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In Urgent Request, US Special Ops Adds 350 Kamikaze Drones to Fight ISIS
And that's not all. The command is also opening a drone-hacker lab to help keep up with ISIS weaponeers.
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US Forces Aren’t Working With Russians Against ISIS, SOCOM Chief Says
But information-sharing with coalition partners has never been better, says the general in charge of special operations troops.
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Stop Blaming the NSA for the Ransomware Attack
An inside look at how the intelligence community deals with the exploitable software bugs it finds.
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The Nuclear Option in the Trump-Russia Investigation
Lawmakers have an unusual and costly tactic if they believe investigators are withholding key evidence
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Intelligence Leaders Are Practically Begging Trump to Condemn Russian Hacking
The president’s unwillingness to call out Moscow’s electoral meddling is doing the Kremlin a favor, one former top spy testified to lawmakers.
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France’s Macron Hack Likely By Same Russian Group That Hit DNC, Sources Say
A growing list of indicators point to a hack squad associated with the Russian GRU.
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The Military is Using Human Brain Waves to Teach Robots How to Shoot
Without even realizing it, soldiers could soon be training robot sharpshooters to take their jobs.
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Comey: The Metadata Made Me Do It
The FBI director tries to explain to Congress his pre-election letters about the missing Clinton emails.
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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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DHS Chief: Without Cities’ Help, ‘We Have to Go Into Neighborhoods’ to Find the Undocumented
Local law enforcement officials “want to cooperate with us,” says John Kelly.
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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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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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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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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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