More schools, more screening: Wilson County expands weapon detection systems

The move builds on systems already in place, with officials signaling that more schools could soon see the technology.
usace.army.mil

101st Airborne Soldiers assess new Next Generation Squad Weapon with 6.8mm ammo

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — Roughly 200 Airborne Infantry Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) are running the Next Generation Squad Weapon system through its paces at Fort Campbell from ...

Philippine Navy Weapon Disables Enemies With 'Extremely Loud Disturbing Sound'

Sonic weapons can be useful for more than just crowd control, and are being used as a valuable non-lethal deterrent on the ...
Politifact

Trump declares fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction. What does that mean?

With a Dec. 15 executive order, President Donald Trump became the first U.S. president to classify a narcotic as a weapon of mass destruction. Trump used U.S. deaths from fentanyl to justify the ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Long Before Machine Guns, Ancient Roman Troops Used This 2,000-Year-Old Rapid-Fire Weapon in Pompeii, New Research Suggests

Ancient Roman forces may have used the polybolos to quell a rebellion at Pompeii in 89 B.C.E. The unique weapon was likely ...
War on the Rocks

Autonomous Weapon Systems: No Human-in-the-Loop Required, and Other Myths Dispelled

References by Pentagon officials, the think tank world, and various world leaders to autonomous weapon systems often cite a U.S. military policy requirement that doesn’t even exist. Published in 2012 ...