War articles

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  Human Rights Watch calls for worldwide ban on 'killer robots'

  By Amar Toor on November 20, 2012 05:07 am + 80 comments

  Human Rights Watch this week released a new report calling for the world to abandon fully autonomous Continue reading…

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  The IDF and Hamas wage a social media war: here's what you need to know

  By Kimber Streams on November 16, 2012 05:58 pm

  The conflict between Israel and Hamas has been raging in the Gaza Strip for years, but both sides Continue reading…

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  US Navy to replace mine-detecting dolphins with underwater robots

  By Amar Toor on November 16, 2012 04:20 am + 48 comments

  The BBC reports this week that the US Navy is looking to replace its fleet of specially trained sea Continue reading…

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  Propaganda 2.0: why Israel and Hamas are fighting a war with rockets and tweets

  By Joseph L. Flatley on November 15, 2012 01:09 pm + 462 comments

  As I write this, I notice Hamas' claim that it has shelled "occupied" Tel Aviv. I hear this not from Continue reading…

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  Election 2012: where do Obama, Romney, Johnson, and Stein stand on tech issues?

  By T.C. Sottek on November 2, 2012 01:08 pm + 343 comments

  Popular tech got a moment in the spotlight in the townhall debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Continue reading…

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  Boeing's CHAMP missile uses radio waves to remotely disable PCs

  By Amar Toor on October 24, 2012 02:41 am + 44 comments

  On October 16th, researchers from Boeing and the US Air Force successfully test-launched a missile Continue reading…

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  'Clouds Over Cuba' interactive documentary retraces the Cuban Missile Crisis using web and mobile

  By Justin Rubio on October 16, 2012 06:34 pm + 18 comments

  The Martin Agency and the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library have teamed up to create Clouds Over Continue reading…

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  Syrian rebel pictured with one hand texting and the other on the trigger

  By Louis Goddard on August 20, 2012 12:01 am + 73 comments

  Much has been written about the influence of social media on the events of the Arab Spring — but a Continue reading…

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  Pentagon devising new rules of engagement for cyber attacks as vulnerability concerns rise

  By Bryan Bishop on March 28, 2012 07:54 am + 2 comments

  The Pentagon made it clear last November that it saw hacking and cyber attacks as acts of aggression Continue reading…

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  Stuxnet source code could open a Pandora's Box of cyberwarfare

  By Thomas Ricker on March 5, 2012 06:03 am + 28 comments

  By now, you should all be familiar with the Stuxnet computer virus detailed last night on 60 Minutes. Continue reading…