Threats

US Still Doesn’t Know Who's In Charge of What If Massive Cyber Attack Strikes Nation

Cyber physical attacks on infrastructure may be an unlikely sneak attack, but if it happens, the chain of command is far from clear.

  • Patrick Tucker
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Brinksmanship in the South China Sea; Obama pushes back on no boots pledge in Syria; Did ISIS down the Russian airliner or not?; ‘Advisory drones’ in Syria; And a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Kevin Baron
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What the Syrian Train-and-Equip Effort Could Learn from US Ops in Africa

The commander of U.S. special operators in Africa also says African warlord Joseph Kony is on the run — but he needs more authority from Congress to broaden the U.S. military’s mission in Africa.

  • Molly O'Toole
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Clapper Doesn't Rule Out Possibility That ISIS Took Down Russian Jetliner

But the director of national intelligence, speaking at the Defense One Summit, called it ‘unlikely.’

  • Patrick Tucker
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Carter swings through Asia; US troops heading to Syria; How ISIS spread; It’s Defense One Summit day; and a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Ideas

Maintaining the Edge in the Age of Everything

Ash Carter's message to the Defense One Summit: a new commitment to military, academic, business and scientific partnerships.

  • Ash Carter
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Bye-Bye ‘No Boots on the Ground’: US to Send Special Ops Troops to Syria

After months of looking at new options, the White House will send in ground forces.

  • Molly O'Toole and Ben Watson
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Rocket barrage near Baghdad; China warns of war; Syrian peace talks, overstuffed?; Here’s a tiny tractor beam; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Expect the Russians to Keep Buzzing American Navy Ships

Cold War-era tactics resurface at sea, but this time, Moscow’s ultimate intentions are unknown.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Threats

A Who's Who Guide to the Syrian Civil War

The Syrian war looks different depending on which protagonists you focus on. Here are just a few ways to look at it.

  • Kathy Gilsinan, The Atlantic
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Russia buzzes US carrier; China steamed over Lassen passage; How to improve Pacific intelligence; Blimp goes rogue!; and a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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What Fighting Terrorism Can Teach Us About Confronting China

A conversation with Rear Adm. Paul Becker, former intelligence director for the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

  • Bradley Peniston
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Iran Joins Syrian Peace Talks as Assad's Profile Rises

Tehran’s foreign minister will join his counterparts from the U.S., Russia and Saudi Arabia to forge a path ahead for Syria’s political future.

  • Krishnadev Calamur, The Atlantic
Threats

US widens anti-ISIS options; USAF shrinks bomber-cost estimates; Navy plans sub-drone squadrons; What to look for at tonight’s GOP debate; and a bit more...

  • Ben Watson, Molly O'Toole and Bradley Peniston
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USN sails past fake islands; Obama mulls troops to Syria; Budget breakthrough; Do no-fly zones work?; and a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Russia sniffs around undersea cables; US, Saudi plan support for Syrian rebels; US appoints new anti-ISIS commander; and a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Iraq rescue op: combat or not?; Assad clears Russia to hit ISIS; USAF’s secret bomber-design team; Russian satellites behaving oddly; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Obama Vetoes Defense Policy Bill; Now What?

A partisan proxy war escalates as Obama fulfills his vow to send the annual defense policy bill back to lawmakers.

  • Ben Watson and Molly O'Toole
Threats

US Soldier Dies in Action in Iraq, the First Since 2011

An American soldier was killed in an operation involving U.S. and Kurdish commandos on an Islamic State base in northern Iraq.

  • Krishnadev Calamur, The Atlantic
Threats

Does Russia Have War Bots in Space?

Moscow’s latest satellites might be bashing into other orbiting things — on purpose.

  • David Axe, Quartz
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