NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...

Update at 12:32 p.m.: A new paragraph — second-to-last — was added to reflect sporadic uses of chemical weapons after World War I. The use of chemicals weapons last week in Syria, if proved, would put ...

“Guns not only permit violence, they can stimulate it as well. The finger pulls the trigger, but the trigger may also be pulling the finger.” —Leonard Berkowitz, Emeritus Professor of Psychology, ...

It goes back far enough that militaries have developed weapons intended to overwhelm enemies and shift the balance of power on the battlefield.

The Pentagon would be required to better protect troops from the effects of weapons blasts by assigning dedicated blast safety officers across every branch of the military under a provision in the ...