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Key Afghan police chief reportedly killed; Defense cuts coming?; Russia cuts Med presence; Marines link F-35, artillery; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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How Realistic Fake Video Threatens Democracies

Governments must use technology, education, and public policy to meet this new, dangerous form of disinformation.

  • Robert Chesney and Danielle K. Citron, Council on Foreign Relations
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Why Islamic extremism persists; China’s moon missions; Iran’s drones shadow US ships; Trump-Saudi financial ties; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Katie Bo Williams
Science & Tech

China’s Moon Missions Could Threaten US Satellites: Pentagon

A satellite on the far side of the moon might not be quite what the Chinese say, Air Force official warns.

  • Patrick Tucker
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‘Rogue killers’; US mercs hired to kill in Yemen; 20% of F-35s still down; Army wants a bigger gun; and just a bit more...

  • Bradley Peniston
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Big merger in works; Trump’s remarkable interview; Ukraine’s big drone plans; One F-16 destroys two others; and just a bit more…

  • Bradley Peniston
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Hurricane levels Tyndall AFB; Army shifts Pacific training to war; Some F-35s return to flight; Pressure rises on White House over Khashoggi; and just a bit more...

  • Bradley Peniston
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Dire New UN Climate Report Lays Out a Way Ahead

The battle to prevent climate change has already been lost. But the battle to blunt its effects has just begun.

  • Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic
Threats

In Pacific, US Army Shifts Training from Disaster Relief to War

The change reflects Trump’s defense strategy and rising threats from China and North Korea.

  • Kevin Baron
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BREAKING: DoD grounds all F-35s; Army rearms for great-power war; Hurricanes getting less predictable; Transparent armor; and just a bit more...

  • Bradley Peniston
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Here's the US Army's New Russia-Era Shopping List

After Putin's Ukraine invasion, the Army's future command wants longer guns, better cybersecurity, and a new way to buy weapons.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
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Scientists: Pentagon’s Plant-Virus Research Could Endanger World’s Food Supply

But DOD responds that new ways are needed to harden crops against coming natural and manmade threats.

  • Patrick Tucker
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Tensions rise with Riyadh; Cyber holes in US weapons; Progress in Syrian buffer zone; When Trump invokes national security; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Google quits JEDI race; Russia’s infowar in Syria; A game-changing missile; UK trains to cut Moscow’s electricity; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Russia is Winning the Information War in Iraq and Syria: UK General

Moscow is “better than us” in using social media to shape the strategic landscape, says a former deputy commander of the West’s anti-ISIS coalition.

  • Katie Bo Williams
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Afghan SitRep; US hits ISIS in Syria; UN: Climate change more dire than thought; Pompeo in Asia; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Did China hack US motherboards?; Industrial-base report, previewed; New tool to fight fake news; ‘Light footprints’ mean shaky intel; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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US heats up counter-Iran campaign; Navy proposes show-of-force; Sailor charged in ricin incident; GRU agents ejected from Holland, indicted in US; and just a bit more...

  • Bradley Peniston
Threats

Suspicious packages at the Pentagon; US clarifies ‘take out Russian missiles’ remark; ISIS, on the rise again?; USAF seeks cyberarms factory; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

There’s No Sign China’s Trying to Hack the 2018 Vote, Says DHS Secretary

Last week, Trump said the opposite.

  • Joseph Marks
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