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North Korea Might Have Far More Nukes Than We Thought

Worse than that—Pyongyang is building more

Kyle Mizokami1 hr ago6 min read

These Westerners Joined an Iraqi Militia

The foreign fighters told us they’ll die to defend religious minorities

Vager Saadullah & Kevin Knodell3 hrs ago10 min read

I Built an AR-15 in My Kitchen

Without telling the government

Kyle Mizokami1 day ago7 min read

Japan’s Most Legendary Samurai Tale—In Comics

Mike Richardson and Stan Sakai bring the ‘47 Ronin’ to life

Kevin Knodell1 day ago4 min read

America Readies Its New ‘Smart’ Nuke

U.S. Air Force to drop an inert precision-guided B61 bomb this year

James Drew1 day ago7 min read

The Pentagon Won’t Reveal the Afghan Military’s Size

So much for transparency

Matthew Gault2 days ago5 min read

Converted Prop Guns Are Assassins’ Weapon of Choice

Crooks and killers turn fake guns into real ones

Adam Rawnsley2 days ago5 min read

Iran Stages Giant Attack on Mock Aircraft Carrier

Tehran plans to swarm U.S. ships with missiles and speedboats

Jassem Al Salami2 days ago5 min read

Pranksters Trolled Russia With Nazis and a Former Porn Star

It’s incredibly easy to make phony war propaganda go viral

Matthew Gault3 days ago5 min read

NSA Spies Helped Save Drones From a Fiery Death Over Vietnam

Hanoi cracked America’s codes—and shot its unmanned vehicles down

Joseph Trevithick3 days ago6 min read

Indonesia Deploys Su-27s to Escort Death Row Inmates

Air patrols could be a political statement

David Axe3 days ago4 min read

The U.N. Wants to Regulate the Arms Trade—Here’s Why It Won’t Work

Biggest weapons dealers won’t sign the treaty, and it barely regulates ammo

Peter Dörrie4 days ago6 min read

The U.S. Air Force Built a C-130 That Could Land Inside a Soccer Stadium

But one of the rocket-powered planes crashed during a test flight

Joseph Trevithick4 days ago6 min read

‘Citizenfour’ Didn’t Want to Be a Star

The Oscar-winning documentary cements Edward Snowden’s fame

Matthew Gault4 days ago5 min read

The Jews Who Fought Back

Jewish partisans were among the deadliest resistance fighters in World War II Europe

Paul Richard Huard5 days ago6 min read

Top U.S. Army Marksman Explains Why Gun Nuts Shoot Better

Master Sgt. Scott Satterlee says the military could learn a lot from civilians

Kevin Knodell5 days ago9 min read

Take a Tour of This Battle-Scarred Iraqi Ghost Town

Islamic State and a Shia militia ravaged Jalawla

Matt Cetti-Roberts5 days ago3 min read