Threats

US intelligence elevates AI as a top global threat in new report

Annual assessment of Office of the Director of National Intelligence notes AI's use in combat, economic competitiveness—but skips disinformation.

Threats

Lawmakers press SOUTHCOM on Hegseth’s ‘no quarter’ rhetoric

Gen. Francis Donovan repeated what others have said: that he wouldn’t follow an unlawful order.

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Iran’s defense industrial base is ‘functionally defeated’: Hegseth

“Bad things can happen,” defense secretary says of Thursday’s KC-135 crash over Iraq

Threats

SecDef leaves Iran war’s timeline in Trump’s hands

The Pentagon is focusing on operational objectives for success, leaving out Trump’s calls for “unconditional surrender” and an “acceptable” new leader.

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Drone threat ‘will far exceed’ that of GWOT’s roadside bombs

“We're making sure that we get them everything they require to protect themselves,” Brig. Gen. Matt Ross said of troops in CENTCOM.