Arquivos de Tag: weapons

North Korea continues streak of weapons tests with multiple ballistic missile launches

North Korea on Monday fired multiple ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters, South Korea’s military said, adding to a recent streak of weapons demonstrations that has heightened tensions during a prolonged freeze in diplomacy. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missiles were fired from an area around the North Korean capital of Pyongyang, […]

Russia is stockpiling weapons to intensify attacks on Ukraine, analysts say

Kyiv — A daytime Russian attack on Ukraine Monday damaged civilian buildings and wounded more than 100 people across the country, according to local authorities.  A drone exploded into the National Academy of Sciences in the heart of Kyiv. Hours later, a second drone damaged a private medical clinic just blocks away. In Dnipro, Ukraine’s fourth-largest […]

Anthropic says it disrupted scientists using Claude AI for possible biological weapons development

Anthropic said Thursday it blocked scientists who used its Claude AI models “in ways that could support biological weapons development.” The revelation was shared in a lengthy report that also divulged other harmful activity involving surveillance, scams, conventional weapons development and propaganda. The cases, occurring between December 2025 and August 2026, are examples of “the most notable […]

Taliban using U.S. weapons 5 years after withdrawal

The 9/11 terror attacks, 25 years ago this week, were planned from inside the Taliban-controlled country of Afghanistan; a country that tonight is not only back under Taliban control, but with Taliban fighters carrying American weapons and driving around in American vehicles. CBS News’ Imtiaz Tyab reports from Kabul. Taliban using U.S. weapons 5 years […]

Powerful cartel in Mexico sought to buy weapons overseas in exchange for fentanyl and meth, U.S. says

The U.S. Justice Department unsealed indictments on Tuesday against four members of one of Mexico’s most powerful drug cartels accused of seeking to purchase arms and ammunition in exchange for drugs in the Czech Republic. The four alleged members of the Jalisco New Generation cartel, known by its Spanish acronym CJNG, were arrested in the […]

Concerns over U.S. weapons getting depleted as U.S. and Iran continue to trade strikes

As the U.S. builds up forces in the Middle East amid the ongoing war with Iran, there’s concern among some officials that U.S. weapons may be getting depleted. It comes as President Trump has threatened new escalations and as the U.S. and Iran continue to trade strikes. Charlie D’Agata reports. Concerns over U.S. weapons getting […]

Rapid pace of interceptor and precision-guided weapons use worries Trump administration

Washington — The rapid pace at which the U.S. is expending some of its most advanced air-defense interceptors and precision-guided weapons in the Middle East is a point of great tension inside the Trump administration as President Trump’s war with Iran ratchets up again, according to U.S. military and intelligence officials familiar with internal assessments. […]