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Oct 7, 2015

The Scientists Who Pee Plutonium

There is a club among atomic scientists who have worked at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. Known as UPPU, it’s a strange, informal organization that began in 1951 and includes scientists who worked on the Manhattan Project and brought nuclear weapons to the world.

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Oct 7, 2015

Vietnam Was the Last Hurrah for the Army’s Giant Searchlights

Imagine searchlights at war, and you might picture troops scanning for enemy planes in Europe during World War II. But for the U.S. Army, the Vietnam War was the last chance for its increasingly obsolete, high-powered lamps…

China’s Shoddy, Noisy Nuclear Submarines

Over the past two decades, the People’s Republic of China has made great advances in its military capabilities. However, it still lags woefully behind in developing nuclear-powered submarines. The problem for the Chinese is that they lack the necessary…

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Oct 7, 2015

Russia’s Electronic Spies Are Hard at Work in Syria

Russia’s electronic spies have become a key part of Moscow’s surge into Syria. The signal spooks are searching for targets and following up on air strikes.

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Oct 7, 2015

Irán aumenta sus tropas en Siria

Los medios de información se han centrado en el aumento por parte de Rusia de su poder militar en Siria. Sin embargo, Irán lleva haciendo lo mismo los últimos meses, aunque con más sutileza.

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Oct 7, 2015

The Canadian Military Wants to Learn How to Hack Cars

The article originally appeared at Motherboard.

The Canadian government is looking for someone who can hack a car, and will pay them hundreds of thousands of dollars to do it.

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