Threats

Today's D Brief: Vaccine outreach; Space Force wish list; New national-security threat; Ransomware, upgraded; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

The Army Brief: Army Secretary's letter, Afghan evacuation plans, UAV strike, and more...

  • Caitlin M. Kenney
Threats

Biden: Government Must Draft Anti-Corruption Plan by December

Analysts hailed the memo’s designation of corruption as a national security threat and its deadline for action.

  • Jacqueline Feldscher
Threats

Today's D Brief: Bibi's twist of fate; Afghan evac ‘options’; Service chiefs on sex-assault justice; POTUS’ Euro trip; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Breaking News Threats

Austin Asks Top General For ‘Options’ to Evacuate Afghans

Operation would need authorization from White House, which is not yet “actively pursuing” the idea.

  • Tara Copp and Jacqueline Feldscher
Threats

Today's D Brief: Iranian warship sinks; NATO defense chiefs’ agenda; Ransomware hits meat industry; No new Air Force Two; And just a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

The D Brief: 2022 budget deets; Service shares largely unchanged; Russia’s latest hack; Iraqi militia drones; And just a bit more...

  • Bradley Peniston and Jennifer Hlad
Science & Tech

Russia’s Latest Hack Shows How Useful ‘Criminal Groups’ Are to the Kremlin

Russian coders have little choice but to work with their government, which in turn denies any knowledge of their activities. That’s why hacking activity shows no sign of slowing.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

Today's D Brief: Budget Day, here at last; Tracking space junk; Afghanistan pullout; USAID, hacked; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
Threats

Today's D Brief: Budget Day preview; Afghan evac, maybe; China’s space trackers; Searching for COVID’s origin; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

US Planning to Evacuate Afghan Interpreters, Top US General Says

“There are plans being developed very, very rapidly here,” said Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley.

  • Tara Copp
Threats

Peace with Russia, China ‘Fraying at the Edge,’ Milley Tells Graduating Cadets

New Air Force officers should work “to set the conditions for a future that prevents great power war,” Joint Chiefs chairman says.

  • Tara Copp
Threats

Today's D Brief: Pacific carrier diverted to Mideast; Taliban warns neighbors; Giant naval exercise; CT & great power competition; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Science & Tech

Growth of Extremist Groups Follows Mathematical Pattern: Study

The diversity of an online group provides clues to how quickly it will grow.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

Pentagon Studying How Counterterrorism Fits Into Great Power Competition

The Pentagon has not previously discussed how to use counterterrorism capabilities for great power competition. Now that’s changing.

  • Jacqueline Feldscher
Threats

Today's D Brief: EU bans flights over Belarus; Biden-Putin meeting set; Tragedy at Nellis; NG leaving DC; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

Estimated Cost of US Nuclear Modernization Jumps During More Expensive Phase

The Congressional Budget Office’s latest estimate puts the next decade’s price tag at $634 billion as some lawmakers try to bring it back down.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

The Air & Space Brief: Space Force vs. Army; Budget Day; Leaders testify; And more...

  • Tara Copp
Threats

Today's D Brief: Jetliner forced down in Minsk; Blinken to Mideast; Russia’s JADC2; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

Racing the Sun to Protect America

Lessons from the solar storm of May 1921.

  • Dana A. Goward
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