The man Clarence Thomas raised 'as a son' arrested on drug and weapons charges

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Clarence Thomas took in his grandnephew and raised him like a son. Mark Martin now faces more than 25 years on drug and weapons charges.

China's latest weapon of war is a gun-toting robot dog

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A robot dog used by the Chinese military
A robot dog used by the Chinese military.

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How the US Army refined its battle-tested, controversial M4 Carbine for modern combat

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A close up shot of a US Marine firing an M4A1 carbine
A US Marine fires an M4A1 carbine at a live-fire training in Barira, Philippines.

US Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Shaina Jupiter

Biden's move to send $1 billion in weapons to Israel could backfire

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President Biden and Prime Minister Netanyahu
President Joe Biden and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, Israel, on October 18, 2023.

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How the Iranian-backed Houthi militia compares to the US-led task force in the Red Sea

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A battle is playing out in the Red Sea as Yemen's Houthi militia attacks commercial shipping vessels headed to the Suez Canal using weapons supplied by Iran. Now a US-led task force is fighting back.

US Navy warship commander mocked for holding assault gun with scope the wrong way around

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US Navy firing gun with scope backwards
The now-deleted image of commander Cameron Yaste firing a rifle with a back-to-front scope and the lens cap still attached.

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A subtle shift in how China talks about Taiwan suggests it is gearing up for war

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Xi Jinping
Chinese President Xi Jinping at the fourth plenary session of the National People's Congress on March 11, 2023 in Beijing, China.

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How the US' top multiple rocket launcher compares with Russia's BM-30 in the Ukraine war

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A US Navy veteran compares the best multiple launcher rocket systems from the US and UK, detailing HIMARS and the BM-30 Smerch.

A Trident missile test-fired by a UK submarine failed. That's a lot of money down the drain.

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Vanguard-class submarine HMS Victorious
Vanguard-class submarine HMS Victorious near Faslane in Scotland.

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The US Coast Guard seized a big cache of weapons bound for Houthi rebels, including ballistic missile components and explosives

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The US Coast Guard said it seized over 200 packages of illegal weapons and military components from a vessel in the Arabian Sea on January 28.
The US Coast Guard said it seized over 200 packages of illegal weapons and military components from a vessel in the Arabian Sea on January 28.

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