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Can You Treat PTSD By Altering Memories?
New brain research is yielding promising returns for wounded veterans coping with traumatic war experiences. But it's raising some ethical questions, too. By Cari Romm
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The China-U.S. Hypersonic Arms Race Is Having a Little Trouble
Both Washington and Beijing are trying to develop weapons that are virtually immune to missile defense systems. It's about as difficult as it sounds. By Zach Wener-Fligner
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Three Companies Want to Send NASA's Astronauts Into Space
A different kind of space race is seeking to break America's reliance on Russia to get U.S. astronauts into orbit. By Marina Koren
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Pentagon Satellite Maker Ignoring 'Thousands' of Major Cyber Vulnerabilities
Raytheon blasted for ignoring 'high-risk' vulnerabilities to weather satellites shared by government agencies. By Aliya Sternstein
Ideas
It’s Time to Sink the Littoral Combat Ship
Things that seem too good to be true usually are, and so it is with the LCS. By Jacob Marx and William D. Hartung
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The Islamic State's Own Photos Were Just Used to Find One of Its Training Camps
A British journalist teamed up with analysts and reporters to determine exactly where Islamic State fighters train near the Tigris River in Mosul, Iraq. By Kabir Chibber
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Could Cop Cams Have Prevented the Rise of the Islamic State?
The founder of Taser discusses the evolution of his company and its military future. By Patrick Tucker
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The Secret History of the Atom Bomb Is Now Available in Full Online
Arranged in 36 volumes, the final portions of the history of the Manhattan Project's development were posted only recently. By Bob Brewin
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Amazon Expands Its Cloud Services to the U.S. Military
The Defense Department's unclassified data will now be stored in an Amazon-built cloud, marking a big step forward eliminating old, redundant systems. By Frank Konkel
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Navy Ships Will Get $2.5 Billion in Cyber and Intelligence Upgrades
Five companies just won mutli-year contracts to consolidate ship-based networks for future missions. By Bob Brewin
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Nailing Down the Real Danger of 'Killer Robots'
If calling autonomous systems by a more lethal name kickstarts a discussion about their future use, experts are okay with that. By Rose Eveleth
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Foreign Government Agents Suspected of Hacking U.S. Nuclear Regulator
Malware and phishing campaigns compromised the computers of at least a dozen U.S. workers at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission with a technique the Chinese and Russians have used before. By Aliya Sternstein
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Behind the High Tech Forensics of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17
Dutch officials in charge of identifying survivors explain the difficult task of matching the missing with surviving family members. By Aliya Sternstein
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The Navy Is Tracking Some Strange Sounds Coming from the Ocean
A network of Internet-connected undersea microphones is picking up more than Cold War era sub-hunting ever did. By Matthew Braga
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Your Pocket Guide to How U.S. Missile Defense Works
Here's everything you need to know about the missile systems the U.S. maintains for its first- and counter-strike capabilities. By Jonathan Masters
Threats
The Pentagon Wants You to Help Them Find the Next Pandemic
Handy with statistics? Hate emergent, viral infections? The military has a job for you. By Patrick Tucker
Threats
Will Predictive Policing Make Militarized Police More Dangerous?
The China-fication of the American police force is a cause for concern. By Patrick Tucker
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Edward Snowden Is Concerned About 'NSA Fatigue'
The poster child for NSA reform fears surveillance fatigue is leading to a culture of complacency across the globe. By Dustin Volz
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The Public Will Soon Be Able to Buy Military-Grade Satellite Images
The view from space is about to get a lot clearer for the public. And that’s a good thing for the military. By Patrick Tucker
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