UNBELIEVABLE: 17 - The Untold Story

‘Buying influence’: top US nuclear board advisers are tied to arms business

Nine of 12 members of the commission charged with avoiding nuclear conflict have financial ties to defense contractors

The Guardian - US · Nov 10, 2023

More medical gloves are coming from China, as U.S. makers of protective gear struggle

The federal government has invested hundreds of millions of dollars to boost American production of medical gloves, but some companies say it's not enough when imported gloves have gotten cheaper.

WEKU · Nov 3, 2023

Egyptian army reports 'minor injuries' in accidental Israeli shelling

Egypt's military spokesman on Sunday said an unspecified number of border guards sustained "minor injuries" from "fragments of a shell accidentally fired from an Israeli tank". The Egyptian army said Israel had "immediately expressed its regret over the unintentional incident and an investigation is underway". The incident came after a…

France 24 · Oct 22, 2023

A Department of Defense official faces up to 5 years in prison in dogfighting case

Frederick Moorefield Jr., a deputy chief information officer for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, allegedly used an encrypted messaging app to discuss dogfighting with people across the U.S.

WEKU · Oct 3, 2023

What a government shutdown would mean for the U.S. military — and national security

Service members would work without pay, and many civil servants are likely to be furloughed. Congress has yet to pass a separate bill to guarantee military pay as it did in previous shutdowns.

WEKU · Sep 27, 2023

Ron DeSantis under fire for ‘abortion tourism’ remark

Florida governor wades into Senate military promotions fight

The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2023

Latinos Lured to the Military

A Laredo high school graduate became a Marine, with tragic results.

Texas Observer · Sep 15, 2023

Why humans can't trust AI: You don't know how it works, what it's going to do or whether it'll serve your interests

There are alien minds among us. Not the little green men of science fiction, but the alien minds that power the facial recognition in your smartphone, determine your creditworthiness and write poetry and computer code. These alien minds are artificial intelligence systems, the ghost in the machine that you encounter…

The Conversation · Sep 13, 2023

Defense Department awards $20.6 million to proposed nickel mines in Minnesota and Michigan

The Department of Defense has awarded $20.6 million to developers of the proposed Talon nickel mine in Minnesota under a program to strengthen domestic supply chains for critical minerals

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2023

Republicans turn on Tommy Tuberville

“The idea that one man in the Senate can hold this up for months ... is paralyzing the Department of Defense"

Salon · Sep 11, 2023