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Lawmakers slam DoD secrecy; FBI cyber-crime actions plummet; Syrian rebels mount a counterattack; Taiwan’s military shopping list; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • January 11, 2018
Threats

Nuke posture preview; Drone swarm hits Russians in Syria; The NSA’s (likely) next chief wants to enlist AI; Navy’s plans and problems, on display; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • January 10, 2018
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North-South talks open in Korea; China starts work on 3rd carrier; Power shift in Libya?; Secret satellite lost in SpaceX launch; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • January 9, 2018
Threats

US to boost arms-sales efforts; Border wall cost rises to $18B; Video of F-15 intercepting Russian jets; Many lessons, the Battle of Endor offers; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • January 8, 2018
Threats

US to suspend aid to Pakistan; Navy missile on Air Force planes; Mattis on Korean wargames; DoD seeks laser-powered bat drones; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • January 5, 2018
Threats

US agrees to delay wargames for Olympics; Big security holes found in PC chips; ‘Surprising capabilities’ chief tapped to lead USAF acquisition; France proposes fake-news law; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • January 4, 2018
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Threats

Small Korean thaw; Iran’s spear phishers, working overtime; China says it will keep the global order in 2018; How much does Russia pays its mercs?; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • January 3, 2018
Threats

Iran protests have left at least 20 dead; Keeping tabs on Yemen air strikes; Where we’re headed in 2018; KJU’s New Year’s speech; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • January 2, 2018
Threats

US ‘here to stay’ in Afghanistan; AI hunting terrorists; Syria says US troops should leave; 4 options for South China Sea policy; And just a bit more…

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • December 22, 2017
Threats

Fighting intensifies in Ukraine; USSOF have been doing 12 raids a day; ISIS shifts pitch from utopia to all-out war; Why the US finally accused N. Korea of cyber attack; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • December 21, 2017
Threats

Seoul asks to delay joint exercise; AP: Mosul liberation killed far more civilians than ISIS fighters; Afghanistan airstrikes near 2012 surge levels; Ukraine wants POWs home by Christmas; and just a bit more…

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • December 20, 2017
Threats

Inside the new National Security Strategy; US blames North Korea for ‘Wannacry’; Houthis allegedly target Riyadh again; 33rd US airstrike in Somalia this year; and just a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • December 19, 2017
Threats

Trump’s national security strategy expected at 2 p.m.; Tillerson retreats on NK talks; Putin thanks Trump for CIA’s help; Obama admin scuttled counter-Hezbollah project; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • December 18, 2017
Threats

US shows ‘Iranian weapons found in Yemen’; China reinforces fake islands; Senator: 30% chance of N. Korean war; 3 things US troops need in Europe; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • December 15, 2017
Threats

Suicide attack in Somalia kills 18 police; How US arms wound up in ISIS’ hands; Train-and-equip lives on in Syria; Internet traffic diverted through Russia; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • December 14, 2017
Threats

Trump knocks defense bill’s anti-Russia provisions; RexT’s olive branch to North Korea; Conflicts to watch in 2018; Another drone strike in Somalia; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • December 13, 2017
Threats

Assad set to rule at least 4 more years; Finally, a US ambassador tapped for Seoul; China runs ‘encircling drills’ around Taiwan; EU launches joint defense projects; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • December 12, 2017
Threats

Subway blast in NYC; North Korea’s emerging biothreat; China ups its spy game; US seeks loitering kamizake drones; and just a bit more…

  • Ben Watson, Marcus Weisgerber and Bradley Peniston
  • December 11, 2017
Threats

Shutdown averted, for now; ‘Day of rage’ in Jerusalem; Coalition resumes striking ISIS in Syria; DoD aims to start programs in just 12 months; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • December 8, 2017
Threats

Olympic-sized safety question; Trump convenes top lawmakers as shutdown looms; Emergency Jerusalem task force stands up; How F-35 might cue missile defenses; and just a bit more...

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • December 7, 2017
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