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Congress

Trump supporters swarm the US Capitol.

Amid a transfer of power, Trump supporters break into Capitol

By Matt Field | Analysis

Nike Zeus antiballistic missile system

Why does missile defense still enjoy bipartisan support in Congress?

By Subrata Ghoshroy | Missile Defense, Nuclear Risk

Amazon's Seattle properties include The Spheres. Credit: Biodin CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

Amazon’s video doorbell: 1984 at the front door?

By Matt Field | Artificial Intelligence, Disruptive Technologies, What We’re Reading

Google CEO Sundar Pichai. Credit: © World Economic Forum / Manuel Lopez CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Google’s day of reckoning

By Matt Field | Disruptive Technologies, What We’re Reading

Easing sanctions on Iran might someday be necessary–but it won’t be easy

By Navid Hassibi, Tom Sauer | Uncategorized