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NATIONAL SECURITY
How the US might respond to a Russian nuclear attack in Ukraine. As concerns grow over Russian President Vladimir Putin’s nuclear saber-rattling amid continued losses in Ukraine, what a U.S. response would look like has become an increasingly urgent question. (RELATED: Putin’s Nuclear Threats Grow – Russian ‘Doomsday’ Nuke Sub Goes Missing)
HOMELAND SECURITY
NYC migrant tent city: Hochul deploys National Guard to help Adams’ relocated shelter for asylum seekers. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is tapping the National Guard to help with fellow Democrat New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ migrant tent city. (RELATED: Record 25,000 Illegal Migrants Flagged as Potential National Security Risks)
Florida National Guard, US Coast Guard continue Hurricane Ian rescue and recovery efforts. A week after Hurricane Ian barreled through southern Florida, rescue and recovery efforts continue as the Florida National Guard and U.S. Coast Guard distribute supplies, and airlift people and vehicles.
CHINA THREAT
Responding to China’s aggressive moves. A top Dept. of Defense official talks about the greater politics and pitfalls of the current tensions with China.
US aims to turn Taiwan into giant weapons depot. Officials say Taiwan needs to become a “porcupine” with enough weapons to hold out if the Chinese military blockades and invades it, even if Washington decides to send troops. (RELATED: Report Identifies 3,500 Targets China May Strike in Taiwan, Undersea Cables Most Vulnerable)
RUSSIA THREAT
Russia uses Iranian-made drones to strike military base deep inside Ukraine. The attack about 50 miles south of Kyiv highlights risks facing Ukraine, whose forces are advancing in the south and east.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 225. Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed laws to formally absorb four Ukrainian regions – the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, the Luhansk People’s Republic, and Kherson and Zaporizhia regions – into Russia, following referendums in those areas that Kyiv and its Western allies called a meaningless “sham.” (RELATED: Ukraine Applies for NATO Membership as Putin Annexes 4 Territories)
US believes Ukrainians were behind an assassination in Russia. American officials said they were not aware ahead of time about the attack that killed Daria Dugina and that they had admonished Ukraine over it.
A more strategic Russian retreat signals long fight ahead in Kherson. A day after Ukrainian forces reclaimed more territory in the south, the jubilation of a breakthrough was tempered by anxiety over an expected hard fight.
Russian rockets slam into Ukrainian city near nuclear plant. Seven Russian rockets slammed into residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia before dawn Thursday, killing two people and trapping at least five in the city close to Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant, the governor of the mostly Russian-occupied region said.
NORTH KOREAN THREAT
North Korea fires 2 ballistic missiles toward sea. Thursday’s launches came as the U.S. aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan returned to waters east of South Korea.
USAF, South Korea drop JDAMs in allied response to North Korean missile tests. The U.S. military and allied forces engaged in a robust response to a North Korean missile test Oct. 4. (RELATED: South Korea’s New Weapon Will Have One Purpose: To Take Down Kim)
Carrier USS Ronald Reagan headed back to Korean Peninsula after North Korean missile launch. The Reagan Carrier Strike Group is now in the Sea of Japan following the launch of a North Korean ballistic missile earlier this week, a U.S. defense official confirmed to USNI News on Wednesday.
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
Defense Secretary Austin meets with Pakistan’s army chief. Pakistan’s powerful military chief met Wednesday in Washington with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and other security and government officials, the military said.
PENTAGON ‘WOKE WATCH’
THIS INSANE WOKE STUFF GOES BACK AWHILE – The Pentagon set 18 diversity goals in 2011. It’s fulfilled 6 of them. Back in 2011, the Defense Department issued a report with 18 recommendations for how the military could improve diversity, equity and inclusion across the services, with a five-year Department of Defense Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan. (RELATED: Shouting Match – Congressman Bashes SecDef Over Pentagon’s Embarrassing ‘Wokeism’)
TOO WOKE EVEN FOR ARMY – Army investigation blames general for ‘negative publicity’ after defending servicewomen online. His defense of women in uniform brought too much unwanted attention, investigators said.
US MILITARY AND SPACE
SpaceX, NASA launch latest crew to space station. The mission marks the sixth time SpaceX has flown astronauts to the station for the space agency since 2020 and comes after NASA has moved to deepen its relationship with the Elon Musk-led company. (RELATED: NASA Tests First-of-Its-Kind Planetary Defense System)
US military is delivering people, cargo to Antarctica as scientific research season begins. Operation Deep Freeze, the U.S. military mission to support scientists working in Antarctica is underway, Pacific Air Force confirmed Wednesday after an announcement by New Zealand officials.
NAVY’S NEWEST AND BEST – USS Gerald R Ford gets underway for first deployment. The aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford departed Norfolk, Virginia, Tuesday to conduct its inaugural deployment in the Atlantic.
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