Latest Weapons proliferation News

Law enforcement leans on 3D-printer industry to help thwart machine gun conversion devices

Sep. 06, 2024 15:55 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Department officials are turning to the 3D-printing industry to help stop the proliferation of tiny pieces of plastic transforming weapons into illegal homemade machine guns on streets across America. The rising threat of what are known as machine gun...

China is restricting export of drones that can be used for military purposes and some drone features

Jul. 31, 2024 22:37 PM EDT

BANGKOK (AP) — China will ban the export of all unregulated civilian drones that can be used for military purposes or in terrorist activities and restrict certain drone features as Beijing faces repeated Western criticism for its stance on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The...