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Ever wondered what it's like to be a soldier? This section defines the people, technology and science used to equip soldiers. Articles here range from the technology of war and military snipers to gas masks and body armor.
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How are terror alert levels determined?
The U.S. national terror alert level is yellow today. Does that mean you can ignore that suspicious ticking package resting by the bus stop or should you report it to the authorities?
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How Body Armor Works
Body armor is essential for many people in high-risk professions. The strange thing is, the most common armor is actually a high-tech, soft netting. Learn how modern armor technologies stop bullets.
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How Game Theory Works
Game theory isn't about people scratching their heads over a never-ending game of Monopoly. Serious theorists, like Henry Kissinger, used it to form war strategies.
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How Gas Masks Work
Companies are reporting waiting lists for gas masks. Learn how these devices work and what they can actually protect you from.
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How Liquid Body Armor Works
Body armor is about to undergo the biggest change in centuries -- new liquid formations are making Kevlar much lighter and more flexible to wear. Find out about this new technique for making body armor more wearable.
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How Mercenaries Work
Professional soldiers have influenced history for centuries, fighting alongside colonists in the Revolutionary War and, more recently, providing private security in Iraq. What's life as a hired gun like?
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How Military Camouflage Works
Camouflage is critical in military operations. Learn about different types of camouflage and see how the art of blending in is keeping up with modern detection systems.
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How Military Snipers Work
There's more to being a sniper than lining up your target in the crosshairs and pulling the trigger -- try lying in the same position for days at a time.
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How MREs Work
Coalition troops have been surviving mainly on MREs (Meals Ready to Eat) for most of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Learn what these portable, adaptable and absolutely essential pieces of military technology are all about.
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How The Citadel Works
Once you pass through this school's gates, you leave your civilian clothes and ordinary life behind and join the South Carolina Corps of Cadets. It's a far cry from the adventures of a typical, clueless college freshman. So what's knob life like?
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How Transparent Aluminum Armor Works
Bullet-resistant glass seems flimsy once you compare it with transparent aluminum armor. Will this new heavy-duty material soon be shielding soldiers and police officers?
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Is there a torture manual?
While it says it doesn't participate in physical torture, the United States government has a manual of techniques to make prisoners talk. But are they torture?
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Technology of War
Modern warfare is a formidable display of technological expertise. These articles examine some of the weapons and defenses that play a prominent role in modern combat, as well as some pieces of technology that could play a role in the future.
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The Top 10 Game-changing Military Technologies
These 10 technologies changed war and the course of history as we know it. Some of these battlefield innovations, like adding grooves to gun barrels, are surprisingly simple. So what else made our list?
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Was there a covert CIA prison system?
After the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, members of al-Qaida began to "disappear" from locations around the world. Were they taken to covert CIA prisons?
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What are the five most prevalent forms of torture and why?
Watchdog groups that monitor prisons where torture is suspected rely on a handbook that describes prevalent forms of it. Which are most common, and who uses them?
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What is water boarding?
In 2007, Attorney General nominee Michael Mukasey came under fire for refusing to classify water boarding as torture. What does water boarding entail? Does it work?
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What will the additional 21,000 U.S. troops be doing in Iraq?
If the dire state of affairs in Iraq can be attributed at least in part to U.S. mistakes, the military will have to use the influx of troops wisely to regain ground.
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When is torture legal?
Torture isn't legal under the normal rules of war, but what about in the nontraditional rules of the War on Terror? The answer may surprise you.
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Why do I have to join the French Foreign Legion under an assumed name?
Have you always thought of yourself as more of a Jean-Pierre than a Jon? Good news, you can still be that guy, provided you're willing to fight for France for five years.
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