Threats
Deadly ‘Projectile’ in Poland Raises Tensions As Russian Strikes Pound Ukraine
AP says Russian missiles killed two on NATO territory, but Pentagon declines to corroborate report.
Policy
Biden and China’s Xi to Meet Face-to-Face on Monday
Taiwan, Ukraine, and microchips are the likely topics, official says.
Threats
Russian Forces Retreat from Kherson, In Major Loss
Retaking the city will put Ukrainian rockets in range of a new swath of targets in Crimea and elsewhere.
Policy
Ukraine Calls for More Anti-Drone Gear as Air-Defense Missiles Arrive
NASAMS are now operational in Ukraine, but a new potential threat looms.
Science & Tech
Donated Tanks Headed to Ukraine
Kyiv will get 90 T-72 tanks, donated by the Czech Republic and upgraded with U.S. and Dutch funds.
Policy
Pentagon To Launch New Study On How to Get at Hard, Deeply Buried Targets
A senior defense official explains the thinking behind the Biden Administration’s nuclear policy document.
Science & Tech
Putin’s Chef Is Opening a Start-Up Accelerator for Russia’s War
But with IT workers fleeing the country, it’s hard to predict how successful the endeavor will be.
Science & Tech
Not Even State Media Believes Kremlin Claims that a Russia-Only Internet Is Ready to Go
But a series of August tests shows that Moscow is still working to enable the country to unplug from the World Wide Web.
Policy
US, Allies Rush Anti-Drone Equipment to Ukraine, Conduct On-Site Weapons Tracking
A defense official also said the United States has no reason to think military aid to Ukraine is going missing.
Threats
Defense Industry Should Build in NATO’s Eastern Flank, Romanian Land Forces Chief Says
As the U.S. and NATO footprint on Ukraine and Russia’s border grows, so do their industrial base needs.
Threats
West Rejects Russian Claim that Ukraine Plans a False-Flag Dirty Bomb
US, U.K., France release statement decrying Moscow’s Sunday allegation.
Science & Tech
The Military’s Network Warfare Experiment Scaled Up This Year
The U.S. Army-led experiment attempted to create a lot more targets, challenges, and complexities to test out futuristic concepts.
Science & Tech
Sergeant Makes One Counter-Drone Trainer to Rule Them All
Having too many different counter-drone systems is making training unnecessarily difficult. An Army National Guardsman from CENTCOM has developed a solution.
Ideas
Why the Pentagon’s Crush on Elon Musk Is Dangerous to Democracy
Once considered a cross between Thomas Edison and Moses, Musk is revealing himself to be an ill-informed, would-be tyrant.
Threats
White House Aims for Bio-Defense ‘Moonshots’ In New Strategy
Biden wants more rapid testing, vaccine production, etc. using breakthrough technologies.
Science & Tech
The Army’s Big Convention Was Full of Armed Robots
For now, Western militaries remain reluctant to buy ground weapons that choose their own targets. But that may change.
Science & Tech
The Ukraine War Is Teaching the US How to Move Intelligence Faster
Part of it is better planning, part is new AI-assisted tools.
Policy
New National Security Strategy Returns Focus to Rules, Partnerships, and American Leadership
China is a “pacing” threat, Russia just an “acute” one—but international partnerships, the old global order are key to beating both.
Science & Tech
A Russian Tactical Nuke Wouldn’t Confer Much Battlefield Advantage, Experts Say
But the environmental and health effects would be enormous and long-lasting.
Policy