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‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel’s bombing spree in Gaza
The Israeli army has marked tens of thousands of Gazans as suspects for assassination, using an AI targeting system with little human oversight and a permissive policy for casualties, +972 and Local Call reveal.
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After watching Russia's and Ukraine's electronic warriors battle it out, the US military wants to 'dial up' up its own 'jamming power'
Russia and Ukraine are jamming each other's radios and zapping each other's drones, and the US military is preparing for the same kind of combat.
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Military judge rules alleged WikiLeaker suffered illegal pretrial punishment
A U.S. Army private charged with sending thousands of classified documents to the WikiLeaks secrets-sharing website faces a pretrial hearing about whether his motivation matters in the largest leak of classified material in the country's history.
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'Possibility' of US troops in Afghanistan post-2014
US President Barack Obama and Afghan leader Hamid Karzai have discussed the possibility of keeping a US military force in Afghanistan beyond 2014.
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How Much Military Is Enough?
The United States spends more on defense than all the other nations of the world combined (more, in adjusted dollars, than at any time since the Allies were fighting the Axis). How much is too much?
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Will America's Next War Be in the Pacific?
Escalating tensions among China, Japan and the U.S. could ignite armed conflict -- and sink the global economy.
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All These Objections to Women in Combat Are Dumb
Serious people won't pay attention to you if your only objection to women serving in combat if you just say, "No sir, I don't like it!" So people with dated ideas about what women can do are forced to invent objections that look at least superficially rooted in fact, instead of sexism.
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Pentagon laying off 46,000 staff
The US defence department says it has begun laying off most of its 46,000 temporary employees, as automatic defence budget cuts loom in March.
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The all-female militias of Syria
The Syrian regime is arming and training Syrian women to fight for President Bashar al-Assad, putting it out in front of the Pentagon when it comes to sending women to the front lines.
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South Korea, US begin drills amid North Korea nuclear threat
South Korean and U.S. troops began naval drills Monday in a show of force partly directed at North Korea amid signs that Pyongyang will soon carry out a threat to conduct its third atomic test.
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A fallen comrade
The man's tears make me want to tear.
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Massive Airship Off to a Flying Start
Can an airship that flies like a plane and floats like a blimp succeed where others have failed?
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South Korean military sharpens reflexes on divided peninsula
As North Korea prepares a third nuclear test, South Korean soldiers on the world's most heavily armed border now have orders to shoot back immediately if they come under
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Is This the Secret U.S. Drone Base in Saudi Arabia?
Former intelligence officers believe this remote airstrip in Saudi Arabia is a secret U.S. airfield, used to launch attacks on militants in Yemen.
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The Cost of War Includes at Least 253,330 Brain Injuries and 1,700 Amputations
Nearly 130,000 U.S. troops have been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, and vastly more have experienced brain injuries. That's according to new congressional data hinting at the cost of the U.S.' post-9/11 wars.
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The SEAL Who Shot Bin Laden Explains Why It Just Wasn't Worth It
No pension and no benefits after 16 years.
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A sniper and his dog
Seems useful for sneak attacks on the sniper.
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South Korea unveils missile it says can hit North's leaders
South Korea unveiled a cruise missile on Thursday that it said can hit the office of North Korea's leaders, trying to address concerns that it is technologically behind its unpredictable
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Why Egypt Is Flooding the Gaza Strip's Tunnels
Egypt wants to contain the Sinai Peninsula's growing disorder while stopping the flow of smuggled goods, especially weapons into the Gaza Strip
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Torture and Obama's Drone Program
Last week, John Yoo, the Bush Administration lawyer who authored the infamous “torture memos,” which offered a legal rationale for waterboarding and other forms of prisoner abuse, leapt at what he saw as an opportunity to castigate Obama for worse behavior.
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