Military Base Names and the Cult of the Confederacy By renaming military bases, the Defense Department dismantles an enduring legacy of the Lost Cause.
Explosions Rip Through Russian Base on Crimea A senior Ukrainian official said his country’s forces were responsible, which Ukraine did not publicly confirm or deny. Russian officials said only that munitions had detonated.
In Afghanistan, Collecting Scrap Metal Is a Risky Pursuit Discarded metal left by decades of conflict has become a livelihood for impoverished Afghans. But many have been killed by unexploded munitions.
How America Watches for a Nuclear Strike Hundreds of satellites and spacecraft are keeping an eye on Russia’s nuclear forces from above. So far, they haven’t seen much to worry about.