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by Haiya Kofler | Oct 4, 2018 | National Security
WASHINGTON – The Defense Department is considering whether it is unethical to not use robots in combat soon because they could keep troops out of the line of fire, a top official at the Army Training and Doctrine Command said Thursday. “Is it immoral not to rely on...
by Daniel Grimes & Patty Nieberg | Oct 3, 2018 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Artificial Intelligence cannot eliminate human involvement in technology because people will have to create ways to fight back against efforts to threaten national cybersecurity, experts said at The Atlantic Festival on Wednesday. “Humans will...
by Bryan Wood & Patty Nieberg | Oct 2, 2018 | National Security
LUMBERTON, N.C. — Two years ago, when John Givens was driven from his home by Hurricane Matthew, he went to a shelter and was given plenty of food and clothes to carry him through the crisis. This week, Givens is once again in a shelter due to flooding from...
by Patty Nieberg | Oct 2, 2018 | National Security
WASHINGTON – America’s declining commercial nuclear industry may be a threat to national security and reduce U.S. authority to influence nuclear safety and anti-proliferation globally, an international security expert said Tueday. “The time for discussion is over. The...
by Medill News Service | Aug 21, 2018 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Jumping out of airplanes isn’t an easy job. Last week, the military celebrated the first parachute jump by U.S. paratroopers 78 years ago. Published in conjunction...
by Loumay Alesali | Aug 17, 2018 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — For seven years, Syrians have been suffering in the civil war as the Assad government and its allies bomb civilians and use chemical attacks. More than 500,000 people have been killed, according to the U.K.-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights....
