Blog Profile / Danger Room
| URL : | http://blog.wired.com/defense/ | |
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| Filed Under: | Industries / Military | |
| Posts on Regator: | 6154 | |
| Posts / Week: | 22.7 | |
| Archived Since: | April 5, 2008 | |
Blog Post Archive
It’s Finally Time for Something New
Good bye, Wired. Good bye, Danger Room.
The Culture Clash Between Tech and Politics Behind the Obama Campaign
From the start, there was trouble in digital paradise — a culture clash between the engineers from tech companies and the more politically seasoned product managers and data analysts. Tech team members used their fluency in tech jargon to their...
Ancient U.S. Weapon Makes a Surprise Reappearance in Syria
The American military abandoned the M40 recoilless rifle after Vietnam. Yet the weapon keeps showing up in Libya and Syria, decades after its supposed retirement.
Hacking the Drone War’s Secret History
A 28-year-old grad student has created the key to hacking drone-strike data.
Senator Rand Paul Talks Tech, Civil Liberties, and Keeping the Government Out of Your Email
From email privacy to national security, Rand Paul is probably the Senate's premier civil libertarian. As he tours Silicon Valley, he talks about his causes with Wired.
Army’s Fingerprint and Iris Databases Head for the Cloud
The next place that the Army wants to store the sheafs of biometric data it collects in warzones? The cloud.
New Drone Strike Undercuts Obama’s Promises on Robot War
Obama seemed to say last week that U.S. drones are out of the business of killing militants who aren't senior al-Qaida leaders. Then he killed a Pakistani Taliban leader this morning.
Dios Mío! Pentagon’s Latest Weapon in Colombian Drug War? Soap Operas
The U.S. Army is introducing a new weapon in its fight to get Colombia's guerrillas to put down their guns: the soap opera.
This Pentagon Project Makes Cyberwar as Easy as Angry Birds
All it takes is a finger swipe and a few taps of the touchscreen, and the cyber attack is ready to launch.
Obama Just Made Himself a Prisoner of His Own Gitmo Policy
Obama wants to close Guantanamo and capture more terrorists than he kills. But unless Obama is about to get way radical, this is kind of an either/or situation.
Exclusive: Congressman Preps Bill to End Terror War Authority
A prominent legislator thinks it's time for the broad post-9/11 law authorizing the war on terrorism to expire. And he's going to introduce a bill to repeal it.
Obama Swears Drone Surge is Done
Drone strikes will remain a fixture of U.S. counterterrorism. But President Obama, in a major speech, signaled that he's going to rein in their use.
Turncoats: How the Taliban Undermines and Infiltrates the Afghan Local Police
The U.S. strategy in Afghanistan depends on the loyalty of the Afghan Local Police. But that loyalty is being tested by an apparent Taliban campaign of infiltration.
Holder: We Droned 3 of 4 Americans By Accident. Oops.
For the first time, the Obama administration has acknowledged killing four Americans in drone strikes -- three of whom were killed accidentally.
Watch 3-D Printed Shotgun Slugs Blow Away Their Targets
Everyone knows about the 3-D printed guns. Now a hobbyist from Tennessee has created 3-D printed shotgun slugs. Then his friend blasted away.
Navy’s High-Flying Spy Drone Completes Its First Flight
This is the Navy's MQ-4C Triton, its next-generation surveillance drone. It just flew its first flight test out in California. And it wants to scan 2,000 miles of ocean at once.
FBI Kills Ex-MMA Fighter Tied to Boston Bomb Suspect
An FBI interview with an Orlando man believed to have known Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev took a deadly and unclear turn early this morning.
4 Questions Obama’s Big National Security Speech Should Answer
Obama has a chance to clear up four major areas of ambiguity about the seemingly endless war on terrorism in his forthcoming speech. We'll see.
Congress Smashes Pentagon’s New Den of Spies
If the Pentagon's not careful, it's going to find its new network of spies rolled up by Congress.
House Panel Shoves Pentagon-China Satellite Deal Out of The Airlock
The Pentagon insists that its deal with a Chinese satellite firm to carry U.S. troops' communications isn't a security risk. But Congressmen with the ultra-influential House Armed Services Committee don't want to leave military data in Beijing's hands.