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Iran almost certainly hacked into water systems in a dozen states. How scared should you be?
Everyone in Silicon Valley and the Beltway is freaked out about Chinese AI, but there’s less consensus on what to do about it.
Saudi Arabia had found a workaround for the Strait of Hormuz. Then the Houthis showed up.
A deal like this has been in the works for years. Experts fear it could spark a new arms race.
Three US troops were killed in the past week, and the risks are only growing.
Not every country can be run from afar.
The Pentagon’s low-T screening is the last thing most men need.
A mercenary vision of American power.
There are many questions unresolved in the latest ceasefire deal and many ways the conflict could begin again.
AI could make bioweapons easier to build. A rare coalition wants to stop that now.
Trump and Netanyahu do not want the same things.
We had a plan to prevent World War III. AI could break it.
Despite everything, the president is holding out for more before he ends the war.
Non-combatants bear the brunt of modern war’s toll, but we don’t know how to memorialize them.
Is the US on the verge of a deal with Iran or a return to war?
The war in Iran looked like a gift for Russia. It hasn’t worked out that way.
Why this conflict is so hard to end.
The central goal of the war is nowhere near a resolution.
Bombing all of Iran’s bridges and power plants would be illegal.
How they’re using AI at the lab that created the atom bomb.
Trump signaled that he’s ready to wrap up the conflict, but that may not be up to him.
It may not be possible to TACO out of this one.
The spiraling conflict is a lifeline for Russia’s leader.
How long can Iran keep shooting missiles? How long can everyone else keep shooting them down?
An Iranian Kurdish leader says his people are ready to rise up, but need more US support.
Having a nuclear weapon has never looked more appealing.
The killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei could usher in a new age of assassination.
What does “America First” even mean anymore?
Should we trust Claude to stop a missile attack?
The most important AI story of the year (so far), explained.
Want to threaten Iran? You’re going to need a bigger boat.
Don’t expect a war to end as quickly this time.
Why did the US bomb Somalia more than 100 times last year?
The US shut down a major city’s airport, and nobody is quite sure why.
We’re about to lose our last nuclear arms control treaty with Russia. What does that mean?
One big reason why Trump has been losing the youngest voters.
This Iran war may not end as quickly as the last one.
It’s been more than eight years since the last nuclear explosion. How long will the pause last?
The Greenland crisis appears to be ending, but the trans-Atlantic relationship may never be the same.