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Today's D Brief: Photos from Iraq attack; Troops & COVID; Spratleys FONOP; AFSOC plans new plane; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • February 17, 2021
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Today's D Brief: Deadly Iraq rocket attack; NATO may add troops in Iraq; ‘9/11-style’ inquest into Capitol riot; Confederate base names; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • February 16, 2021
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Today's D Brief: 300M vaccinated by summer?; Manila wants money; VP’s nuclear football; Hackable earthquake trackers; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • February 12, 2021
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Today's D Brief: New China review; Biden says DoD needs more leaders of color; Iran’s forbidden metal; Denmark’s drones; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • February 11, 2021
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Today's D Brief: Biden to visit Pentagon; Explosions across Kabul; Macron touts ‘strategic autonomy’; Houthis drone Saudi airport; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • February 10, 2021
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Today's D Brief: Impeachment trial begins; 2 carriers in South China Sea; Water-supply hack; Enemy drones; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • February 9, 2021
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Today's D Brief: Anti-extremist stand-down ordered; Troops to staff vax centers; Nuke-deal standoff; Trespasser at Andrews; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • February 8, 2021
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Today's D Brief: Biden ends support for Yemen war, orders global posture review; DoD COVID update; Confronting China’s civ-mil fusion; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • February 5, 2021
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Today's D Brief: Stand-down for extremism; US-Saudi ties; Straits transit; ‘Underpants Poisoner’; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • February 4, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Advisory-board reset; Withdrawal from Europe on hold; Russia’s vaccine; Hicks’ warning; And a bit more.

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

Today's D Brief: DepSecDef pick testifies; ‘Provoking an insurrectionary riot’; GOP’s ‘loony lies’; Tanker ‘lemons’; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • February 2, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Myanmar coup; Tracing Trump’s subversion; Destroyer quarantined; New life for New START; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • February 1, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: ISIS leader killed in Iraq; Overture to Iran; Italy halts UAE arms deal; JAIC’s next steps; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • January 29, 2021
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Today's D Brief: Climate crisis, back on DoD’s radar; AI in space; Lawmakers, threatened; COVID trends, improving; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • January 28, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: B-52s near Iran; Biden, Putin talk; Smarter small drone; Lone wolves; And a bit more.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
  • January 27, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Guardsmen staying in DC; Trans ban reversed, again; Saudi widens US access; WH focus on sexual assault; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • January 26, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Austin’s first calls; New focus on domestic extremism; View from CENTCOM; B-52 missions; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • January 25, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Austin set for approval; Guard snafu; Nuke treaty, extended; New powers for China’s coast guard; And just a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • January 22, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: New Pentagon crew; New COVID steps; Explosions in Baghdad; Fractures among US extremists; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • January 21, 2021
Threats

Today's D Brief: Biden’s first moves; Austin’s vows; New DOD team; IC’s ‘biggest challenge’; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • January 20, 2021
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