defense & security
Clinton and Trump's intelligence briefings aren't anything to worry about
The candidates are about to get classified briefings from the US spy agencies. But neither one is going to learn any major state secrets from them.
The Air Force plans to spend billions upgrading America's aging nuclear arsenal
The Air Force put out a call for proposals on Friday to replace the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and the nuclear cruise missile.
Cyber attacks said to target Clinton campaign and Russian government
Russia may have tried to hack Hillary Clinton's campaign, but Russia itself now says some of its computers were recently infected with cyber-espionage malware.
Canada may become the first country to ditch the F-35 fighter jet
Documents obtained by VICE News show Justin Trudeau’s government is exploring pulling out of the most expensive weapons program in history.
Hackers published replicas and blueprints to TSA master luggage keys
TSA for their part, don't seem particularly concerned about the fact that there are now blueprints of their master keys floating around online.
North Korea launches three ballistic missiles in an 'armed protest' against the US
Pyongyang appeared to express its displeasure over a US plan to install an advanced missile defense system in South Korea by launching three missiles into the sea.
A Sikh man is being wrongfully blamed for a major terror attack for the third time
Just after the Paris attacks last year, someone photoshopped an image of Toronto man Veerender Jubbal to make it look like he was wearing an explosive vest and holding a Qur'an. That fake image is now back and making the rounds on Twitter.
Why the US Navy's push to use biofuel isn't making a whole lot of sense
The Navy's "Great Green Fleet" initiative seeks to increase the use of alternative fuels, but politics, economics, and chemistry make its bet on biofuel look like a long shot.
Exclusive: Canada isn't being totally honest about its plan to sell weapons to Saudi Arabia
The Trudeau government contends that a massive $15 billion armored vehicle deal is "between a private company and Saudi Arabia." Documents obtained by VICE News prove that's not quite true.
Moscow accuses Canada of bringing back the Cold War
After Canada announced it was sending hundreds of troops, six fighter jets, and a frigate to Eastern Europe, the Russian embassy in Ottawa said it was all "Cold War saber-rattling."
This is how the CIA's first captive after 9/11 described his years of torture
Abu Zubaydah, a Saudi national, served as the guinea pig for the CIA's torture program. For the first time, his account of his captivity has been made public.
Bangladesh is being urged to confront its Islamic State problem
Attacks motivated by religious extremism have not sprouted up overnight in Bangladesh, but the Dhaka massacre on July 1 raised the scale of the killing. IS has claimed responsibility.