The Drone Medal' for its likelihood to go to remote pilots — came as quite a shock to many in the military.Most current and former...
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There's A Simple Way To Protect Against Chinese Hackers
There's a pretty simple way to keep your trade secrets secret from China's army of clever hackers: pause, breathe, and hover your mouse pointer over that email from a coworker.Cybersecurity firm...
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The Syrian Civil War Has Officially Spread Into Lebanon
An October car bombing that killed Lebanon's police chief hinted that the Syrian civil war had spilled over into the neighboring country, but now it appears to be official.Both state and rebel...
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Awesome Pictures Of Ninjas Throwing Kicks In Water
Combine a professional photographer with Team 2X — a martial arts stunt group responsible for training actors in Kung Fu Kid and The Hunger Games— and this is what you get.Both water and martial arts...
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If Congress Can't Compromise, Then America Will Have A 'Hollow Army'
Automatic budget cuts that could hit on Mar. 1 have top military leadership scrambling, with Army General Ray Odierno warning that they will reduce the service to a "hollow Army."While the U.S....
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Mali Militants Leave Behind Document With 22 Tips On Avoiding Drones
One of the last things the bearded fighters did before leaving this city was to drive to the market where traders lay their carpets out in the sand.The al-Qaida extremists bypassed the...
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Al Qaeda's 22 Tips For Avoiding Drone Detection
Local Timbuktu mat-seller Leitny Cisse al-Djoumat couldn't hide his shock at the sheer amount of mats these strange fellows bought."It's the first time someone has bought such a large amount,"...
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800,000 Defense Workers Are Going To Get A 20 Percent Pay Cut If The...
The automatic budget cuts set to hit every level of the federal government will bring a shortened workweek and a smaller paycheck for the majority of the Defense Department's civilian workers,...
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Lockheed Ad From The 1950s Shows The Defense Industry's Better Days
The military and the defense industry have certainly seen better days (though most of the bigwigs are still making money hand over fist)."Sequestration" has become the bogeyman beneath Washington's bed...
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America Can't Win The Cyberwar By Hacking
Yesterday we detailed how the U.S. doesn't have any good options in the face of persistent economic espionage by Chinese military hackers, and several readers asked: Why not just hack them back?We...
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China's Economic Espionage 'On Track To Become A Major International Problem'
China's full-throated denials of hacking and counter-accusations of its own do nothing to allay growing concern over large-scale cyberspying alleged in a bombshell report this week, Western analysts...
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China 'Holds General's Son For Gang Rape'
China has detained the 17-year-old son of a general on suspicion of involvement in a gang rape, reports said Friday, the latest allegation against the privileged children of officials to spark public...
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Prestigious London University Asks For Volunteers To Do Cocaine For Study
The email specifies that potential participants must be: 'Fit and well, have no past medical history and not be users of recreational drugsA prestigious London university has asked for volunteers to...
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Chinese Hackers Have A Weapon Of Mass Destruction That No One Is Talking About
The rousing report out of Mandiant about Chinese internet exploitation focused primarily on the widespread, systematic, state-sponsored thievery of proprietary data.What it also mentioned (almost in...
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100 US Troops Are Setting Up Near Mali To Support French Fighters
About 100 U.S. military personnel have been sent to the African nation of Niger, according to a report from the Associated Press.In a letter to Congress, President Barack Obama said troops will focus...
View ArticleThis Assault Breacher Might Be The Most Bizarre Thing You'll See All Weekend
I honestly did not know this mechanized contraption was in the field, let alone in active use.The Marine Corps M1 Breacher shoots this Spiderman-like rope high in the air, that falls a hundred or so...
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