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Spencer Ackerman

Senior Reporter

Spencer Ackerman, a former WIRED senior writer, is the author of Reign of Terror: How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump. He writes the Forever Wars newsletter.

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Pentagon: Future of Homemade Bombs Is High-Tech

Feb 15, 2012 2:30 PM

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FBI Purges Hundreds of Terrorism Documents in Islamophobia Probe

Feb 15, 2012 6:30 AM

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Senators Hate The Pentagon Cuts They Voted For

Feb 14, 2012 1:26 PM

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U.S. Cuts Cash for Its Own Afghan Exit Strategy

Feb 13, 2012 3:28 PM

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Military Wants $3 Billion for a War It Isn't Fighting

Feb 13, 2012 12:51 PM

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How The Pentagon's Top Killers Became (Unaccountable) Spies

Feb 13, 2012 6:35 AM

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Navy's Rail Gun Blasts Through Budget Restrictions

Feb 10, 2012 4:11 PM

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Secretive SEALs Moonlight as Movie Stars, With Navy's Blessing

Feb 10, 2012 6:30 AM

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Video: Helos Soar Over Big Navy Wargame

Feb 9, 2012 12:16 PM

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Amphibious Network Lets Marines Share Data From 250 Miles Away

Feb 9, 2012 6:30 AM

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General: Taliban Suicide Bombings Show U.S. 'Progress'

Feb 8, 2012 3:15 PM

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On Navy Warships, the Web Slows to a Crawl

Feb 8, 2012 6:35 AM

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Superbowl at Sea: Marines Prep for Huge Wargame with Gridiron Fight

Feb 6, 2012 7:35 AM

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NATO Will Switch On Its (Tiny) Missile Shield in May

Feb 2, 2012 12:00 PM

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Quietly, NATO Hints It Could Leave Afghanistan Faster

Feb 1, 2012 1:09 PM

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NATO Doesn't Yet Know How To Protect Its Networks

Feb 1, 2012 11:20 AM

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NATO Will Buy Its First Spy Drones, Eventually

Jan 31, 2012 7:40 AM

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Pentagon Confused by Its Own 'Subs vs. Terrorists' Plan

Jan 27, 2012 5:06 PM

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For Newt, 'World War III' Is Just the Beginning

Jan 27, 2012 6:31 AM

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America's Most Dangerous Mall: Going Shopping at the Pentagon

Jan 27, 2012 6:30 AM