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Afghanistan’s competing ‘presidents’; COVID-19 accelerates in US; Army tests supergun; North Korea tests missiles; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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The Strongest Evidence Yet That America Is Botching Coronavirus Testing

“I don’t know what went wrong,” a former CDC chief told The Atlantic.

  • Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic
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Dozens dead in Kabul attack; Uneasy ceasefire in Syria; DOD’s AI ventures; COVID-19 passes 100K cases; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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US tries to salvage Taliban deal; COVID-19 pushes west; US linguist charged with spying; How Army picks BN COs; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Covid-19 shuts down F-35 factory; US bombs Taliban, first time in 11 days; Esper, Milley on the Hill; Turkish losses grow in NW Syria; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Taliban return to war; Super Tuesday warning; Busy day on the Hill; Ratcliffe re-tapped for DNI; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Key Defense Supplier Hit by Ransomware

The hackers also allegedly stole sensitive documents from Visser Precision, which makes parts for Lockheed, Boeing, and SpaceX.

  • Patrick Tucker and Marcus Weisgerber
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US' Afghanistan Drawdown Will Continue Amid Taliban Violence, Pentagon Says

“I would caution everybody to think that there’s going to be an absolute cessation of violence in Afghanistan — that is probably not going to happen,” Milley said.

  • Katie Bo Williams
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Afghan peace? Not so fast; 1st Americans die of COVID-19; N. Korea tests missiles; Navy’s 355-ship fleet won’t count robots; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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The US Once Wanted Peace in Afghanistan

Now it’s setting its sights much lower.

  • Kathy Gilsinan, The Atlantic
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Missteps at CDC Set Back US Ability to Detect Coronavirus' Spread

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designed a flawed test for COVID-19, then took weeks to release a fix that allowed state and local labs to use it.

  • Caroline Chen, Marshall Allen, Lexi Churchill and Isaac Arnsdorf, ProPublica
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Europe fears Syrian war will spread; US-Taliban deal Saturday?; WH tries to control COVID-19 message; Somalia’s tough new enemy; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

A New Nuclear Warhead? STRATCOM Chief Can’t Answer Yes or No

The W93 has been the focus of questions since it appeared in the 2021 budget proposal.

  • Patrick Tucker and Marcus Weisgerber
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1st US ‘community’ transmission of Covid-19; Budget hearings; Afghan gov’t, Taliban to meet; DOD & 5G; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Ideas

Beware a Peace Deal That May Spell War

There are important questions still to be answered about Afghanistan and the United States.

  • Tara Sonenshine
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CDC: ‘This could be bad’; Tough start for Esper, Milley on Hill; US ops in Somalia, charted; USAF seeks flying cars; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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NATO Has ‘Growing Realization’ About Risks of Using Huawei Gear, Top General Says

But USAF’s Wolters offered no evidence that U.S. officials are persuading allies to shun Chinese 5G networking products.

  • Kevin Baron
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Afghanistan’s big week, day 4; COVID-19, here to stay?; Australia’s top fears; SACEUR on Russia; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Trump’s New Spy Chief Failed to Report $100,000 from a Group Funded by Hungary

Richard Grenell’s past clients could raise concerns about his access to state secrets, according to his own office’s rules.

  • Isaac Arnsdorf, ProPublica
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Afghanistan's big week; USFK ups coronavirus risk; New Army team to Africa; Does US need influence ops chief? And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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