weapons
Driving a Tank Is a Bizarre Power Trip
Why would anyone want to drive a decommissioned tank around the countryside of what used to be East Germany? Why not?
How Cops Control Crowds
A graphic look into the types of weapons governments use to keep the public at bay.
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".
This Melbourne Father Spent Five Weeks Fighting the Islamic State in Iraq
In February, Khamis Gewargis Khamis left his wife and kids to fight for the Assyrian Christian militia.
A Texas Judge Is Charged With Smuggling Guns Across the Mexico Border
Timothy Wright III faces nine charges that could mean up to 70 years in prison.
Australian Police Seized a Buttload of 3-D Printed Weapons
The arsenal – a set of knuckle dusters and plastic parts believed to be four disassembled guns – was found with some pot, ammo and a sawed-off .22-caliber rifle.
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 Sunday
It seems Romania really wanted Putin to know about its NATO friends.
The First Person 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.
Guantanamo: Black Out Bay
We spoke to a former detainee and guard to find out what life's like at Gitmo.