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Here are 8 of the biggest improvements to the US's infantry combat gear
Warfighting gear has dramatically improved over the past 15 years.It goes by many names: Deuce gear, TA-50, or 782 gear. Whatever the nickname, load-bearing equipment is some of the most important kit...
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Former ISIS fighter explains why he joined the terror army — and why he left...
A former Islamic State militant recently spoke with NBC news about his experience fighting with the group in Syria — and why he surrendered after just three days on the frontlines.The man, a...
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Here's the insanely complicated process needed to launch the most powerful...
At the height of the Cold War, America's underground was rife with dozens of hidden nuclear-missile units.Some of these systems contained Titan II missiles, which carried the largest single nuclear...
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What the CIA thought of the most notorious US espionage case before Snowden
One of the most notorious spies in American history will walk out of prison by the end of the year.On November 20, Jonathan Pollard will be paroled 30 years after being convicted of spying for...
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Peruvian forces rescued a group of hostages who had been held captive for...
Peruvian security forces rescued 54 adults and children, mostly members of the Ashaninka indigenous group, who had been held by Shining Path rebels in a remote jungle region, government officials...
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These amazing colorized photographs bring World War I to life
One month after a Bosnian-Serb assassinated Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, on a street corner in Sarajevo, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia,...
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Turkey's president is making a Machiavellian move
On July 24, Turkey announced that it would finally allow US forces to use its Incirlik Airbase to carry out strikes against ISIS militants in Syria and Iraq.But Turkey's access came with...
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Rouhani: The nuclear deal is a 'third way' for Iran's foreign policy
DUBAI/BEIRUT (Reuters) - President Hassan Rouhani affirmed his confidence in Iran's nuclear deal with world powers on Sunday, tackling the criticisms of hardliners and highlighting the achievements of...
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This is how the FBI hunts down the world's most notorious cyber-criminals
Cyber-attacks are ten a penny now, and the FBI and other authorities that investigate these crimes around the world have many hurdles to cross if they want to catch a hacker. Police forces can often be...
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China's war on corruption is far from over
The fight to rid the military of graft faced a backlash and remained serious, the PLA's official newspaper warned on Sunday, three days after the announcement of a former top general's prosecution for...
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Everyone's overlooking a major player in Central Asia
China and Russia have been front and center in the Central Asia conversation.Beijing has been pushing westward — in part aiming to find new countries to which it can export its goods as Western demand...
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The US says it will defend Syria rebels with airpower — even from Assad
The United States has decided to allow airstrikes to defend Syrian rebels trained by the U.S. military from any attackers, even if the enemies hail from forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar...
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NATO: Airspace violations and jet scrambles are surging
World powers are reporting surges in airspace violations and instances where aircraft are scrambled to intercept foreign jets, amid a sharp rise in geopolitical tensions in Europe and Asia.Nato member...
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2 of Obama's new goals are in conflict with each other
With the Iran nuclear deal in hand, President Obama appears ready to focus more of his attention on stemming the wars, mass atrocities and humanitarian catastrophes that have spread across the Middle...
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5 myths about the atomic bomb
1. The bomb ended the war.The notion that the atomic bombs caused the Japanese surrender on Aug. 15, 1945, has been, for many Americans and virtually all U.S. history textbooks, the default...
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Italian police: The head of the Sicilian Mafia used 'sheep code' to communicate
The head of the Sicilian Mafia, on the run for over 20 year, has been using "sheep code" to communicate with allies, the BBC reports. Eleven men associated with mob boss Matteo Messina Denaro were...
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US-led warplanes are going after ISIS' most devastating weapon
US-led coalition forces launched a successful airstrike last weekend against a crucial Islamic State explosives facility. The strikes destroyed a facility near Makhmur, Iraq, that was used to produce...
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It's been 25 years since Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait
A quarter century ago, after Saddam Hussein's Iraqi army successfully invaded and took over the tiny Persian Gulf nation of Kuwait, President George H.W. Bush famously drew a line in the sand against...
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Spectacular video of a Mig-29 Fulcrum pulling into a vertical climb
Filmed at the recent RIAT (Royal International Air Tattoo) at RAF Fairford, UK, the following video shows a Polish Air Force Mig-29 Fulcrum jet beginning its display with an amazing takeoff followed by...
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Russia's Lavrov meets Hamas chief, invites him to Moscow
GAZA (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal in Qatar on Monday and invited him to visit Moscow, a Hamas official said, extending a diplomatic welcome to the...
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