Threats

N. Korea fires 2 missiles; Iran deal takes another hit; Space Force price tag; FBI vs domestic terrorists; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

The FBI Has 850 Open Domestic Terrorism Investigations

Homegrown extremism is rising, one year after the Trump administration cut funding to programs that counter hate groups.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

Senior Military and Trump Officials in Washington Escalate Iran Warnings

General says sending aircraft carrier and B-52 bombers is not a pretext for war.

  • Katie Bo Williams
Threats

Iran inches away from nuke deal; F-35 price drop; Robot wingmen; Global defense spending spikes; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

The Many Ways Iran Could Target the United States

The White House is citing unspecified threats from Iran. The specifics are murky, but the potential for escalation is real.

  • Kathy Gilsinan and Krishnadev Calamur, The Atlantic
Threats

What’s next in Iran; China using NSA cybertools; Wooing Venezuelan troops; ‘Operating blind’ in the Arctic; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Katie Bo Williams
Threats

Why John Bolton is yelling at Iran; Lincoln heads to the theater; North Korea launches something; USN through the So. China Sea; Afghans demand ‘orderly exit’ of foreigners; And a bit more.

  • Kevin Baron and Ben Watson
Threats

Pentagon Shifts Much Classroom Training to Another Federal Agency

The Office of Personnel Management will use the Defense Department learn how employees learn and where more training is needed.

  • Aaron Boyd
Threats

Houthis’ surprisingly advanced drones; China’s growing sub fleet; Iraq-Syria border fence; Battery-ingredients shortage; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

Pentagon Warns Of China’s Rise in the Arctic, Missile Subs, Influence Operations

Annual "China Military Power" report notes that Beijing’s deterrence fleet is up to six ballistic missile subs.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

Eyes on Caracas; New Asia strategy coming soon; UK fires defence secretary; Sonobuoy shortage; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Ideas

In the Global Power Era, Remember the Bin Laden Raid

The Defense Department must make choices, but we cannot become complacent about the fight against terrorism.

  • Leon E. Panetta
Threats

Various Venezuelan threats; First F-35A strike; Navy working climate plan; NSA unmasks more Americans’ data; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

Lawmakers Probe Navy, Marine Corps Plans on Climate Change

Trump’s picks for Chief of Naval Operations and Marine Corps Commandant sailed through their confirmation hearing on Tuesday.

  • Katie Bo Williams
Threats

US military duties grow at border; ISIS leader reappears; Libya fighting escalates; Navy tanker drone; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

Taiwan Strait passage; China targets US spies; Gitmo, nursing home; Russia’s military whales?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

Trump on arms control; Russia’s startling AI stance; DoD’s power vacuum; Biden runs for POTUS; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

Kim, Putin meet; Shanahan, cleared; Afghan metrics, vanishing; What’s a ‘militia’?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

It’s Getting Harder to Track US Progress in Afghanistan

Almost every metric “is now classified or nonexistent,” says the special inspector general for Afghan reconstruction.

  • Katie Bo Williams
Threats

Reviving Syrian peace talks; AI-enabled surveillance cameras; US about-face on Libya?; CivCas in Afghanistan; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
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