During a Cold War investigation in the 1970s, U.S. senators uncovered one of the CIA’s strangest weapons. Known as the “heart attack gun,” it fired tiny poison darts coated with a deadly toxin that ...

Chang Hsien-yi, one of Taiwan's most senior nuclear engineers, was an informant for the CIA. - Courtesy Chang Hsien-yi In January 1988, one of Taiwan’s most senior nuclear engineers defected to the ...

Publicly, the Obama administration opposes "further militarization" of the conflict in Syria. Covertly, the CIA is helping direct powerful weapons purchased by Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar to Syrian ...

WASHINGTON -- Still unable to find banned Iraqi weapons, the new U.S. weapons inspector said Tuesday his strategy is to expose Saddam Hussein's intentions regarding weapons of mass destruction.

The CIA began delivering lethal aid to some Syrian rebel groups two weeks ago, according to a Washington Post report, along with non-lethal aid from the State Department and other government agencies.

So when CIA agents approached Chang again during a trip to the United States in 1980, he agreed to speak. “They said, ‘We know you, and we’re interested in you,’ and we had a conversation,” Chang said ...

Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — In January 1988, one of Taiwan’s most senior nuclear engineers defected to the United States after passing crucial intelligence on a top-secret program that would alter the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chang Hsien-yi, one of Taiwan's most senior nuclear engineers, was an informant for the CIA. - Courtesy Chang Hsien-yi In January ...