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Threats

New tensions in NE Syria; Iran bounties on US troops; Eyes on Belarus; US expands Huawei blacklist; And a bit more.

  • Kevin Baron and Ben Watson
  • August 17, 2020
Threats

Pompeo confirms Russian bounty warning; Harris’ foreign policy; Israel, UAE make up; US mail sorters are disappearing; and a bit more...

  • Kevin Baron and Bradley Peniston
  • August 14, 2020
Threats

US retreats in Iraq; USAF helo takes fire over Virginia; Naval standoff between NATO allies; COVID deaths hit 3-month high; and a bit more...

  • Kevin Baron and Bradley Peniston
  • August 13, 2020
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Kamala Harris on national security; Belarus crackdown; Seoul funds an aircraft carrier; That Russian vaccine; and a bit more….

  • Bradley Peniston and Kevin Baron
  • August 12, 2020
Threats

Russia touts untested vaccine; Protests rage as Lebanese PM quits; Yet another new SOLIC chief; DoD frees 5G freqs; and a bit more...

  • Bradley Peniston and Kevin Baron
  • August 11, 2020
Threats

Lebanon, imploding; COVID window, closing; China, emboldened; Giant ice shelf, collapsed; and just a bit more...

  • Bradley Peniston and Kevin Baron
  • August 10, 2020
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Threats

Today's D Brief: Trump bans 2 Chinese apps; Iran-Contra figure back to Iran; ‘Last hurdle’ for Afghan peace talks; Dire COVID prediction; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • August 7, 2020
Threats

Today’s D Brief: U.S. cuts secret deal to drill Syrian oilfields; State IG quits; Saudi nuke-fuel plant, revealed; Trump campaign punished for misinfo; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • August 6, 2020
Threats

Today's D Brief: 157,000 Americans have died from COVID; Port explosion ravages Beirut; Army plans laser battalion; Trump’s vote-by-mail reversal; And a bit more.

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

Today’s D Brief: 200 U.S. soldiers to Poland; Russian tensions escalate in Minsk; ‘Detainee crisis’ in Syria; SOS in the Pacific; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • August 4, 2020
Threats

Today’s D Brief: WH end-runs Senate to install defense policy chief; ISIS claims deadly attack in Afghanistan; GPS alternative; TikTok, Trump, Microsoft & China; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • August 3, 2020
Threats

Today's D Brief: AFRICOM HQ planning to move; Portland calms; Trump to FLA; Obvious Russian mercenaries; Marines missing; And a bit more.

  • Kevin Baron and Ben Watson
  • July 31, 2020
Threats

Today's D Brief: Fed forces move to swing states; Trump threatens Election Day; How not to sell a European drawdown; Pentagon calls journalists ‘adversaries;’ And a bit more.

  • Kevin Baron and Ben Watson
  • July 30, 2020
Threats

BREAKING: Trump’s Germany pullout revealed; Disinfo and DJT, Jr; 3-day ceasefire in Afghanistan; Iran shows force; The Pope gets hacked; And a bit more.

  • Kevin Baron, Katie Bo Williams and Ben Watson
  • July 29, 2020
Threats

Mayors challenge Barr’s forces; Esper and Pompeo, Aussie, Aussie, Aussie; Chinese facial recognition at RiteAid?; Big Tech’s day in Congress; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Kevin Baron and Marcus Weisgerber
  • July 28, 2020
Threats

Covid in the White House; Riots and car attacks across America; Trump eases US drone restrictions; Ceasefire day in Ukraine; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Kevin Baron
  • July 27, 2020
Threats

Marine Corps Marathon cancelled; Congress vs. Trump on Confederate base names; Escalation in the Himalayas; Wagner in Libya; Spaceport in Michigan; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • July 24, 2020
Threats

Trump deploys feds to Chicago; Russia’s anti-satellite test; US seeking $40 COVID shot; US soldier killed in Syria; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • July 23, 2020
Threats

Daily US COVID deaths top 1,000; Chinese consulate ejected; Vacancies crest at DoD; Leaf blowers vs. tear gas;

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • July 22, 2020
Threats

No Korean drawdown yet; Feds beat Navy vet in Portland; Lebanon has ‘collapsed’; House orders TikTok ban; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • July 21, 2020
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