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‘It Did Circle the Globe’: US Confirms China’s Orbital Hypersonic Test

“Maybe the nuclear game has just changed,” one analyst said.

  • Tara Copp
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Today's D Brief: Cyber attack hits Iran; Lockheed forecasts decline; Biden's Euro trip; Canada's new military chief; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
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Terror Groups in Afghanistan Could Attack US Next Year, Pentagon Policy Chief Says

Kahl says ISIS-K might be able to strike in less than 12 months; AQ in one to two years.

  • Jacqueline Feldscher and Patrick Tucker
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The D Brief: Facebook’s authoritarian aid; DoD’s AI chief fires back; Al-Shabab, ‘strongest’ in years; Raytheon & vaccines; And a bit more...

  • Bradley Peniston, Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
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The Air & Space Brief: Fighter pilots & cancer; space “superhighway”; Bezos’ space station B&B

  • Tara Copp
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Taiwan Emerges as a ‘Pre-eminent Issue’ For CIA’s New China Directorate

A takeover might look like Russia’s takeover of Crimea and might be coordinated with the Kremlin.

  • Patrick Tucker
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Today's D Brief: Fighter-crew cancers; Russia’s stolen passwords; Sudan coup?; Should US defend Taiwan?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Exclusive Threats

Cancers Strike US Fighter Pilots, Crews at Higher Rates, Air Force Finds

Nearly 30% higher likelihood of testicular cancer and roughly 25% for skin and prostate cancer, according to the military’s most comprehensive study yet.

  • Tara Copp
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Today's D Brief: China wants biotech data, US says; 1 in 4 US hypersonic tests fail; Russia's 'black box'; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
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A Quartet of Warnings Highlight Climate-Related Threats

Agencies vow to heed climate change in all strategy planning, but experts say that won’t be enough.

  • Jacqueline Feldscher
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The Naval Brief: Vaccine refusal consequences; Navy firefighting scrutinized; U.S. missile deterrence; and more...

  • Caitlin M. Kenney
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Today's D Brief: NATO defense ministerial, day 1; Russian spies in Turkey; US troops attacked in Syria; Cold War 2.0; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
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Navy Seeks To Improve Firefighting After ‘Preventable’ Bonhomme Richard Disaster

Naval Safety Center gets a promotion, while ships’ crews will be trained to respond to pierside fires.

  • Caitlin M. Kenney
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China Ambassador Nominee ‘Concerned’ By Beijing’s Nuke Buildup

In his confirmation hearing, Nicholas Burns also talked about more American help for Taiwan and NATO’s views on China.

  • Jacqueline Feldscher
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Today's D Brief: Russia’s worsening pandemic; Army’s goggle delay; Navy’s damage-control failures; China’s hypersonic test; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Science & Tech

China’s Hypersonic Test Raises Questions About US Missile Defense, Deterrence

Basic questions about how to defeat or deter orbital weapons remain undecided.

  • Patrick Tucker
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The Air & Space Brief: HKIA hijacking update; Airmen face consequences of vaccine refusal; Space Force on China launch

  • Tara Copp
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Today's D Brief: Indo-Pacific arms race, cont.; North Korea’s new missile launch; USSOF on the Aleutians; China, Russian navies near Japan; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
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Today's D Brief: RIP, Gen. Powell; Austin in Europe; China's scary missile; Taiwan Strait transits; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
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We ‘Blew It’ On Battling COVID Disinfo, Say Army's Pandemic Response Leaders

The U.S. Army scrutinized its response to the pandemic, and found fault with its strategic communications efforts.

  • Elizabeth Howe
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