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Emerging Technologies
October 2018
A Dangerous New Class of Weapons Emerges
Victims of this apparent attack first heard a mysterious sound seemingly emanating from their own ears. Pain, feelings of vertigo, nausea ensued and later some were diagnosed with neurological damage. -
Counterterrorism
June 2018
Counterterrorism Spending Tops $2.8 Trillion Since 9/11
By Jon HarperThe U.S. government has spent more than $2.8 trillion on counterterrorism efforts since the al-Qaida attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, according to a recent study group. -
Chem Bio Protection
June 2018
Study Group: Synthetic Biology Could Pose a Major Threat to the United States
By Sonja JordanSynthetic biology, the field that explores the engineering and creation of organisms not found in the natural world, can benefit society when it comes to healthcare and other fields. But it also poses a threat to the United States, according to a recent study group report released June 19. -
Robotics and Autonomous Systems
March 2018
Company Takes New Approach to Counter Drones
By Vivienne MachiA Maryland-based defense company is partnering with Raytheon to sell a counter-drone system to U.S. special operations forces and other defense agencies. -
Counterterrorism
January 2018
Going Underground: The U.S. Government’s Hunt for Enemy Tunnels
By Jon HarperIn April of last year, the U.S. military dropped the most powerful non-nuclear bomb ever used in combat on a tunnel complex in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province. -
Counterterrorism
December 2017
Counterterrorism Rapid Acquisition Group Touts its Success
“Just because you asked your acquisition force to work faster doesn’t make you a rapid acquisition group. It just means you told your staff to work faster,” Robert Newberry, director of the Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office said on the sidelines of his organization’s annual briefing to industry at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. -
Counterterrorism
November 2017
Expert: Low-Tech Terror Threat Persists
By Yasmin TadjdehTerrorist attacks that employ “low-tech” technology, such as homemade bombs or vehicles that crash into crowds, will remain a perennial problem, said one counterterrorism expert. -
Counterterrorism
April 2017
Help Wanted to Combat Social Media Threats
By Vivienne MachiThe Defense Department must work with Silicon Valley on ways to deter the growing weaponization of social media by state and non-state actors. -
Special Operations
April 2017
Report: Special Operations Forces Want to Do More Than Just Counterterrorism
By Vivienne MachiSpecial operations forces and their capabilities could provide a boost in an increasing global competition between the United States and state actors including Russia and China. -
Special Operations
April 2017
Special Operators Seek to Break Language Barrier (UPDATED)
By Vivienne MachiWhen asked about the types of language technology that commandos are currently seeking, Army Special Operations Commander Lt. Gen. Kenneth Tovo said, “You just need to watch Star Trek.”
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