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Threats

Today's D Brief: Nimruz falls first in Afghanistan; China is hacking Russia; FBI arrests 'George Washington'; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • August 6, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: US gives safe haven to Hong Kongers; India’s new carrier; Facebook cuts off disinfo researchers; Artifacts return to Iraq; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • August 5, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Taliban’s failed assassination; More US strikes in Afghanistan; Violence outside the Pentagon; Hijackers off UAE; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • August 4, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: US reaches 70% vaxxed adults; US strikes Taliban fighters; Helmand, falling; Eating disorders and the military; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • August 3, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: US expands Afghan refugee program; Taliban attacks rising; Milley, Gilday, Berger @ SAS; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • August 2, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: WH escalates vaccine push; Afghan refugees arrive stateside; Sailor charged in ship fire; RIP, Carl Levin; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
  • July 30, 2021
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Threats

Today's D Brief: Austin in Manila; WH vs. COVID; New sanctions on Iran?; Afghan Air Force's collapse; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • July 29, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Vax to be required for feds; Cybersecurity push; Jan. 6 ‘terrorism’; China, Taliban talk; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Jennifer Hlad and Bradley Peniston
  • July 28, 2021
Threats

The D Brief: US to end combat role in Iraq; Warfighting concept ‘failed miserably’; Austin vows to help Taiwan; VA to require staff vaccinations; And a bit more...

  • Bradley Peniston and Jennifer Hlad
  • July 27, 2021
Threats

The D Brief: Plan for Iraq?; New Somalia strikes; DDG-1000 ops; Army LT hits gold; And a bit more...

  • Bradley Peniston and Jennifer Hlad
  • July 26, 2021
Threats

The D Brief: Troops to leave Iraq?; Taliban: no peace under Ghani; SOCOM & AI; Border-wall builder seeks buyer; And a bit more...

  • Bradley Peniston and Jennifer Hlad
  • July 23, 2021
Threats

The D Brief: Taliban momentum; US acquiesces to Russian pipeline; US seeks talks with N. Korea; Honorary Green Berets; And a bit more...

  • Bradley Peniston and Jennifer Hlad
  • July 22, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: US strikes Somalia; Austin, Milley at the Pentagon; Nuclear football, under review; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • July 21, 2021
Threats

The D Brief: Afghans headed to Virginia; DoD’s space norms; China’s cyber evolution; ‘Pandemic of the unvaccinated’; And a bit more...

  • Bradley Peniston and Jennifer Hlad
  • July 20, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: China’s MSFT hack; Bagram ‘ghost town’; China’s space program; Gamer leaks secret tank details; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • July 19, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Flurry of Afghan diplomacy; Journalist killed in Kandahar; Gen. Miller, profiled; Milley’s new weapons warning; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • July 16, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: OpSec and Allies Refuge; Merkel at the WH; Loud tanks; Landing in Bucharest; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
  • July 15, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: WH to launch special Afghan evacuation; Russia’s new security strategy; Kristi Noem’s National Guard; From Iraq to an insurrection; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • July 14, 2021
Threats

The D Brief: Kabul summons warlords; INDOPACOM’s China warning; Troops to Haiti?; Germany creates space command; And a bit more...

  • Bradley Peniston and Jennifer Hlad
  • July 13, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: US Afghan commander steps down; Biden’s ransomware threats; US-French SOF deal; Hottest June ever; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
  • July 12, 2021
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