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(Reuters) – A Taliban attack on a housing complex used by international organizations in the Afghan capital Kabul late on Monday killed at least 16 people and angered local residents who demanded the heavily...

Developments in 3D printing could spur the spread of chemical and biological weapons and WMD delivery systems. …read more From:: James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies

If Donald Trump wants to disclose secrets to the Russian ambassador, or to the entire world via Twitter, he may do so. But at a massive cost to the U.S. intelligence apparatus. …read more...

(Reuters) – Iran said on Monday it would further reduce its commitments under a 2015 nuclear deal if European parties failed to shield Tehran’s economy from sanctions reimposed by the United States after Washington...

By Hans M. Kristensen Newly acquired satellite photos acquired from Digital Globe (Maxar) show that the People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF) is building what appears to be a new type of missile silo...

Indian news outlets reported that local farmers were being felled nearly as fast at the pests they were spraying the fields to eradicate. News 18 stated that “31 people were admitted to the Government...

The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA), Ballistic Missile Defense Operational Test Agency, and elements of the US Army E-62 Battery – 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade – on 30 August conducted the first intercept...

The Yellow Fever Board, led by then-Major Walter Reed and Jesse Lazear, had convened at the Army’s Columbia Barracks in Cuba, at the height of a deadly yellow fever epidemic ravaging Cuba […] More...

(CNN) – One woman is dead and six people were taken to the hospital after a hazardous materials incident at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, California, according to San Jose Fire Department Captain...

Alumna Spotlight: Biodefense Grad Tam Dang, Dallas County Epidemiologist “Tam Dang started in the biology world, earning her Bachelor’s of Science degree from George Mason University in 2008. But it was her course of...

(Reuters) – French state nuclear agency CEA has abandoned research into so-called fourth-generation nuclear reactors, newspaper Le Monde reported on Friday. The CEA has done years of research and spent hundreds of millions of...

On 24 October 1979 the first production Leopard 2, hull number Y-377 046, was handed over to the Bundeswehr’s Panzertruppenschule. Forty years, 3,565 vehicles in over 95 distinct variants, and more than 21 users...

Japan’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) proposed on 30 August a defence budget of JPY5.32 trillion (USD50 billion) for fiscal year 2020, putting a stronger emphasis on three new defence domains: cyber, space, and electronic...

China has reiterated its opposition to Washington’s proposal that the United States, China, and Russia hold arms control negotiations following the collapse of the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. “China will not participate...

Seoul (AFP) Aug 28, 2019 – South Korea on Wednesday slammed Japan for effectively downgrading Seoul’s trade status and accused Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of treating the neighbour as an “adversary”. The comments are...