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Soldiers are using a heavily modded version of America's Army to learn how to defuse bombs. While it may have been created as a game, the software's platform is proving versatile enough to use for battlefield training. The

Soldiers are using a heavily modded version of America's Army to learn how to defuse bombs. While it may have been created as a game, the software's platform is proving versatile enough to use for battlefield training. The

Fifty years ago, in the same farewell speech in which he warned about the "unwarranted influence" of the "military-industrial complex" on American politics, President Dwight Eisenhower also deplored the growing dependence of scientists on federal funding. "The prospect of domination of the nation's scholars by federal employment, project allocations and the power of money is ever present--and is gravely to be regarded." Eisenhower's speech comes to mind as I gravely regard the latest example of the militarization of science, a $125 million collaboration between psychologists and the U.S. Army called "Comprehensive Soldier Fitness," or CSF

Fearing that war-crimes allegations could arise from future conflicts, the IDF is considering turning troops into impromptu combat journalists who will document wartime operations on video. As the Israeli military gears up for a likely ground war with the Palestinian military organization Hamas, the nation's brass is hoping a new plan could deflect possible war-crimes charges. The solution: Bringing cameras into the warzone.