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Despite obvious dangers, autonomous killer robot tech is charging ahead
Thanks to the proliferation of lethal autonomous weapon tech, the world's military powers are now engaged in an arms race that's increasingly difficult to stop.
U.S. Air Force general says laser warfare in the sky coming sooner than you think
Fighter jets may soon take enemies out using laser weapons. “That day is a lot closer than I think a lot of people think it is,” said an Air Force general.
Stephen Hawking, Elon Musk, Steve Wozniak call for autonomous weapon ban
Heading off a weaponised robotic future is the best bet to avoid it, according to scientists, who have called for a ban on their development.
Lockheed Martin’s newest laser weapon can destroy a truck’s engine from a mile away
Dr. Evil, eat your heart out: Lockheed Martin recently demonstrated a laser that disabled a small truck’s engine from more than a mile away.
Check out the Navy’s crazy electromagnetic railgun that’s set to be deployed in 2016
After developing it behind closed doors for the better part of a decade, the U.S. Navy will soon unveil it's railgun prototype to the public in July.
UK man gets his toy gun mistaken by startled passerby, armed siege ensued
An armed siege in Liverpool, United Kingdom was caused by a toy gun after a scared passerby witnessed one gamer point the "weapon" from his window.
The TSA joins Instagram to post all the weapons people still bring to airports
If weekly blogs weren't enough to discourage people from bringing weapons and explosives to airports, could the TSA's Instagram efforts do the trick?