Weapons(Page 5)

Military gear including guns, tanks, aircraft, missiles, and more, as well as the people and software operating it.

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Watch A Homemade Coilgun Destroy A Laptop

Watch A Homemade Coilgun Destroy A Laptop Watch A Homemade Coilgun Destroy A Laptop

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Hiroshima Visualized

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By Kelsey D. Atherton

What Happens When You Fire An AK-47 Underwater [Video] What Happens When You Fire An AK-47 Underwater [Video]

By Kelsey D. Atherton

A Mathematical Model Of Gun Control Means We Can Finally Argue Over Data

A Mathematical Model Of Gun Control Means We Can Finally Argue Over Data A Mathematical Model Of Gun Control Means We Can Finally Argue Over Data

By Shaunacy Ferro

What Manhattan Would Look Like In A Nuclear Blast [Infographic]

What Manhattan Would Look Like In A Nuclear Blast [Infographic] What Manhattan Would Look Like In A Nuclear Blast [Infographic]

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Two Men Arrested For Trying To Build An X-Ray Gun [Updated]

Two Men Arrested For Trying To Build An X-Ray Gun [Updated] Two Men Arrested For Trying To Build An X-Ray Gun [Updated]

By Kelsey D. Atherton

How The World’s First 3-D Printed Gun Works

How The World’s First 3-D Printed Gun Works How The World’s First 3-D Printed Gun Works

By Kelsey D. Atherton

New Chemical Trick To Make Fertilizer That Won’t Explode

New Chemical Trick To Make Fertilizer That Won’t Explode New Chemical Trick To Make Fertilizer That Won’t Explode

By Kelsey D. Atherton

For God’s Sake, Stay Inside During A Gun Fight

For God’s Sake, Stay Inside During A Gun Fight For God’s Sake, Stay Inside During A Gun Fight

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Matching Wits With The Unabomber

Matching Wits With The Unabomber Matching Wits With The Unabomber

By Frank Vizard

Trained Soviet Attack Dolphins With Head-Mounted Guns Are On The Loose

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By Colin Lecher

How Did We Know North Korea Tested A Nuke?

How Did We Know North Korea Tested A Nuke? How Did We Know North Korea Tested A Nuke?

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The ‘Intelligent’ Rifle, Now With iPad App, Wi-Fi, Infallible Accuracy

The ‘Intelligent’ Rifle, Now With iPad App, Wi-Fi, Infallible Accuracy The ‘Intelligent’ Rifle, Now With iPad App, Wi-Fi, Infallible Accuracy

What Kind Of Violence Kills Americans? [Infographic] What Kind Of Violence Kills Americans? [Infographic]

By Colin Lecher

Q+A: Cody Wilson Of The Wiki Weapon Project On The 3-D Printed Future of Firearms

Q+A: Cody Wilson Of The Wiki Weapon Project On The 3-D Printed Future of Firearms Q+A: Cody Wilson Of The Wiki Weapon Project On The 3-D Printed Future of Firearms

Would Arming Teachers And Students Really Have Prevented A Tragedy? Would Arming Teachers And Students Really Have Prevented A Tragedy?

By Colin Lecher

Why North Korea’s Latest Rocket Launch Does Not Spell Imminent Doom

Why North Korea’s Latest Rocket Launch Does Not Spell Imminent Doom Why North Korea’s Latest Rocket Launch Does Not Spell Imminent Doom

The Secret Weapons Behind The Japanese Attack On Pearl Harbor

The Secret Weapons Behind The Japanese Attack On Pearl Harbor The Secret Weapons Behind The Japanese Attack On Pearl Harbor

By Krislyn Placide

‘Intelligent’ Rifle Lets You Pre-Tag Your Target, Then Fire When Ready

‘Intelligent’ Rifle Lets You Pre-Tag Your Target, Then Fire When Ready ‘Intelligent’ Rifle Lets You Pre-Tag Your Target, Then Fire When Ready

Could A Sonic Weapon Make Your Head Explode?

Could A Sonic Weapon Make Your Head Explode? Could A Sonic Weapon Make Your Head Explode?

By Seth S. Horowitz

How Abraham Lincoln Developed Modern War Technology

How Abraham Lincoln Developed Modern War Technology How Abraham Lincoln Developed Modern War Technology

By Krislyn Placide

Infographic: Horses And Bayonets? Guns And Butter?

Infographic: Horses And Bayonets? Guns And Butter? Infographic: Horses And Bayonets? Guns And Butter?

By Martha Harbison, Emily Elert, Clay Dillow

FYI: Is It Legal To 3-D Print A Handgun?

FYI: Is It Legal To 3-D Print A Handgun? FYI: Is It Legal To 3-D Print A Handgun?

Navy Experimental Rail Gun to Fire GPS-Guided Projectiles

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A Working Assault Rifle Made With a 3-D Printer

A Working Assault Rifle Made With a 3-D Printer A Working Assault Rifle Made With a 3-D Printer

Army Demonstrates a Weapon That Shoots Laser-Guided Lightning Bolts

Army Demonstrates a Weapon That Shoots Laser-Guided Lightning Bolts Army Demonstrates a Weapon That Shoots Laser-Guided Lightning Bolts

Rough Sketch: Self-Guided Bullet

Rough Sketch: Self-Guided Bullet Rough Sketch: Self-Guided Bullet

By Larry Shipers, as told to Flora Lichtman

Inside the DIY Weapons Workshop of the Libyan Rebels

Inside the DIY Weapons Workshop of the Libyan Rebels Inside the DIY Weapons Workshop of the Libyan Rebels

By Sarah A. Topol

The Pentagon Has a Classified List of Cyber Weapons Approved for Cyber Warfare

The Pentagon Has a Classified List of Cyber Weapons Approved for Cyber Warfare The Pentagon Has a Classified List of Cyber Weapons Approved for Cyber Warfare

2011 Invention Awards: A Crime-Fighting Armored Glove

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2011 Invention Awards: A Crime-Fighting Armored Glove 2011 Invention Awards: A Crime-Fighting Armored Glove

By Brooke Borel

Self-Correcting Laser Rifle Sight Gives the Most Accurate Shot Yet

Self-Correcting Laser Rifle Sight Gives the Most Accurate Shot Yet Self-Correcting Laser Rifle Sight Gives the Most Accurate Shot Yet

By Rebecca Boyle

New Device Uses Electromagnetic Pulses to Detonate IEDs From a Safe Distance

New Device Uses Electromagnetic Pulses to Detonate IEDs From a Safe Distance New Device Uses Electromagnetic Pulses to Detonate IEDs From a Safe Distance

By Rebecca Boyle

The Navy’s Megawatt Laser Weapon Takes a Big Leap Forward with Powerful New Electron Injector

The Navy’s Megawatt Laser Weapon Takes a Big Leap Forward with Powerful New Electron Injector The Navy’s Megawatt Laser Weapon Takes a Big Leap Forward with Powerful New Electron Injector

NASA Engineers Propose Combining a Rail Gun and a Scramjet to Fire Spacecraft Into Orbit

NASA Engineers Propose Combining a Rail Gun and a Scramjet to Fire Spacecraft Into Orbit NASA Engineers Propose Combining a Rail Gun and a Scramjet to Fire Spacecraft Into Orbit

By Rena Marie Pacella

Video: Navy Railgun Sets New Record, Launching A Metal Bullet To Mach 7 Speeds

Video: Navy Railgun Sets New Record, Launching A Metal Bullet To Mach 7 Speeds Video: Navy Railgun Sets New Record, Launching A Metal Bullet To Mach 7 Speeds

By Rebecca Boyle

The Future of the Military — Perhaps

The Future of the Military — Perhaps The Future of the Military — Perhaps

By James Vlahos