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North Korea launches ICBM with potential to reach New York

28 July 2017

An intercontinental ballistic missile launched by North Korea landed in Japanese waters. Experts say the range of such a missile could reach the US east coast
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Packs of robots will hunt down uncooperative humans

22 October 2008

The Pentagon is seeking out a new system that will let packs of robots "search for and detect a non-cooperative human".

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