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Why Soviet cosmonauts carried a gun into space, the TP-82 survival weapon built for Earth’s harshest landings

After a Soviet capsule landed deep in the frozen Ural wilderness in 1965, survival fears pushed engineers to design the TP-82, a custom three-barrel firearm meant to protect crews after off-course ...
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Rise of military lasers in 2025: How directed weapons reshaped defense plans

Militaries spent decades trying to turn light into a weapon. In 2025, introduction of several lasers show how fast technology ...