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Today's D Brief: Top US, China officials to meet; Service chiefs pan ‘readiness’; Lawmakers slam Army CID; Putin’s smear campaign; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • March 17, 2021
Threats

The D Brief: Kim’s sister warns US; Border surge; Asia-Pacific next-gen arms; TR’s master helmsmen; And a bit more...

  • Bradley Peniston and Kevin Baron
  • March 16, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Coasties vs. China; UK to add nukes?; Iran’s ‘missile city’; Norway’s civilian defenders; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • March 15, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: SecDef’s Asia swing; US-China talks; Army tracking vaccine refusers; Ransomware hits brewery; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • March 12, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Border crisis; Afghanistan peace plan; Trust in military declines; Bugs on a sub; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • March 11, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: DoD extends Guard’s Capitol mission; SecDef’s Asia trip; Freeing China from US tech; ISIS’ Syrian ops; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • March 10, 2021
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Today's D Brief: Draft Afghanistan peace plan; Hill hearing season; CIA’s Sahara base; No NSA-Cybercom split yet; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • March 9, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: COVID deaths drop; A new big hack; Breakthrough in Seoul; A new lawfare concern; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • March 8, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Capitol Police request Guard extension; SecDef’s new message; Ending AUMF?; US freezes Myanmar cash; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • March 5, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Capitol braces for attack; Testimony about Jan. 6; Warzone troop numbers; Drone strikes, limited; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • March 4, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Rocket attack in Iraq; 2,000 domestic-terror investigations; Understanding Jan. 6; Big boost for vaccine production; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • March 3, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: FBI chief on the Hill; AI plan; Troops deploy to help vaccinate; COVID-variants warning; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Patrick Tucker and Bradley Peniston
  • March 2, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Afghanistan envoy’s tour; Troops helping vaccinate; 18 killed in Myanmar protests; Iran on nuke talks; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • March 1, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: U.S. strikes militants in Syria; Space-threat data, shared; VCJCS’ deterrence idea; Hacking military vehicles; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • February 26, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: America, back?; ICBMs, mapped; Island-hopping F-35s; Border troops; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • February 25, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Supply-chain review; Sailor dies of COVID; Busy natsec day on the Hill; Microwaving drone swarms; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • February 24, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: US COVID deaths pass half a million; Sailors to retake oath; Flightline breaches; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • February 23, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: White supremacy a ‘transnational threat’; Vets face conspiracy charges; Troops describe Erbil attack; Pvt. Willie Mays; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • February 22, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Biden takes world stage; NATO boosts Iraq force; New ICE priorities; Space lasers; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • February 19, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Thousands of troops passing up COVID shot; Russia’s fighter/drone pair; Austin’s NATO debut; Arctic wargames; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • February 18, 2021
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