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NATIONAL SECURITY
Biden’s National Security Strategy is undone by fantasy. It acknowledges the threat from China, then makes wholly unrealistic pledges of cooperation.
Pelosi rejects GOP suggestion that US aid to Ukraine is a ‘blank check’. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) pushed back against the GOP suggestion that the United States has given a “blank check” of humanitarian and military aid to Ukraine, insisting that support for the Eastern European country defending itself from Russia remains strong in Washington.
Elon Musk says SpaceX won’t turn off Starlink satellite regardless of Defense Department funding. Elon Musk said Sunday that SpaceX’s satellite internet service Starlink, which provides crucial telecommunication services in Ukraine, would not be shut off regardless of whether the company receives funding from the US Defense Department.
CHINA THREAT
US charges Chinese nationals with schemes to steal info, punish critics and recruit spies. The Justice Department on Monday unsealed charges in three separate cases accusing more than a dozen defendants, most of them Chinese officials, of participating in schemes to repatriate critics of the Chinese government, obtain secret information about a U.S. investigation into a Chinese telecom firm and recruit spies to act as agents of the Chinese regime in the U.S.
Air Force Reaper drones to begin surveillance flights out of Japan within weeks. Eight Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drones and more than 150 airmen have started a yearlong deployment to southern Japan and will begin surveillance flights within weeks, according to U.S. and Japanese officials.
3 lessons Taiwan should take from Ukraine’s air war. As cheap, unmanned drones proliferate on both sides of the Ukraine conflict, new air superiority tactics are emerging almost daily. In the op-ed below, the Stimson Center’s Kelly Grieco and the Atlantic Council’s Julia Siegel describe how the new era of aerial warfare could favor a savvy Taiwan, should China decide to invade.
Former US military pilot who worked in China arrested in Australia, faces extradition. A former U.S. military pilot and flight instructor who worked in China was arrested in Australia and faces extradition to the United States, Australian court documents and company records show.
RUSSIA THREAT – UKRAINE WAR
NATO allies warn Russia against ‘dirty bomb’ plot in Ukraine. West sees Moscow as engaged in brinkmanship as it looks for an off-ramp from its faltering invasion.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 244. Rebuffed by Western countries, Russia doubled down on its claim that Kyiv is preparing to use a “dirty bomb” in Ukraine on Tuesday.
Officials: US nuclear posture unchanged despite Russian ‘dirty bomb’ claims. U.S. officials said they had detected no signs that Russia is planning to use nuclear arms and therefore had no reason to raise the alert level of U.S. nuclear forces.
Here’s what a ‘dirty bomb’ is and how it fits into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia is accusing Ukraine of planning to detonate a “dirty bomb.” Here’s what that means and why it matters.
Top US, Russian generals hold first talks since May-official. The top U.S. and Russian generals held talks by phone on Monday for the first time since May, a U.S. official told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Investigation reveals ‘remote control killers’ behind Russia’s missile strikes. As Russia ramps up its airstrikes against Ukraine, a new investigation has revealed that “remote control killers” allegedly programmed Moscow’s missile attacks.
NORTH KOREA THREAT
US vows full military defense of allies against North Korea. The United States will make full use of its military capabilities, “including nuclear, conventional and missile defense,” to defend its allies Japan and South Korea, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said Tuesday as she warned North Korea against escalating its provocations
IRAN THREAT
What Iran stands to gain from helping Russia in Ukraine. From Syria to a new strategic balance, Israeli experts describe concerns over Tehran’s new value to Moscow.
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
Russia deepens its influence in West Africa. “What we see is that the Sahel is becoming a battlefield for the rivalry between Russia and the West,” said Jean-Hervé Jezequel, Sahel director for the International Crisis Group.
US-Saudi relations buckle, driven by animosity between Biden and Mohammed bin Salman. Lack of personal trust between president and crown prince accelerates a yearslong split driven by geopolitical and economic forces.
Rishi Sunak is a new and old-fashioned Tory. It is a nice coincidence that Rishi Sunak has won the leadership of the Conservative Party, and hence the prime ministership, on the most important day of Diwali, the “festival of light” celebrated by Hindus, along with Sikhs, Jains and some Buddhists. He will now be the first Hindu to become UK prime minister.
SPACE THREAT
Space Force to activate sensor on Wide-Field-of-View missile warning satellite. A U.S. Space Force infrared sensing demonstration satellite launched in July will soon start receiving data, the Space Systems Command announced Oct. 24.
US MILITARY
Military schools’ students lead nation in post-pandemic scores. The military’s school system, which continued to focus on in-person learning while navigating the worldwide Covid pandemic, now leads the nation in reading and math scores for 4th and 8th graders.
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bidump is owned by china
Biden’s China policy is a fantasy?? NOOO, Biden is China’s fantasy: a dream come true.
bidump is living a fantasy. A fantasy of him as president! He doesn’t know where he is most of the time and gets lost on stage. That is saying nothing about him sniffing and grabbing little kids and falling on his face!