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More Troops to Afghanistan, But What Will They Do?

So the President has apparently made his decision about Afghanistan: He’ll send another 34,000 troops there, according to multiple reports. The White House is preparing for Obama’s first-ever prime-time address to formally announce the move. But for ...

From NOAH SHACHTMAN, Wired,  24 Nov 2009

Related Topics: White House,  Barack Obama,  Stanley A. McChrystal,  NATO,  New York Times Company

Five for Fighting 11/24/09

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From NOAH SHACHTMAN, Wired,  24 Nov 2009

Latest U.S. Taliban-Fighting Tactic: Trash Talk

In a small town at the western edge of Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, U.S. soldiers are trying a new tactic in the battle for hearts and minds: trash talking. “The previous day, a handful of insurgents in a nearby village had made the mistake of ...

From NOAH SHACHTMAN, Wired,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Taliban,  Stanley A. McChrystal

Darpa’s Simulated Cat Brain Project a ‘Scam’: Top Scientist

Modha told a supercomputing conference that his cortical simulator had generated the digital equivalent of a billion neurons connected by 10 trillion individual synapses. It was, apparently, the first baby step toward Pentagon mad science division ...

From NOAH SHACHTMAN, Wired,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: IBM,  IEEE Spectrum,  Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

Five for Fighting 11/23/09

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From NOAH SHACHTMAN, Wired,  23 Nov 2009

Five for Fighting 11/19/09

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From NOAH SHACHTMAN, Wired,  19 Nov 2009

Darpa’s ‘Liquid Laser’ Gunship Program Pushes Ahead

Lasers all work in pretty much the same way: Excite certain kinds of atoms, and light particles — photons — radiate out. Reflect that light back into the excited atoms, and more photons appear. But performance varies wildly, depending on the kind of ...

From NOAH SHACHTMAN, Wired,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: TEXTRON INC

Army Eyes Missiles Filled With Flying Spy Bots

That’s right. The military wants to shoot off loads of flying, spying robots, using missiles to make for faster surveillance and attack. “ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) platforms delivered from missiles can potentially provide ...

From NOAH SHACHTMAN, Wired,  17 Nov 2009

Special Forces Ready to Unleash the PDAs of War

Right now in Afghanistan, most U.S. infantrymen don’t have a personal radio, or a way to digitally keep tabs on their fellow troops. One brigade has got the right gear - but it means strapping on an extra eight pounds’ worth of radios and computers. ...

From NOAH SHACHTMAN, Wired,  17 Nov 2009

U.S. Turns to Local Guns-for-Hire to Guard Afghan Outpost

The U.S. military is turning to guns-for-hire to guard one of its outposts in an increasingly-violent corner of Afghanistan. But Blackwaters of the world, take note: simply hiring former G.I.s or American cops or even Nepalese Gurkhas won’t do the ...

From NOAH SHACHTMAN, Wired,  16 Nov 2009

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