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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Humans Lose, Robots Win in New Defense Budget

Jan 26, 2012 2:15 PM

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East Africa Is the New Epicenter of America's Shadow War

Jan 26, 2012 6:30 AM

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Black Hawk Up: Spec Ops Rescue Hostages in Somalia

Jan 25, 2012 10:20 AM

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'State of the Union' Secret Weapon: Osama Killer

Jan 24, 2012 5:30 PM

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Pentagon Denies Downing Russian Mars Probe

Jan 24, 2012 1:40 PM

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Homeland Security Wants to Spy on 4 Square Miles at Once

Jan 23, 2012 6:05 PM

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Iran Tensions Remain, Even as U.S. Aircraft Carrier Passes By

Jan 23, 2012 3:24 PM

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Newt's Plan to Overthrow Iran: Bombs, Hackers, Popes and Oil

Jan 23, 2012 6:30 AM

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Exclusive: New U.S. Commando Team Operating Near Iran

Jan 19, 2012 1:34 PM

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Pentagon's Ex-Mideast Chief: We Might Need Nukes to Deter Iran

Jan 18, 2012 3:00 PM

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Navy's New Minehunter Can't See or Stop Mines

Jan 18, 2012 1:00 PM

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No, The U.S. Did Not Give Hugo Chavez Cancer

Jan 17, 2012 3:05 PM

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Online Protest Against Obama's Drone War Flops

Jan 17, 2012 2:00 PM

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Every Day, Army's Panopticon Drone Will Collect 80 Years' Worth of HD Video

Jan 17, 2012 6:30 AM

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Unexpected Road Block to Afghanistan Peace: Gitmo

Jan 13, 2012 6:30 AM

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Taliban Shrugs at Video of Marines Urinating on Corpses

Jan 12, 2012 11:53 AM

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'Gremlin' Sensor Will Find Bombs by Vibrating the Ground

Jan 12, 2012 6:30 AM

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Two U.S. Aircraft Carriers Near Iran, With A Third On The Way

Jan 11, 2012 4:06 PM

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U.S. Drone War Returns to Pakistan (And It Ain't Stopping)

Jan 11, 2012 11:41 AM

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Let's Hope Iran Tries To Close The World's Oil Spigot

Jan 10, 2012 3:39 PM