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Army is pushing defense contractors to provide access to weapons’ software to improve their interoperability and help integrate them with emerging artificial-intelligence tools.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

“Like the Bowie Knife which was commonly carried by citizens and soldiers in the 1800s,” Benitez’s latest decision begins, “‘assault weapons’ are dangerous, but useful.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2023

The rule did not outlaw the weapons’ sale or assembly; rather, it required sellers to comply with the federal laws that govern the sale of other firearms.

From Slate • Aug. 8, 2023

The weapons’ destruction is a major watershed for Richmond, Kentucky and Pueblo, Colorado, where an Army depot destroyed the last of its chemical agents last month.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 6, 2023

The pliant woodbine, if thou burn, wailings for misfortunes will abound; dire extremity at weapons' points or drowning in great waves will come after thee.

From A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time by Rhys, Ernest