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Marines: 'The First One Through the Door Should Be a Lethal Robot'
The future of amphibious warfare looks like a constellation of bots large and small. The main challenge now is getting them to talk to each other.
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America's Security Clearance System Is Broken, Former Spy Chief Clapper Says
The problem won't be easy to fix, but it could benefit from better employee monitoring and 'some very aggressive creative and sensitive education.'
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The US and Europe Need to Coordinate Their Cyber Weapons
The question isn’t just 'How do we use them together?' but 'Who gets to use them first?'
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Defense Intelligence Agency’s ‘Shark Tank’ Helps Startups Pitch Spy Apps
DIA analysts who like a product can launch a partnership on the spot.
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The Pentagon’s Bug Bounty Program Should Be Expanded to Bases, DOD Official Says
The ‘best and brightest’ hackers could accelerate the search for vulnerabilities across some of the Defense Department’s broader critical infrastructure.
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Risk of 'Accidental' Nuclear War Growing, UN Research Group Says
The warning comes as the Pentagon begins an extensive review of its nuclear arsenal.
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How a National Lab in Charge of Nuclear Safety Optimized Its Systems
It went from having 63 data centers to 18 across a square-mile campus, reducing facility costs and repurposing staff.
Policy
Remember When Mike Pompeo Loved Wikileaks?
Now the head of the CIA wants to get tough on the “non-state hostile intelligence service.” That won’t be so easy.
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One of the World’s Top Protest Apps Was Just Blocked in Russia
The government is denying more than 400,000 Russian users access to Zello, which has been used to coordinate protest actions in several countries.
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US Army Exploring 'Devastating' New Weapon for Use In War with Russia
The Kinetic Energy Projectile would be a tungsten warhead that moves at three times the speed of sound, destroying anything in its path.
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If You Only Work on Your Malware on Weekdays, You Might Be a CIA Hacker
Analysts at Symantec found a curious pattern in malware alleged to have been developed by the CIA: all the timestamps are Monday through Friday.
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Can US Warplanes Evade Russian Air Defenses? We May Soon Find Out in Syria
If things go south, high-end American fighters may take on top-of-the-line Russian anti-aircraft missiles.
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The Sarin Gas Attack In Syria Ignited an Information Battle
Victims quickly took to social media to distribute evidence of the use of chemical weapons.
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The Five Coolest Drones from America's Biggest Naval Arms Show
New drones above and beneath the waves will change the way navies sail and fight in contested waters.
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As Trump Meets China, US Worries About Beijing’s Supercomputers and Industrial Espionage
Network breaches? NSA research director says we ain’t seen nothing yet.
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Veterans Calling VA's Crisis Line Can Finally Get Through. Here’s Why.
A team of techies and customer-service professionals starting tackling the problem in 2015.
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Great-Power Rivalry May Turn Space War Real
A rising drumbeat of remarks from Pentagon officials suggest they’re worried about, and preparing for, warfare in orbit.
Ideas
Want to Plug Intel Leaks? Let Technology Find the Next Insider Threat
Lack of empathy? High narcissism? Self-absorbed? You could be the next Snowden.
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Connecticut Police May Soon Hunt Perps with Lethal Drones
A new bill under consideration forbids civilians from outfitting drones with weapons but includes a crucial exemption for police.
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