History Medieval castle toilets doubled as assassination shafts Popkin

trump Why did the US target Venezuelan criminals over Mexican cartels? Séamus Bellamy

World War II How WWII sailors made torpedo juice from weapon fuel Ellsworth Toohey

weapons Pentagon pouring $1 billion/year into science fiction-style beam weapons mounted on military vehicles David Pescovitz

military US Naval Institute recalls a prior enemy's weaponized hot air balloon which… wasn't David Pescovitz

africa Africa's history of biological warfare Devin Nealy

data The ins and outs of cyber warfare Devin Nealy

military Guerrilla war across North Carolina but don't worry, it's just a very realistic drill David Pescovitz

war UN wants to ban killer robots but US won't comply Thom Dunn

weapons A brief history of weaponized balloons Thom Dunn

AI Watch a champion fighter jet AI destroy a human pilot in a flight simulator Andrea James

DRONES Sobering overview of the future of autonomous weaponry Andrea James

china China secretly trained Russian troops, and some have since fought in Ukraine Séamus Bellamy

Comic Books Dave Baker's "Halloween Boy" resurrects pulp adventure comics Gareth Branwyn

war US and Iran practicing an "Israeli ceasefire," by shooting at one another Jason Weisberger

antifa Portland declares inflatable frog a public safety threat Jason Weisberger

Business Musk's ad boycott lawsuit thrown out with prejudice Ellsworth Toohey

ethics Deeply qualified Joe Kent resigns from leadership of National Counterterrorism Center Séamus Bellamy