Defense One

Threats

Afghan ceasefire nears end; Russia sends jets to Libya; US Army’s videogames; Industry scrambles to keep interns; And a bit more.

Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
May 26, 2020

Threats

DoD braces for second wave; NATO meets on Open Skies; Texas shooting treated as terror; Spy chief, SecNav confirmed; And a bit more.

Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
May 22, 2020

Threats

World sees record COVID jump; DoD sets base-reopening rules; Shooter at Texas naval base; US drops airborne-laser research; And a bit more.

Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
May 21, 2020

Threats

Draft DoD memo belies SecDef’s vaccine claim; Navy’s new rules; Trump-favored firm gets border-wall work; And a bit more.

Ben Watson
May 20, 2020

Threats

90K US dead of COVID; SOCOM’s AI plans; Fired IG was investigating Saudi arms sale; Beer app tracks US troops; And a bit more.

Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
May 19, 2020

Threats

Afghan deal ends presidential standoff; COVID returns to Roosevelt; State Dept. IG ousted; Infowar, Russia-China-Iran-style; And a bit more.

Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
May 18, 2020

Threats

US still lacks a testing strategy; ISIS blamed for maternity-ward attack; Russian spy intrigue; Space Force flag; And a bit more.

Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
May 15, 2020

Threats

COVID ‘may never go away’; A shift in US strategy; ISIS prison break still feared; Search warrant served on senator; And a bit more.

Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
May 14, 2020

Threats

Fed chair sees prolonged recession; Afghanistan to go back on the offensive; China, Russia not slowing space ops amid COVID; And a bit more.

Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
May 13, 2020

Threats

Fauci warns against reopening too soon; White House masks up; Awful day in Afghanistan; China’s ambiguous nukes; And a bit more.

Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
May 12, 2020

Threats

CNO quarantines as NG chief tests positive; Still too few tests; Defense industry is hiring; Iran warship missiles another; And a bit more.

Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
May 11, 2020

Threats

US COVID toll passes 75K; DoD braces for 2nd wave; SecNav nom cites ‘tarnished culture’; Counter-Iran buildup ends; And a bit more.

Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
May 8, 2020

Threats

WH shelves CDC’s reopen guide; Navy’s new normal is distancing and masks; Space plane cargo, revealed; New Chinese malware; And a bit more.

Ben Watson
May 7, 2020

Threats

COVID spreads as select countries reopen; DoD to start random testing; ODNI nominee’s vow; Moon-mining pact in the works; And a bit more.

Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
May 6, 2020

Threats

Expected US COVID deaths double; DoD braces for ‘new normal’; US warships exercise north of Russia; 50 women have Ranger tabs; And a bit more.

Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
May 5, 2020

Threats

China faces rising anger; COVID’s deadliest day yet; Russian arms production slows; Former Green Beret: I led failed Venezuelan invasion; And a bit more.

Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
May 4, 2020

Threats

Maryland deploys Guard to ward off feds; PA's Guard helps w/ nursing home care; Navy picks Italian frigate-builder; US hiding Afghan-war data; Israel bombs targets in Syria; And a bit more.

Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
May 1, 2020

Threats

COVID’s US toll passes 60K; Dueling FONOPs; Naval exercise shrinks; Testing lags as states look to reopen; And a bit more.

Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
April 30, 2020

Threats

Navy delays Crozier call; Outbreak grows on USS Kidd; COVID economic losses mount; Afghanistan’s prisoner dilemma; Facebook’s automated future; And a bit more.

Ben Watson
April 29, 2020

Threats

COVID sidelines Navy destroyer; Lebanon is reeling; Australians rush to get tracking app; Red-teaming the World Series; And a bit more.

Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
April 28, 2020