weapons
How Terrified Should We be About Nuclear Annihilation?
According to the author of Command and Control, a book about nuclear doomsday scenarios, "the two great existential threats that we face today are global warming and nuclear weapons – and the latter isn't getting anywhere near enough attention".
The Obscure Chinese Businessman Accused of Selling Ballistic Missile Parts to Iran
Li Fang Wei has been attracting the attention of the US government for years and has a $5 million FBI bounty on him– but he won't stop selling equipment to Iran that could be used in missiles.
Drug Dealers and Drug Users Just Got Swindled Out of £8m by the Internet's Biggest Illegal Marketplace
An expert we spoke to believes the fallout from the Evolution scam could result in multiple people being killed.
Why Is Russia Trading Warplanes for Beef?
You don't often see major powers bartering food staples for weapons systems, but the recent move by Vladimir Putin is actually a savvy bit of strategic thinking.
Battle of the Nations
VICE France visits a 'medieval full contact' tournament – one of the most violent sports we know of– called Battle of the Nations. There, we watch grown men beat each other in the face with weapons that existed in Europe 800 years ago.
Romania Paraded Its Old-Fashioned War Machines Through a Terrible Blizzard on Monday
It seems Romania really wanted Putin to know about its NATO friends.
The First Person in the World Has Been Jailed for Making 3D-Printed Guns
Japanese gunsmith Yoshitomo Imura posted videos of his creation to YouTube.
There’s No Such Thing as a 'Non-Lethal' Weapon
It's a misleading label for potentially deadly devices.
I Got Caught Up in Papua New Guinea's Tribal Warfare
Worryingly, the country's Baruya tribe are trading in their bows for rifles.
Guantanamo: Black Out Bay
We spoke to a former detainee and guard to find out what life's like at Gitmo.
Is the UK Government Protecting Companies Accused of Selling Torture Weapons?
Activists weren't given permission to prosecute two international arms companies.
Forget Potato Salad, These Guys Are Crowdfunding for Drones and Weapons
The Ukrainian "People's Project" are trying to help their beleaguered army.