Granted, it's more complicated than that, but firing off an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is far easier than arming a strategic bomber, flying into enemy airspace, and dropping a bomb.

(Image credit: Congressional Budget Office) The budget office lists rising costs attributed to the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) program as a primary factor in the projected ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) A comprehensive wiring diagram and functional map of a mouse brain's visual cortex, the largest to date, has been created from a cubic millimeter of tissue. This ...

The CBO attributed the difference to the higher costs of programs including developing and fielding the Sentinel ICBM, modernizing the Pentagon's nuclear command, control, communications and early ...

“It is no use asking for the impossible, such as, say, the exact wiring diagram for a cubic millimeter of brain tissue and the way all its neurons are firing,” Crick wrote in Scientific America ...

WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) - Neuroscientists have produced the largest wiring diagram and functional map of a mammalian brain to date using tissue from a part of a mouse's cerebral cortex ...

The 103-foot intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) inside once stood ready to launch with just 58 seconds notice, capable of reaching the Soviet Union in under 30 minutes. “This is the only ...

Ballistic missiles are rocket-propelled weapons that follow a high, arcing trajectory after being launched, delivering warheads to a target using unpowered flight. They are powered initially by ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. “There is no such thing as an innocent map,” observes Philippe Rekacewicz in his catalogue essay that ...

This map has significant differences. No longer a spaghetti diagram, this map emphasizes the lines over maintaining geographical accuracy. It is easier to read with its bold colors while honoring ...