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Military personnel in protective clothing removes vehicles from a car park in Salisbury, Britain, 11 March 2017

Humans

The Novichok spy attack was brazen – it needs a tough response

Hard-line regimes once tried to hide their attempts to poison defectors. Now they make them blatant. Tougher responses are required, says David Hambling

Comment

Qasef-1 drone

Technology

Swarms of cheap drones are attacking missile defences in Yemen

News

Tiangong-1 space station

Space

China's reckless attitude to space debris needs to change

Comment

Suspected railgun on Chinese ship

Technology

Leaked photos suggest China may now have a hypersonic railgun

News

wave

Technology

Old Scientist: Just like the movies

Regulars

The US embassy in Cuba

Technology

Weaponised microwave may be behind alleged sonic attacks in Cuba

News

internet room

Technology

US cyberweapons have been stolen and there's nothing we can do

Insight

South Koreans watch a news report of North Korean missile launch

Technology

North Korea launches another long-range missile toward Japan

News

robot tank

Technology

Letting robots kill without human supervision could save lives

Insight

Donald Trump

Humans

Maths can make sense of Trump’s ‘madman’ North Korea strategy

Outlandish threats in the standoff between North Korea and Donald Trump are bluffs whose main aim is to bolster support at home, says game theorist Petros Sekeris

Comment

Humans

Trump’s U-turn may see Iran join North Korea as a nuclear state

Analysis

Technology

The blushing Englishman who stole nuclear secrets from the US

Features

Health

The US will not ban guns so must learn how to live with them

Analysis

Technology

Drone pilots deserve medals even without risking their lives

Comment

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