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The head of the United Nations is begging world leaders not to use artificial intelligence to control their nuclear arsenals.

Artificial Intelligence

UN Head Implores Dimwit Leaders Not to Give AI Control of Nuclear Weapons

By Noor Al-Sibai

Palantir's recent AI and defense expo sounds like it was an Orwellian nightmare fever dream to end all other military-industrial conferences.

Palantir’s Military AI Tech Conference Sounds Absolutely Terrifying

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

China is reportedly developing a biometric-enhanced AI device that can test how loyal one is to the ruling party — and yes, we should be afraid.

Artificial Intelligence

China Says It’s Developing an AI to Detect Party Loyalty

By Noor Al-Sibai

Former US general Stanley McChrystal warns that AI with the power to launch lethal strikes is inevitable, even if the idea is frightening.

Artificial Intelligence

Former General Warns About Rise of Killer Robots

By Dan Robitzski

China seems to be powering a massive array of intercontinental ballistic missile silos with a huge new wind farm, so at least it's environmentally friendly.

Rejoice! China Is Powering Ballistic Missile Silos With Environmentally-Friendly Wind Turbines

By Dan Robitzski

DARPA and the Air Force successfully flight tested a hypersonic missile that "breathes" the air around it to propel itself faster.

DARPA Successfully Launched an “Air-Breathing” Hypersonic Missile

By Dan Robitzski

Army researchers found a way to genetically alter disease-spreading mosquitoes to be infertile, hopefully presenting a tool to limit disease transmission.

The Army Gene-Hacked Disease-Spreading Mosquitoes To Make Them Infertile

By Dan Robitzski

The Space Force met its initial deadline to get its act together. Now it has to figure out what, exactly, it's supposed to be doing.

US Space Force: Successfully Assembled. Next up: Making Itself Useful.

By Dan Robitzski

The Army announced plans to develop and launch a series of high-altitude devices that can spy on and jam enemy communications.

The Army Plans To Build Balloons That Can Jam Communications From Above

By Dan Robitzski

The Russian delegate to a UN conference argued that autonomous killer robots shouldn't be subject to any additional rules or regulations.

Russia: Our Killer Robots Don’t Need Any Pesky International Laws

By Dan Robitzski

Fox and Friends told its audience that a Russian jet was capable of doubling the speed of light. That, to be clear, is total nonsense.

The Geniuses at Fox News Said That a New Jet Flies at Twice the Speed of Light

By Dan Robitzski

An Air Force Research Lab report predicts that missile defense force fields are coming soon, thanks to advances in laser technology.

Robots and Machines

Air Force Research Lab Says Force Fields Are “on the Horizon”

By Dan Robitzski

The Marines recently tested a small drone that can carry a live grenade across a battlefield, targeting and detonating precise targets.

Marines Are Testing Tiny Drones That Carry Explosive Grenades

By Dan Robitzski

A newly declassified military program shows that China developed autonomous killer submarines in the 1990s and successfully tested them over ten years ago.

China Secretly Developed Autonomous Killer Robot Submarines

By Dan Robitzski

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US Military Document Admits That Risk of Nuclear War Is Growing

By Dan Robitzski

The military announced plans to performance test a new anti-aging pill that it developed to keep soldiers healthy and operating at peak performance.

The US Military Will Test an Anti-Aging Pill Next Year

By Dan Robitzski