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Threats

Today's D Brief: Somalia withdrawal?; Foreigners join Caucasus fighting; CNO on future fleet; Russia disputes US nuke-pact claim; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • October 14, 2020
Threats

Today's D Brief: AUSA week; CNO, live; Esper, graded; N. Korea’s big new ICBM; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • October 13, 2020
Threats

Today's D Brief: Terror plot thwarted in Michigan; Afghanistan-pullout confusion; Shipyard problems; Immigration & national security; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • October 9, 2020
Threats

Today's D Brief: Marines' #2 catches COVID; Full Afghanistan pullout?; Qatar wants F-35s; Greek twist in S-400 saga; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • October 8, 2020
Threats

Today's D Brief: Joint Chiefs self-isolate; Esper’s Navy plan; China’s ‘discourse power’; DHS calls white supremacy top domestic threat; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • October 7, 2020
Threats

Today's D Brief: POTUS not 'out of the woods'; Afghan peace talks; Army, USAF team up; Bird downs Chinese jet; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • October 6, 2020
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Today's D Brief: POTUS45's COVID; Caucasus fight continues; RIP, Rapid Equipping Force; Can AI spot disinformation?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • October 5, 2020
Threats

Trump is COVID+; Bogus warplane rumor; POTUS vs. SEALs; Space supply-chain ‘dried up’; and a bit more...

  • Kevin Baron and Bradley Peniston
  • October 2, 2020
Threats

How Trump’s electioneering is helping Russia; Fears of political violence rise; Lawmakers slam Germany pullout; Space Force chief, live; and a bit more...

  • Kevin Baron and Bradley Peniston
  • October 1, 2020
Threats

Trump sets up Election Day conflict; Troops vs. observers; White-power group elated; Fighting continues in Caucasus; Pope says nope to Pompeo; and just a bit more...

  • Kevin Baron and Bradley Peniston
  • September 30, 2020
Threats

1M COVID dead, worldwide; Debate guide; Nuclear posturing; FBI on hacking hoaxes; Swiss jets; and a bit more...

  • Kevin Baron and Bradley Peniston
  • September 29, 2020
Threats

Natsec & Trump’s finances; Fighting in the Caucasus; Pompeo threatens Iraq pullout; Ft. Hood takes a knee; and just a bit more…

  • Kevin Baron and Bradley Peniston
  • September 28, 2020
Threats

Today's D Brief: 500-ship Navy?; USAF chief, USMC commandant, interviewed; Russian info ops, blocked; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • September 25, 2020
Threats

Today's D Brief: Protests spread anew; Armed civilians gather to ‘help police’; Gen. Berger, live; Election-data firm, hacked; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • September 24, 2020
Threats

Today's D Brief: More than 200K US dead of COVID; New election-security warning; Russian disinfo quotes Trump; DHS chief’s confirmation hearing; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • September 23, 2020
Threats

Today's D Brief: Violence spikes in Afghanistan; Bad TikTok deal; AI’s ‘black boxes’; Wearable COVID detectors; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • September 22, 2020
Threats

Today's D Brief: 200,000 Americans dead of COVID; Army sends armor to Syria; Space Force, deployed; WeChat ban, blocked; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • September 21, 2020
Threats

Today's D Brief: FBI: Russia helping Trump; Chinese jets buzz Taiwan; America’s declining reputation; Readers pick top natsec problems; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • September 18, 2020
Threats

Today's D Brief: CDC rebuts WH vaccine promises; Taliban’s insulating wealth; New arms sales to Taiwan?; Allies flock to DOD AI project; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • September 17, 2020
Threats

Today's D Brief: USAF reveals new jet; Multilateral Mideast accord; US-based troll farm; SecDef’s Western swing; and a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • September 16, 2020
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