U.S. Military
Republicans and the military: No longer BFFs?
Posted on May 25, 2012, at 4:40 PMA provocative Democracy Arsenal article suggests that some conservatives who claim to be pro-military are routinely throwing obstacles in the Pentagon's way
The military's new weapon: Mini spy robots you throw like grenades
Posted on March 23, 2012, at 3:02 PMAmerican soldiers will soon have tiny, camera-equipped sidekicks they can toss over walls to help spot lurking enemies
Ready for action: The U.S. military's 'pain ray'
Posted on March 13, 2012, at 4:45 PMAfter 15 years of testing, the crowd control weapon is finally ready to zap enemy soldiers with invisible electromagnetic waves
Railguns: The Navy's 'ultimate superweapon'
Posted on March 1, 2012, at 4:30 PMThis terrifyingly powerful gun can shoot a 40-pound metal slug up to 5,600 miles per hour. See it in action
How did 9/11 victims' remains end up in a landfill?
Posted on February 29, 2012, at 1:01 PMMany Americans recoil in horror after the government admits trashing the remains of citizens killed by terrorists
The 51-year-old mom who graduated from Army boot camp
Posted on February 23, 2012, at 3:23 PMEager recruits excel in boot camp all the time — but most aren't middle-aged mothers like Sgt. Sandra "Grambo" Coast
The military's 'magic plan' to make enemies hallucinate
Posted on February 21, 2012, at 6:30 AMThe armed forces are spending $4 million to find ways to cause enemies to see and hear things that aren't there
Robo-mule: The military's rugged new wilderness beast
Posted on February 9, 2012, at 5:52 PMThanks to a sure-footed mechanical pack animal, U.S. troops could soon shed their bulky backpacks as they trek through treacherous terrain
Dana Liebelson: The problem with outsourcing the military
Posted on February 8, 2012, at 6:25 PMU.S. defense contracting is a mess of lax oversight, poor accountability, thin competition, conflicts of interest, and sometimes, grave misconduct
The 'smart bullets' that steer themselves
Posted on February 1, 2012, at 12:06 PMA prototypical new type of ammo will be able to hit a target up to a mile away — at least if researchers can get it up to speed
A tough homecoming for war veterans
Posted on January 20, 2012, at 10:22 AMVeterans of Iraq and Afghanistan are returning home with unprecedented physical and mental wounds. Here, a Q&A guide
The military's growing reliance on robot airplanes: By the numbers
Posted on January 10, 2012, at 12:29 PMIn 2005, unmanned drones comprised just 5 percent of military aircraft. Today, nearly 1 in 3 planes is flown by a computer
Obama's defense cuts: Can drones really keep us safe?
Posted on January 6, 2012, at 10:24 AMThe president wants to downsize and modernize the mighty U.S. military to fit the nation's fiscal and tactical realities — and it's making some experts nervous
Will the Pentagon's $450 billion budget cut 'decimate' the military?
Posted on January 3, 2012, at 6:05 PMCan we afford to adopt the Defense Department's new strategy for slashing spending on weapons and troops? Can we afford not to?
The Navy's 'precedent-shattering' lesbian kiss
Posted on December 22, 2011, at 9:40 AMNaval officers Marissa Gaeta and Citlalic Snell zoom into the post-"don't ask, don't tell" era with a historic kiss upon Gaeta's return from sea
The 'bleak' glut of unemployed veterans: By the numbers
Posted on December 19, 2011, at 2:50 PMAmericans returning from war are far more likely to be jobless — and eventually homeless — than their civilian counterparts
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