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War, what is it good for? Not much – but military conflict has historically fuelled the development of technology that’s now ...
The early attempt at drones in World War II saw the Army Air Forces convert B-17 bombers into remote-controlled flying bombs.
At the start of World War II, even small-calibre guns could punch through tank armor. But as tanks grew tougher, so did the weapons designed to destroy them. By mid-war, the 75 to 76 millimeter ...
Eighty years after the first test, why was there so little dissent at Los Alamos — and what does it mean today?
Almost 90 US B-29 bombers dropped about 6,000 tons of napalm on Kumagaya, Japan, on the night of August 14-15, 1945. Eighty ...
The world is shifting from a US-led liberal order to a multipolar order based on ‘might makes right’. Trump’s foreign policy ...
The state’s emergency rules allow Gov. Ron DeSantis to suspend state laws and a competitive bidding process to award millions ...
The 1950s were a peak era for sandwiches. Here are some of the most popular sandwiches that defined the decade.
Influential right-wing groups are calling on President Trump to deport the young progressive who just won New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary.
We can’t know exactly how events would have unfolded had dissent been amplified, but we must now demand a safer future.
In recent months, nuclear weapons have reemerged in global headlines. Nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan approached the brink of a full-scale war, a confrontation that could have become an ...
My favorite gun is inoperable, so I have not shot it. It is one of two weapons that my dad brought back from the Philippines after World War II, the other being a sword.