ballistics
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U.S. Police Are So Ready for War They’re Shipping Armour to Ukrainians
The U.S. military has long dumped troves of its leftover equipment into the eager hands of federal, state, and local police agencies — one of the many factors enabling the alarmingly high levels of police militarization throughout the country. Now departments are so flush with gear that they’re shipping it to an actual warzone as…
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Graphene Body Armour Will Be Twice As Good As Regular Bulletproof Vests
We know that graphene is super strong, so it should stand to reason that it would be a sensible — if expensive — choice for body armour. Now, scientists have demonstrated that it’s twice as effective as the material currently used to make bullet-proof vests.