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The silhouette of a drone flying over the mountains line at sunset

Threat in the sky: How cheap drones are changing warfare

By Sara Goudarzi | Disruptive Technologies

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Can a pandemic drone help stop the spread of COVID-19?

By Dawn Stover | Biosecurity

Attacks on Saudi oil facilities raise US-Iran tensions

By John Mecklin | Special Topics, What We’re Reading

How swarming will change warfare

By Paul Scharre | Disruptive Technologies, Technology and Security

The dimensions of contemporary war and violence: How to reclaim humanity from a continuing revolution in the technology of killing

By Robert Jay Lifton | Nuclear Weapons