Beijing’s military focuses on swarming drones that can pick off prey or robots that can chase down enemies.

China is turning to the wild to sharpen its next generation of battlefield machines, training artificial intelligence to stalk, surround, and strike in ways that echo hawks circling prey and coyotes hunting in packs.

Drone swarms can quickly overwhelm defenses and are difficult to combat effectively, but China's new microwave system could be about to change that.

Japan doesn’t seem likely to develop nuclear weapons in the short-term. However, the tensions that triggered this episode are not likely to end soon. This raises questions about the feasibility of a Japanese nuclear programme and the sustainability of Japan’s non-nuclear position.

Beijing releases 30-page report that includes a call for international community to ‘take concrete and strong measures’ against Japan’s nuclear ambitions.

For strategic reasons, China has intentionally remained opaque about its nuclear arsenal and delivery mechanisms—in stark contrast to the relative openness of the American and Russian programs. China’s revisionist stance has spiked concern over its ...

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