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Threats

The D Brief: Musk visits Pentagon; NGAD decision?; Navy’s frigate mess; Germany ups spending; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • March 21, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: COCOM consolidations?; DOD rehiring fired civs; Militarized border zone mulled; Defining cognitive warfare; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • March 20, 2025
Threats

Today’s D Brief: Trump takes Putin’s offer; ‘Dogfighting in space’; DOD’s personnel bottleneck; PLAN drones, on video; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
  • March 19, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: ‘Shift’ in Iran policy; Israel pounds Gaza; Ukraine’s all-drone attacks; Russian ops on NATO soil; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • March 18, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: Strikes in Yemen; Border destroyer; DOGE vs. nuclear-security agency; ‘Buy Europe’ campaign; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • March 17, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: DOD ordered to reverse firings; Trump presses annexations; Putin declines quick ceasefire; F-35 uncertainty; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
  • March 14, 2025
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Threats

The D Brief: DOD workforce, whipsawed; Russia cool on ceasefire; Industrial-policy nom; Gitmo migrants sent back to US; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
  • March 13, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: US, Ukraine seek ceasefire; DOD’s climate denial; Armor data falsified; Army retention woes; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
  • March 12, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: Allies mull nukes; Syrian breakthrough?; Base-refineries proposal; Judge demands DOGE records; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • March 11, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: Ukraine’s intel quandary; Pentagon’s civilian firings; Speedier-software policy; Russia’s military horses; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Eric Katz
  • March 10, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: Russia pounds Ukraine; Trump disavows NATO principle; Europe talks nukes; DOGE’s oops; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • March 7, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: Deportation costs; DOGE cuts; Pressure on Ukraine; Campaign-planning AI; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • March 6, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: Trump’s speech; DOD firings begin; Intel-sharing, paused; Court scuttles foreign-aid freeze; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
  • March 5, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: US halts Ukraine aid; Defense policy nom testifies; China’s wedges between allies; Another base unrenamed; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • March 4, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: Oval Office explosion; Spies target shaken feds; Strykers to the border; China’s battle automation; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
  • March 3, 2025
Policy

The D Brief: Some DOD firings blocked; Consulting, eyed for cuts; SecNav nom speaks; DOGE in the food court; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Audrey Decker
  • February 28, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: ‘Painful’ 8% shift; US, Russia talk in Turkey; Army’s medical-corps gap; SecNav nom testifies; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
  • February 27, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: From cars to missiles?; SecArmy, confirmed; Zelenskyy coming to DC; UK’s defense plans; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
  • February 26, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: DepSecDef nom, testifying; Next CJCS needs a waiver; ‘Iron Dome for America,’ renamed; ID checks, simplified; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • February 25, 2025
Threats

The D Brief: CJCS, CNO, JAGs fired; Up to 61K DOD workers may lose jobs; Military’s new deportation role; US-India drone pact; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
  • February 24, 2025
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