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Das Boom: 6 best weapons designed to kill submarines
Weapons

Das Boom: 6 best weapons designed to kill submarines

China and Russia are both building up their sub fleets, and potential conflict areas in the Black Sea, South China Sea, and under the Arctic Circle mean it's possible submarine warfare could make a comeback. If the NATO and Russian or Chinese flee…

The 7 craziest conspiracy theories about ISIS
Military News

The 7 craziest conspiracy theories about ISIS

ISIS' quick rise to prominence in 2014, combined with its real-world battlefield accomplishments in Iraq and Syria was stunning to everyone. Naturally, when a non-state actor few people even heard of capture so much territory and rout a…

Porn, cowboys and other things Osama Bin Laden obsessed over
Afghanistan War

Porn, cowboys and other things Osama Bin Laden obsessed over

America's biggest hater had more in common with college 20-somethings than you think. For starters, he was into video games and porn, two staples of college dorm life. The US Navy SEALs that raided his compound in 2011 found his porn sta…

The Nazi’s (implausible) plan to invade the American mainland
World War II

The Nazi’s (implausible) plan to invade the American mainland

In March 1942, the U.S. was fully engaged in the second World War, fighting against Japan and Germany. The Pearl Harbor attack had happened just months prior, and now there was a U-boat war happening right off the

Pentagon releases name of Delta Force soldier killed by ISIS in Iraq
Iraq War

Pentagon releases name of Delta Force soldier killed by ISIS in Iraq

This combat footage shows Special Forces raiding a terrorist compound
Afghanistan War

This combat footage shows Special Forces raiding a terrorist compound

No matter where you try to hide, Army Special Forces will find you. That message is clear by watching this video. Special Forces soldiers catch up with some insurgents in what looks like the only structure in the middle of nowhere. Serio…

The hater’s guide to the US Army
Military Culture

The hater’s guide to the US Army

This is the third in a series about how branches of the military hate on each other. We'll feature all branches of the U.S. military, written by veterans of that branch being brutally honest with themselves and their services.

What we know about the Kurds fighting against ISIS with help from Delta Force
Military News

What we know about the Kurds fighting against ISIS with help from Delta Force

A raid to rescue Iraqi Security Forces held hostage by ISIS forces in the Kurdish areas of Iraq on Thursday liberated 70 hostages and resulted in the death of …

Chris Kyle’s widow appeals $1.8 million defamation award to Jesse Ventura
Movies and TV

Chris Kyle’s widow appeals $1.8 million defamation award to Jesse Ventura

American soldier killed in Iraq while rescuing more than 70 ISIS hostages
Heroes

American soldier killed in Iraq while rescuing more than 70 ISIS hostages

A U.S. Army Special Operations soldier was killed during a rescue mission to free as many as 70 ISIS hostages being h…

This admiral is a great barometer for what the Chinese might do next
Military News

This admiral is a great barometer for what the Chinese might do next

Rear Admiral Zhang Zhaozhong is a leader in the Chinese Navy, a professor at Beijing's National Defense University, Chief Weapons Specialist and Strategist, and what some call "the Head of the Strategic

This is what DARPA thinks will be the power source of the future
Technology

This is what DARPA thinks will be the power source of the future

The Russian military officer who ‘saved the world’ from nuclear armageddon in 1983
Cold War

The Russian military officer who ‘saved the world’ from nuclear armageddon in 1983

The "Judgment Day" of the Terminator films didn't come on Aug. 29, 1997. But it almost came on Sept. 26, 1983.

Star Wars tech we could really use in Iraq and Afghanistan
Movies and TV

Star Wars tech we could really use in Iraq and Afghanistan

The new Star Wars movies are pretty exciting. It freaked out the entire media landscape in a way unseen since the days before cable TV ensured we all didn't watch the same episode of Friends on Thursday night. As each trailer brings the …

Army vet brothers create business to change the world one baby at a time
Entrepreneurship

Army vet brothers create business to change the world one baby at a time

5 weapons designed for just one target each
World War II

5 weapons designed for just one target each

The best weapons work against a variety of targets and in many different scenarios. Sometimes, a specific target is so tough or so-well defended a custom weapon is needed to destroy it. Here are 5 weapons created to destroy a single target or set of…

Russia had the crazy idea of building an aircraft that would refuel by submarine
Ships

Russia had the crazy idea of building an aircraft that would refuel by submarine

During the mid-1950s, the Soviets fooled the U.S. into believing that they had hundreds of Bison bombers ready to deploy, but in reality they still lacked a way of reaching the U.S. mainland. Their solution to this problem was the Bartini…

Fast-mover hit by enemy ground fire over Afghanistan
Military News

Fast-mover hit by enemy ground fire over Afghanistan

 

The 9 best military prank videos on the Internet
Entertainment

The 9 best military prank videos on the Internet

Military humor is famously dark and mean, and we've got the videos to prove it. From MRE bombs to machine gun wake-ups, here are 9 of the best military prank videos on the internet. Feel free to share your favorites on our

Project Orion: The space engine powered by nuclear weapons
History

Project Orion: The space engine powered by nuclear weapons

In the early days of the Atomic Era, American scientists were fascinated by the idea of sending an entire colony of humans to Mars using an engine propelling a ship with a series of controlled atomic bomb blasts behind the craft. They called the pro…