Science & Tech

Trump’s First Defense Budget Has North Korea Written All Over It

There’s lots of money in the Pentagon’s 2018 spending proposal to stop missiles of the sort that Pyongyang keeps launching.

Science & Tech

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.

Threats

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.

Science & Tech

Stop Blaming the NSA for the Ransomware Attack

An inside look at how the intelligence community deals with the exploitable software bugs it finds.

Policy

The Nuclear Option in the Trump-Russia Investigation

Lawmakers have an unusual and costly tactic if they believe investigators are withholding key evidence

Science & Tech

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.

Science & Tech

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.

Science & Tech

Comey: The Metadata Made Me Do It

The FBI director tries to explain to Congress his pre-election letters about the missing Clinton emails.

Science & Tech

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.

Science & Tech

Risk of 'Accidental' Nuclear War Growing, UN Research Group Says

The warning comes as the Pentagon begins an extensive review of its nuclear arsenal.

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.

Science & Tech

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.

Science & Tech

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.

Science & Tech

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.

Science & Tech

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.