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Threats

Today's D Brief: Miller’s memo; COVID packing ICUs; Helicopter victims, ID’d; Army’s next missiles; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
  • November 16, 2020
Threats

Today's D Brief: ‘The most secure’ election; Syria ‘shell games’; China’s new joint ops doctrine; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • November 13, 2020
Threats

Today's D Brief: Deadly helo crash; What’s with the Pentagon churn?; 400K COVID deaths predicted; Navy’s ghost ship; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • November 12, 2020
Threats

Pentagon purge continues; Still no evidence of election irregularities; Worst COVID day since March; Virtual flight-test for a nuke; and a bit more...

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
  • November 11, 2020
Threats

Esper fired; Trump keeps fighting; Election-crimes chief quits; SDF to Biden: ‘send more troops’; Caucasus cease-fire; and a bit more...

  • Bradley Peniston and Kevin Baron
  • November 10, 2020
Policy

Trump Fires Esper, Taps NCTC Director to be Acting SecDef

Christopher Miller becomes Trump's fourth acting defense secretary just 72 days before Inauguration Day.

  • Marcus Weisgerber, Bradley Peniston and Katie Bo Williams
  • November 9, 2020
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Threats

Today's D Brief: Transition on hold; Biden’s natsec priorities; COVID accelerates; Promising vaccine results; And a bit more.

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

Today's D Brief: Election update; Disinfo spreads online; Esper’s next moves?; COVID hospitalizations rise sharply; And a bit more.

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

Today's D Brief: New COVID peak in the US; 800,000 get misleading robocalls; NSA sees no big hacks; And a bit more.

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

Today's D Brief: Too close to call; HASC, SASC races; Cyber ops; UK sees “severe” terror risk; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Marcus Weisgerber and Bradley Peniston
  • November 4, 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: 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

‘Disinfo’ panned; COVID cases climb; CBO doubts Navy plan; Army reveals base-name study; and a bit more...

  • Bradley Peniston and Kevin Baron
  • October 15, 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
Policy

Esper Plans Fewer Large Carriers, More Subs in a Navy of 500 Ships or More

He says it’s affordable, but key details remain unknown.

  • Bradley Peniston and Marcus Weisgerber
  • 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

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
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