by Sharon Weinberger and Noah Shachtman | Aug 7, 2012 | Monitor
A selection from a 2006 Marine Corps request for a laser weapon. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service has asked Danger Room repeatedly to take down the unclassified document. In its mounting campaign against leakers, the U.S. government isn’t just going...
by Dave Maass | Jul 30, 2012 | Monitor
Alan Gourgue poses for a portrait near his home in Oceanside, California Photo: Dan Krauss/Wired Updated 6:07 pm. SAN DIEGO, California — On Jan. 26, 2011, a pair of U.S. Marines put Alan Gourgue in handcuffs and a restraint belt and hauled him across the...
by Robert Beckhusen | Jul 11, 2012 | Monitor
National Reconnaissance Office patch commemorating a satellite launch. Photo: mr. smashy/Flickr The National Reconnaissance Office — the secretive Pentagon agency in charge of spy satellites — is supposed to safeguarding Americans and American interests...
by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | Jun 26, 2012 | Monitor
<< Previous | Next >> Chief of Police Bill Partridge, of the Oxford Police Department, Alabama, poses with his emergency services team, showcasing two Markbots Inspection robots, M-16 rifles and other equipment. Photo Courtesy of Chief of Police Bill...