Fetishizing the Bayonet
Bayonets may have become a symbol of outdated military technology, as the president suggested in his debate-night jab, but they have a darker history.
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My Nuclear Bomb Detonates More Safely Than Your Nuclear Bomb
In yet another example of the serendipity of science, a University of Michigan research team applied “cocrystallization”—a process…
Rats, Enlisted
Anti-mining NGOs have known for awhile that a properly-trained rat can smell explosives and signal the threat’s location…
Hands Up or I’ll Fill You Full of Non-Toxic Gilding Metals
The BBC reports that Scandinavian militaries are completely switching their bullets from lead slugs to a greener concoction…
Nagasaki Wasn’t Supposed to Have Been the Target 67 Years Ago Today
Truman and Secretary of War Henry Stimson. “Stimson had to settle for persuading himself that the project was…
A State of Military Mind
To train future soldiers, the Department of Defense is using new technologies and centuries-old techniques, like yoga and meditation, to hone their minds, help them make better decisions on the battlefield, and prevent trauma.
Chinese Drones Are On Their Way
China is getting into the flying robot business, as much for financial as security reasons, according to business…
Should Wedding Gowns Come in Camo and Khaki?
Ongoing studies find that even with divorces creeping up, military marriages (when the man is the one serving) are as durable as their civilian counterpart, if not more so.
China’s Accidental Spies
Is an unassuming group of Chinese bloggers who are obsessed with military hardware doing the Pentagon’s work? Or Beijing’s?
How the Military Can Change Personalities, Slightly
Military training seems to permanently make a grunt less agreeable, which both surprises and reassures traditionally minded psychologists.