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    Xmar: Right now nobody can really compete with us in technology because of the money we spent in the past. If you want to stay on top of the technology pyr... more »
    hopskipper: People should watch the documentary "Why We Fight" to better understand the business behind war. When WWII happened we used our industrial capacity to... more »
    KosstAmojan: What's happening is that the President is hurting our future security for his own peacenik ideology and current political gain. Yes, small scale comba... more »
    TheDarkWayne: You say it isn't pressing, but you just wait until the Red Chinese invade Alaska, you'll be begging for a Liberty Prime. On a serious note, since most... more »
    EBone: Well, it does push back Skynet's Judgment Day. more »
    crashedpc - Haifisch: Yeah, none of us are getting work done today because of this news. Some of us are scared. more »
  • #futurewars

    Budget Cuts Push Back Future Military Systems

    As the current Middle East conflict continues on, futuristic military systems might be further away because of a new enemy: congressional budgets. More »
  • #gijoe

    Power-Armor Vs. Nano-Tech Super Soldiers, In G.I. Joe

    Starship Troopers 3 may finally show us a glimpse of the powered armor Heinlein talks about in the novel — but we'll get our real power armor fix from the G.I. Joe movie, coming in 2009. I haven't been sure whether Joe really counted as science fiction, but a new script review gives plenty of reasons to accept it as belonging to the genre, including armor with invisibility powers, miraculous nano-technology, and super-soldiers created by a mad scientist. The costumes may look a bit Batman And Robin-esque (power-armor-breasts!) but the storyline sounds awesomely pulpy enough for ten sawmills. Spoilers, and a gallery, below. More »