PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – Trump confirms they will discuss “land swapping” when they meet on Friday in Alaska for a high-stakes summit on the Ukraine war. But the president expressed frustration with Volodymyr Zelensky for putting conditions on such a potential agreement.
The Russian past of Alaska, where Trump and Putin will meet. Putin becomes first Russian leader to visit Alaska.
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY – Here’s a roundup of today’s other top defense stories ending the week from conservative national security expert PAUL CRESPO.
Not the President’s Daily Brief, but almost as good – PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEFING – the PDB:
NATIONAL SECURITY
Johns Hopkins is building classified versions of its AI wargaming tools for DOD, intel community. As Team Trump tries to jumpstart U.S. AI amidst concerns about AI ethics and hallucinations, experts here believe they have a low-risk, high-payoff way to leverage Large Language Models right now: wargames.
Can COFFEE filters calm the spectrum tug-of-war? Could a miniaturized radio component ease political debates over the ownership and use of frequencies held by DOD and coveted by telecom companies?
HOMELAND SECURITY
DEFENSE POLITICS
SECDEF Hegseth reposts video featuring some pastors saying women should no longer be allowed to vote.
US POWER OVERSEAS
NCIS is investigating the death of a Marine corporal in Cuba from non-combat injuries.
Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Savannah (LCS 28) arrived at its San Diego homeport, following a 12-month rotational deployment in 3rd and 7th Fleet areas of operation. It operates with a dual crew, allowing the hull to stay in theater longer.
IRAN THREAT – MIDDLE EAST
Five Al Jazeera journalists and alleged terrorist killed in Israeli strike in Gaza.
UN warns Gaza faces ‘starvation, pure and simple’ as child deaths mount. Humanitarian office says 37 children have died from issues related to acute malnutrition since July, as overall toll nears 100.
CHINA THREAT
Coast Guard responds to increased Chinese research vessel activity in U.S. Arctic. It detected and responded to two Chinese research vessels and is currently monitoring a total of five similar vessels in or near the U.S Arctic.
RUSSIA THREAT – UKRAINE WAR
SPACE THREAT
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
Four carriers form one of the most powerful fleets at sea. Aircraft carriers from the UK, Japan and the U.S. have gathered in the Northern Philippine Sea in a high-profile demonstration of allied naval power during Operation Highmast.
US MILITARY
Army plans to use AI chatbot “digital recruiters” to help West Point recruit high school students.
Army will pick winner of its first high-energy, vehicle-mounted air-defense lasers next year, a milestone in DOD’s decades-long pursuit of practical directed-energy weapons. But commanders and troops need to be convinced to forgo today’s interceptor missiles and other options.
Army will be creating a marketplace to better match drones with units based on their requirements.
How to strain your fleet: Inside the Navy’s global training exercise.
END of PDB
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Zelensky is an illegitimate president since January if he ever was legitimate in the first place.
Have elections and let the ELECTED officials figure it out.