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SKorea analyzing NKorea's 4 projectile launches

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:20:07 -0400

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea is analyzing whether projectiles North Korea fired into its eastern waters over the weekend are short-range missiles or a new type of artillery the country may be developing, officials said Monday.

Calif. law takes effect on microstamping guns

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:41:13 -0400

LOS ANGELES - A California law that requires all semi-automatic handguns to be equipped with technology that stamps its identifying information on bullet casings is now in effect after years of delays.

Schumer wants to block 3D plastic guns

Mon, 06 May 2013 06:46:18 -0400

NEW YORK - New York Sen. Charles Schumer says the ability for making an untraceable and undetectable gun with a 3D printer is "stomach-churning."

Pentagon report: NKorea moving toward nuke missile

Thu, 02 May 2013 17:33:18 -0400

WASHINGTON - North Korea "will move closer" to its announced goal of being able to strike the U.S. with a nuclear-armed missile if it keeps investing in tests of nuclear and missile technology, the Pentagon said Thursday in a report to Congress.

UN report wants moratorium on killer robots

Thu, 02 May 2013 15:36:53 -0400

UNITED NATIONS - Killer robots that can attack targets without any human input "should not have the power of life and death over human beings," a new draft U.N. report says.

Syrian air defenses pose formidable challenge

Thu, 02 May 2013 15:10:44 -0400

BEIRUT - International military action against Syria's government over its alleged use of chemical weapons would run up against one of the Middle East's most formidable air defenses, a system bolstered in recent years by top-of-the-line Russian hardware.

Gun control fight spills over to federal research

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:12:07 -0400

WASHINGTON - Washington's fight over firearms restrictions isn't limited to Congress. It's also taking place in the halls of science - literally - where gun control advocates and the National Rifle Association differ over the direction federal research on gun violence should take.