Threats

Trump meets Putin; Why US spies are worried; Nuclear-reactor diplomacy; What CEOs, military brass are talking about this week; and just a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Science & Tech

Russia’s Foreign-Software Approval Service Helps Military Hackers: Report

The agency that ostensibly reviews foreign-made wares for vulnerabilities sends the lion’s share straight to its hacker squads.

  • Patrick Tucker
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Trump Won’t Pull US Troops From Afghanistan, Says Afghan President

At NATO Summit, President Ashraf Ghani said Trump gave his full support to coalition leaders and believes he convinced the U.S. president to stay.

  • Kevin Baron
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Trumpian turmoil in the UK; What’s at stake in Putin meeting; Army picks Austin for Futures Command; ‘Continuous monitoring’ of cleared feds; and just a bit more...

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
Threats

Trump likes NATO; Ukraine sees 1,200 ceasefire violations a week; DPRK skips repatriation talks; How China, Russia, US AI centers differ; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Russian Special Forces Just Practiced Invading an Island Near Finland

It’s the latest in a series of military exercises that regional observers call provocative and intimidating.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

Mattis wants ‘civilian surge’ in Afghanistan; POTUS at NATO; New space-plane tests go well; For sale: stolen Reaper manual; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Tomorrow's Quantum Computers Are Already Threatening Today’s Data

Large-scale quantum computing could be just five years away.

  • John Breeden II
Threats

NATO, nervous; Russia builds up in Kaliningrad; Mattis sends thank-you to Saudi; Your suggestions for the Army’s next slogan; and just a bit more...

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
Threats

US soldier killed in Afghanistan; A worse fitness-app data leak; How Russia could test NATO; US warships sail the Taiwan Strait; and just a bit more….

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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This is How Russia Could Test NATO, Warns Former US Army Europe Commander

Ben Hodges co-authors a new report that explores how Russia might engineer a military crisis on the Poland-Lithuania border.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

Army quietly booting immigrant recruits; 3 out, 1 in at Bolton’s NSC; Pompeo’s soundtrack; Air Force’s $1,200 coffee cups; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Marcus Weisgerber
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Deputy Commander in Iraq Misused Staff for Personal Tasks

IG absolves Brig. Gen. Rick Uribe of charges he wore unearned medals and skipped weigh-ins.

  • Charles S. Clark
Threats

Donald Trump Actually Considered Invading Venezuela Last Year

Trump first floated the idea at a meeting in the Oval Office while discussing sanctions on Venezuela.

  • Luiz Romero, Quartz
Threats

Poison attack in UK, again; NATO members yawn at Trump; 60,000 flee Syria for Jordan; Pompeo to Pyongyang; And a bit more.

  • Kevin Baron and Ben Watson
Threats

How Does Anyone Know If Kim Violated His Trump Handshake Deal?

North Korea is reportedly continuing nuclear work. But it’s not clear that’s a violation of what it agreed to in Singapore.

  • Krishnadev Calamur, The Atlantic
Threats

Trump tries to shakedown NATO; 5 more Syrian cities surrender to Assad and Russia; Pompeo back to Pyongyang; Gangs at the border (or not); The music of Mosul, after ISIS; And a bit more.

  • Kevin Baron and Ben Watson
Threats

The quiet special ops wars in Africa; Nuclear deception from North Korea; US ballistic missile defense special report; UAE pauses the battle for Hodeida; And more.

  • Kevin Baron and Ben Watson
Threats

Trump-Putin: what Europe fears; Gunman kills 5 in US newsroom; Mattis in Seoul; China expanding in Africa; and just a bit more…

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Putin-Trump summit set; Intel chief expects space weapons soon; Iran restarts a nuke facility; Xi gives no ground to Mattis; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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