Rushed into service during the final stages of the war, this experimental platform carried a weapon designed to shift the ...

During World War II, Japan developed a revolutionary secret weapon: underwater aircraft carriers. These massive I-400 class submarines were designed to launch bomber planes from beneath the waves, ...

Acquiring nuclear weapons would not only undermine the global nuclear non-proliferation framework but also deal a fundamental blow to the postwar international order—a prospect that must be met with ...

Japan doesn’t seem likely to develop nuclear weapons in the short-term. However, the tensions that triggered this episode are ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Japan now joins four other nations confirmed to be developing a directed‑energy weapon. . | ...

In spite of the DEW weapons’ promise, they are still years away from completion—while China is prepared to make war in the Indo-Pacific almost immediately. After having successfully demonstrated that ...