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Today's D Brief: COVID surges in US, Europe; Election-related hacking, disinformation; Potential F-35 sales; Romcom spotlights logistics; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • October 30, 2020
Threats

Today's D Brief: Another vice chief has COVID; New warnings for hospitals; Anti-ISIS air strikes; Mass shootings, up; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • October 29, 2020
Threats

Today's D Brief: COVID is rising again in most states; Iran’s new construction; Border-wall costs, up; Muzzling NOAA; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • October 28, 2020
Threats

Today's D Brief: Esper and Pompeo in India; F-35 delays; New hypersonics goals; Utah preps to ration healthcare; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • October 27, 2020
Threats

Today's D Brief: New US COVID cases hit all-time high; Libyan ceasefire; Airstrikes kill 5 Taliban; Deadly training crash; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • October 26, 2020
Threats

Today's D Brief: US breaks single-day COVID record; ‘Stunning’ civil-service change; Russia’s disinfo plan; Tallying domestic plots; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • October 23, 2020
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Threats

Today's D Brief: Iran emailed election threats, US says; Armed group at polling place; Missiles approved for Taiwan; How close is COVID close?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • October 22, 2020
Threats

Today's D Brief: NSA’s advice to US firms; COVID trajectory ‘worsening’; NATO allies bump spending; Trump’s conflicts of interest; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • October 21, 2020
Threats

Today's D Brief: Russians charged in cyber attacks; New START extension?; ICBM price tag jumps; Iran sanctions grate on US allies; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • October 20, 2020
Threats

Today's D Brief: Violence resurges in Afghanistan; 3rd COVID surge begins; China’s “hostage diplomacy”; Army stops Apache deliveries; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
  • October 19, 2020
Threats

Today's D Brief: Home by Christmas? No; FBI eyes potential disinfo; Sweden’s big spending boost; Turkish S400 fired? And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Katie Bo Williams
  • October 16, 2020
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
Threats

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

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
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