Dec 19, 2025 · A new high-power laser system will soon be sent to sea for its first tests under maritime conditions.

Sep 23, 2025 · The potential 'city killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 has a small chance of hitting the moon in 2032. In a new paper, scientists probe the logistics of destroying it — possibly with nuclear weapons ...

Jun 5, 2024 · The U.S. military could soon have new uncrewed aircraft that carry weapons and take off and land vertically. The vehicles could undergo test flights as early as 2026.

Jan 7, 2026 · A handful of 60,000-year-old arrow tips unearthed in a South African rock shelter are the oldest evidence of poison weapons in the world, a new study finds.

Jan 23, 2024 · The DragonFire laser can shoot down drones and costs less than $13 a shot, the UK government claims.

Apr 4, 2018 · From bat bombs to chicken-heated nukes, here are some of the most outlandish military weapons ever conceived.

Dec 2, 2023 · Today's infrared lasers are only powerful enough to disable aerial targets, but scientists now have the keys to building high-powered laser weaponry that can 'melt' distant targets.

May 26, 2025 · A second-generation Golden Dome system in the future would likely use directed energy weapons such as high-energy lasers and high-power microwaves to destroy missiles.

Mar 11, 2022 · Learn more about the history of nuclear weapons from The Atomic Foundation. Read more about what occured at Hiroshima and Nagasaki on the Arms Control Associations site.

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