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'War Machine' review: Brad Pitt satire lacks killer instinct

Netflix enlists its biggest star yet, but the satire never quite snaps to attention.

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<p>Much of North Korea's armed forces remains a mystery to the free world. But it's not all a secret -- thanks to the country's numerous military parades and its penchant for showing off its missiles, there's much we've learned about&nbsp;</p><p>Here's what we know about the fearsome country's sizable military.</p><p>But thanks to the country's penchant for military parades</p><p> and saberrattling,&nbsp;</p><p>Thanks to thei&nbsp;</p><p>This undated picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 5, 2017 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (C) inspecting the defence detachment on Jangjae Islet and the Hero Defence Detachment on Mu Islet located in the southernmost part of the waters off the southwest front. / AFP PHOTO / KCNA VIA KNS / STR / South Korea OUT / REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT ---EDITORS NOTE--- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNS" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS THIS PICTURE WAS MADE AVAILABLE BY A THIRD PARTY. AFP CAN NOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, LOCATION, DATE AND CONTENT OF THIS IMAGE. THIS PHOTO IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY AFP. / (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)</p>

Inside North Korea's mysterious military

From testing hydrogen bombs to launching cyberattacks, the rogue nation is taking an incredibly aggressive posture.

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Support Chelsea Manning placard. Thousands of participants show up for the annual Gay Pride Parade in London. (Photo by Gail Orenstein/NurPhoto) (Photo by NurPhoto/Corbis via Getty Images)

Whistleblower Chelsea Manning walks free from prison

"For the first time, I can see a future for myself as Chelsea," says the soldier, whose 35-year sentence was commuted as President Obama left office.

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<p>SUHL, GERMANY - OCTOBER 17: Original East German biscuits, canned soup (the soup, which reads: "NVA field soup" is post-1989 and is actually making fun of East German army food) and bottles of juice lie on display in the Bunkermuseum Frauenwald on October 17, 2014 near Suhl, Germany. The underground bunker was built by the East German secret police (Ministry for State Security, or Ministerium fuer Staatssicherheit, also called the Stasi) in the 1970s and was one of at least 15 similar bunkers meant to serve as command and administrative centers in case of war. The bunker could house up to 130 people in its 3600 square meter facility, which had supplies for three weeks and decontamination systems against chemical attack. Today the bunker is a private museum that offers tours and overnight stays in which visitors are given the option of dressing as East German army soldiers for a more authentic experience. Germany is commemorating the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, which signalled the collapse of communist East Germany (also called the DDR, or Deutsche Demokratische Republik) in 1989, in November of this year. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)</p>

Abandoned nuclear bunkers from around the world

They're eerie. They're underground. They're Cold War time capsules.

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Will Amazon Echo Show grace your countertop? (The 3:59, Ep. 224)

Amazon's smart speaker gets a touchscreen, and Army sci-fi fan fiction could actually save us from a dystopian future.

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Can the US Army's sci-fi fan fic save us from a dark future?

From vulnerable smart fridges to personal care robots that go crazy, a military think tank is preparing for the digital worst.

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<p>The Air Force's X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle mission 4 lands at NASA 's Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility May 7, 2017.</p>

Secretive space plane lands after nearly two years in orbit

The Boeing-built mini space shuttle is back in the hands of the Air Force after breaking its own unmanned record.

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Israel's newest war machines

The Israeli Defense Forces use the most advanced military technology to protect its 8 million citizens.

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Overkill: $3M missile destroys $200 drone

A US ally took on an adversary using small quadcopter drones by firing a surface-to-air missile.

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<p>German soldiers deploying the Patriot missile system in 2012.</p>

Someone shot down a $200 drone with a $3M Patriot missile

"That quadcopter that cost 200 bucks from Amazon.com did not stand a chance against a Patriot," said US Army General David Perkins.

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<p>One important limitation to the MAARS is being imposed by the Department of Defense: these robots cannot make an autonomous decision to use lethal force. Such action needs to be undertaken by a human piloting the robot remotely.</p><p>This rule is put into place to limit collateral damage, as the robot's bullets travel much further than its sensors can detect.</p>

The deadly, incredible and absurd robots of the US military

Mechanical animals. Strange android soldiers. They're real. And they're paid for with your tax dollars.

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<p>The game-changing feature on the T-14 is its fully automated and unmanned turret -- the first tank in operation to ever feature one. It allows the Armata to operate with a well-protected crew of three (as opposed to an M1 Abrams tank's more vulnerable crew of four), and opens up the possibility that it will, one day, be the first fully automated tank.</p><p>"For the crew, it's like playing a video game, taking some final moves and making decisions," the tank's deputy designer&nbsp;<a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3121195/20-years-ahead-West-WON-T-blow-like-predecessor-Brains-Russia-s-new-robotic-tank-reveals-secrets-machine-forefront-country-s-250BILLION-military-modernisation.html" target="_blank">explained to the foreign media in 2015</a>.</p>

Russia's deadliest new war machines

Russia is massively increasing its military spending. Here are the incredible new tanks, ships and more that the country has been spending all those rubles on.

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