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01 / EXPLORE THROUGH TIME

Timeline

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2026881 stories
I accidentally logged hundreds of thousands of phone calls to military bases↗ lina.sh · HN · 89 comments · 688 points · Aug 21, 2026
Where things stand with the Department of War↗ anthropic.com · HN · 788 comments · 630 points · Mar 06, 2026
Statement on the comments from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth↗ anthropic.com · HN · 357 comments · 1170 points · Feb 28, 2026
I am directing the Department of War to designate Anthropic a supply-chain risk↗ twitter.com · HN · 1085 comments · 1362 points · Feb 27, 2026
Statement from Dario Amodei on our discussions with the Department of War↗ anthropic.com · HN · 1579 comments · 2920 points · Feb 26, 2026
2025805 stories
Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agreeing new rules↗ apnews.com · HN · 485 comments · 473 points · Oct 16, 2025
Marines being mobilized in response to LA protests↗ cnn.com · HN · 1677 comments · 707 points · Jun 09, 2025
How the US defense secretary circumvents official DoD communications equipment↗ electrospaces.net · HN · 433 comments · 472 points · Apr 30, 2025
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat↗ theatlantic.com · HN · 1291 comments · 2283 points · Mar 24, 2025
Military grade sonic weapon is used against protesters in Serbia↗ twitter.com · HN · 488 comments · 542 points · Mar 16, 2025
2024750 stories
How one ED mobilized his department during a mass casualty incident (2017)↗ epmonthly.com · HN · 111 comments · 298 points · Aug 14, 2024
Defcon stiffs badge HW vendor, drags FW author offstage during talk↗ twitter.com · HN · 177 comments · 534 points · Aug 10, 2024
Minuteman missile communications↗ computer.rip · HN · 68 comments · 387 points · Jul 20, 2024
The Pentagon's Silicon Valley Problem↗ harpers.org · HN · 473 comments · 309 points · Mar 27, 2024
DEF CON 32 Was Canceled. We Un-Canceled it↗ forum.defcon.org · HN · 396 comments · 568 points · Feb 05, 2024
2023911 stories
The Pentagon’s $52,000 trash can↗ responsiblestatecraft.org · HN · 16 comments · 39 points · Jun 23, 2023
Top Secret U.S. Navy System Heard Titan Implosion Days Ago↗ wsj.com · HN · 11 comments · 38 points · Jun 22, 2023
TP-7↗ teenage.engineering · HN · 33 comments · 42 points · May 11, 2023
The Air Force has loosened its restrictions on body fat for new recruits↗ airforcetimes.com · HN · 47 comments · 41 points · Apr 21, 2023
The US military has decommissioned another “object” over Lake Huron↗ twitter.com · HN · 35 comments · 55 points · Feb 12, 2023
2022910 stories
U.S. Army Camouflage Improvement Explained (2013)↗ hyperstealth.com · HN · 300 comments · 311 points · Aug 01, 2022
Defensive tactics from the modern history of urban warfare↗ mwi.usma.edu · HN · 411 comments · 359 points · Feb 26, 2022
Estonia, allies to trigger NATO Article 4↗ twitter.com · HN · 585 comments · 491 points · Feb 24, 2022
Militarized Dolphins Protect Almost a Quarter of the US Nuclear Stockpile↗ military.com · HN · 213 comments · 393 points · Jan 25, 2022
Pentagon and CIA shaped thousands of Hollywood movies into effective propaganda↗ worldbeyondwar.org · HN · 537 comments · 489 points · Jan 07, 2022
2021919 stories
Soldiers speak out about being blocked from repairing equipment by contractors↗ mattstoller.substack.com · HN · 187 comments · 487 points · Jul 15, 2021
US Soldiers Expose Nuclear Weapons Secrets via Flashcard Apps↗ bellingcat.com · HN · 95 comments · 309 points · May 28, 2021
Advanced Situational Awareness [pdf]↗ armypubs.army.mil · HN · 148 comments · 280 points · May 10, 2021
Millions of the Pentagon’s dormant IP addresses sprang to life on January 20↗ washingtonpost.com · HN · 238 comments · 578 points · Apr 24, 2021
Weak Men Are Superweapons (2014)↗ slatestarcodexabridged.com · HN · 168 comments · 263 points · Jan 22, 2021
2020749 stories
The US Army spent millions developing giant, six-legged walking trucks in 1980s↗ thedrive.com · HN · 164 comments · 311 points · Sep 07, 2020
Why Does DARPA Work?↗ benjaminreinhardt.com · HN · 90 comments · 347 points · Jun 28, 2020
Why the US military usually punishes misconduct but police often close ranks↗ theconversation.com · HN · 532 comments · 815 points · Jun 26, 2020
Guerrilla Public Service Redux (2017)↗ 99percentinvisible.org · HN · 110 comments · 421 points · May 27, 2020
Peacetime CEO/Wartime CEO (2011)↗ a16z.com · HN · 102 comments · 269 points · Mar 12, 2020
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02 / CATCH UP

The conversation now

Popular stories, with attention fading over roughly two weeks.

US Military had close call after using AI for hallucinated intelligence report↗ cnn.com · HN · 396 comments · 519 points · Sep 18, 2026
US confirms for first time it has deployed space weapons↗ bbc.com · HN · 372 comments · 483 points · Sep 15, 2026
Israel Keeps Expanding into Gaza Despite Cease-Fire, Satellite Images Show↗ nytimes.com · HN · 28 comments · 100 points · Sep 28, 2026
Silicon Valley is transforming the military-industrial complex? (2024)↗ costsofwar.watson.brown.edu · HN · 383 comments · 183 points · Sep 10, 2026
CIA Releases President's Daily Briefs in Commemoration of 9/11↗ cia.gov · HN · 82 comments · 156 points · Sep 11, 2026

03 / GO DEEPER

Follow your curiosity

Find a particular story, revisit a year, or see what resonated.

Highest rated · the last 30 days

US Military had close call after using AI for hallucinated intelligence report↗ cnn.com · HN · 396 comments · 519 points · Sep 18, 2026
US confirms for first time it has deployed space weapons↗ bbc.com · HN · 372 comments · 483 points · Sep 15, 2026
US Military disables ad trackers on troops' phones↗ theguardian.com · HN · 104 comments · 200 points · Sep 04, 2026
Silicon Valley is transforming the military-industrial complex? (2024)↗ costsofwar.watson.brown.edu · HN · 383 comments · 183 points · Sep 10, 2026
Top Pentagon Official Contracted Personal Lawyer to Handle Minerals Deal↗ prospect.org · HN · 81 comments · 160 points · Sep 04, 2026
CIA Releases President's Daily Briefs in Commemoration of 9/11↗ cia.gov · HN · 82 comments · 156 points · Sep 11, 2026
Project Blinkenlights↗ blinkenlights.de · HN · 34 comments · 110 points · Sep 11, 2026
Israel Keeps Expanding into Gaza Despite Cease-Fire, Satellite Images Show↗ nytimes.com · HN · 28 comments · 100 points · Sep 28, 2026
Pentagon weighs pulling nearly a third of U.S. forces from Europe↗ nbcnews.com · HN · 65 comments · 81 points · Sep 18, 2026
War may be coming. Are we psychologically ready?↗ bbc.com · HN · 175 comments · 60 points · Sep 18, 2026

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