For 25 Years, U.S. Special Forces Carried Miniature Nukes on Their Backs
The B-54 Special Atomic Demolition Munition was a nuclear bomb the size of a backpack
The Army Is Open to Beards, Turbans And Other Religiously Affiliated Symbols
New dress regulations seek to accommodate soldier’s religious symbols
Archaeologists Chart the First Great Wall of China
Hundreds of years before the Great Wall, the Qi Dynasty built a wall of rammed earth
Syria’s Chemical Weapons Are Going on a Convoluted Journey Before They’re Destroyed
Multiple nations and multiple hand-offs will take Syria’s chemical weapons out of the country for disposal
How the North American Aerospace Defense Command Got Into the Business of Tracking Santa
It all began in 1955 with Sears, a wrong number and a very confused Colonel
George Friedman on World War III
The geopolitical scientist predicts which nations will be fighting for world power in 2050
Spies Who Spilled Atomic Bomb Secrets
As part of the Soviet Union’s spy ring, these Americans and Britons leveraged their access to military secrets to help Russia become a nuclear power
Dive Bomber
Underwater archaeologists ready a crashed B-29 for visits by scuba-wearing tourists at the bottom of Lake Mead
Making Sense of Robert E. Lee
“It is well that war is so terrible, or we should grow too fond of it.”— Robert E. Lee, at Fredericksburg
The Maginot Line
It is known as a great military blunder, but in fact this stout network of ingenious bunkers did what it was designed to do
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