Darpa: Use Tobacco to Save Soldiers From Nerve Gas
Here's a new idea from Darpa to combat the convulsions, choking and diarrhea that come with a nerve-gas attack. The Pentagon's blue-sky researchers want to harvest ersatz human liver enzymes to...
View ArticleNo, Syria Doesn’t Have Saddam’s Chemical Weapons
As if warped by some giant conspiratorial black hole, any discussion of Syria's chemical and biological weapons inevitably bends back in time and space to Iraq in 2003. Remember the meme that Saddam...
View ArticleU.S. Surveillance Caught Syria’s Chemical Weapons Prep
U.S. surveillance recently caught a frightening image: forces loyal to Syrian dictator Bashar Assad beginning preparations that could lead to the use of chemical weapons.
View ArticleTop U.S. General Says Stopping a Syrian Chemical Attack Is ‘Almost Unachievable’
Chances are the U.S. military can't stop Syria from using chemical weapons, nor will it send troops into the chaos of Syrian violence to prevent their proliferation. Gulp.
View ArticleLet’s All Stop Saying ‘Weapons of Mass Destruction’ Forever
According to a new indictment, a rocket-propelled grenade is a weapon of mass destruction. Time to retire this misleading term.
View ArticleSyrian Blood Tests Positive for Sarin Gas, U.S. Spies Say
The U.S. intelligence community has uncovered strong evidence that chemical weapons have been used in Syria. Several blood samples, taken from multiple people, have tested positive for the nerve agent...
View ArticleObama Unveils New ‘Red Line’ for Syria’s Chemical Weapons
President Obama meant to box in Syrian dictator Bashar Assad from using chemical weapons. Instead he may have boxed himself into a military escapade he doesn't want.
View ArticleArming Syria’s Rebels Now an ‘Option,’ Says Pentagon Chief
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel made it official: The Obama administration is considering sending guns, missiles and other weapons to Syria's rebels.
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