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Did you know landmines were used during the American Civil War? In this fascinating video, Heath Jones teams up with Civil War historian Steve Phillips to explore two rare examples of Confederate ...
Steve Bannon escalated his war on Fox News with calls for the Department of Justice to investigate whether the network is “cheerleading [the U.S.] on to war” with Iran on behalf of a foreign ...
Archaeologists uncovered a buried cache of Civil War-era weapons blanketed by the sediment and silt of history. ... The weapons were found during sediment removal operations near an old ferry ...
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with journalist Steve Coll about the parallels between Iraq and Iran when it comes to discussions of a potential war due to an adversarial country's weapons program.
As he rebuilt his father's mercenary company, he learned why his father was attacked and that the attackers used "Lostech," mechs and mech weapons lost since the civil war.
Deadlier weapons, more nations, autocrats in charge, disinformation and collapsing arms control — the risk of nuclear catastrophe is back.
Weapons of wealth: How economic assets turned into war machinery N Madhavan 9 min read 01 Jun 2025, 06:19 PM IST China is thinking long term to upstage the US.
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Washington native James Smallwood had had the old musket of another era for ...
Follow the latest news after Israel launched strikes at Iran, a dramatic escalation in long-running tensions between the two countries.
Four LAPD officers were acquitted of using excessive force in the beating of motorist Rodney King after being stopped in traffic. When the verdict was announced, Los Angeles exploded in a riot ...
The Sudanese Armed Forces used unguided air-dropped bombs to carry out attacks in residential and commercial neighborhoods in Nyala, South Darfur in early February 2025.
They are also a rare respite in a domestic economy that has struggled during the war. Some of the weapons were delivered in 2024, and others are part of arms deals that will take longer to complete.