THURSDAY PDB – Biden DHS designates Jan. 6 a National Special Security Event. The Secret Service said Thursday that the upcoming Jan. 6 election certification “has been designated a National Special Security Event by the Secretary of Homeland Security.”
“National Special Security Events are events of the highest national significance,” Special Agent in Charge of the Secret Service’s Dignitary Protective Division said.
Almost four years ago, to halt Congress certifying the 2020 election results, supporters of former President Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol.
Last January, in a post on X, Joe Biden said: “Three years ago, a violent mob fueled by lies attacked the U.S. Capitol. Our democracy was tested. But it held because We the People prevailed.”
IS THIS REALLY NECESSARY OR A BUNCH OF PARTISAN CR*P?
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY – Here’s a roundup of today’s other top defense stories from conservative national security expert PAUL CRESPO.
Not the President’s Daily Brief, but almost as good – PAUL’S DAILY BRIEFING – the PDB:
NATIONAL SECURITY
Dear industry: Pentagon wants quantum GPS. The technology is proving difficult to field.
DARPA ‘quantum skeptic’ challenges industry: Prove me wrong. The Quantum World Congress is convening outside Washington this week. But which nascent technology has real potential? DARPA has issued an open challenge to anyone developing a quantum computer to submit themselves to rigorous government testing.
US supports two permanent UN Security Council seats for Africa and one seat to be rotated among small island developing states. This, as the U.S. seeks to repair ties with Africa. And to deepen relations with Pacific Islands nations important to countering Chinese influence in the region.
What have we learned about fighting terrorism since 9/11? During the Global War on Terror, some leaders relished bringing death to our adversaries and others struggled to give the command, “release weapons.”
But both executed the same “leadership decapitation” strategy the U.S. still follows, aimed at disrupting or dismantling terrorist organizations by targeting their top leaders.
HOMELAND SECURITY
US Coast Guard offloads over 4,125 pounds of drugs worth $54 million seized in Caribbean Sea. The Cutter Diligence’s crew offloaded the drugs in Port Everglades, Florida, on September 9, 2024.
Thousands in the dark as Hurricane Francine strikes Louisiana, raising flood fears. Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry said the National Guard would fan out to parishes impacted by Francine.
POLITICS
Defense hawks oppose House GOP’s six-month CR plan. House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) Plan B for a stopgap federal spending bill is a no-go if it still includes a six-month time frame.
Members of Congress assemble care packages for troops, meet dogs in USO Experience on Capitol Hill. The event exhibited its six core programs that support military service members and their families around the world.
US POWER OVERSEAS
US, Italian ships drill in South China Sea with Australian aircraft.
ISRAEL’S WAR AGAINST TERROR
Israeli strike in Gaza hits Hamas command post in a shelter, possibly killing six UN workers.
CHINA THREAT
Another US military chief makes public gesture for ally Philippines. America’s top Marine pledged this week to help the Philippine military develop capabilities to monitor its sea territory amid ongoing coast guard clashes with China.
The big loophole allowing Russia to access US chips? China. Russia is evading sanctions to acquire U.S.-made semiconductors and weapons components for use in Ukraine—largely through China, says new Senate report.
DOES A CHINESE SPY APP DESERVE FREE SPEECH PROTECTIONS? TikTok back in court as government does the ‘national security’ dance. Declaring TikTok a “national security” threat doesn’t excuse government interference with speech.
RUSSIA THREAT – UKRAINE WAR
White House finalizing plans to expand where Ukraine can hit inside Russia. The talks have been closely held among a small group of officials
Why would Russia need Iranian ballistic missiles? Experts point to tactics, industrial challenges. The Kremlin has received specific Iranian ballistic missiles for the first time and could employ them “within weeks” in the war in Ukraine — in what America’s top diplomat called a “dramatic escalation.”
Russia is on a slow path to bankruptcy, but how slow? Russia’s dilemma: how to finance a war in the long term, for which expenditure is soaring while budget revenues are falling, against a backdrop of tightened sanctions.
Russian commander says counterattack to Ukraine incursion starts. The offensive to dislodge Ukrainian troops in the Kursk region of Russia, is their first significant Russian effort in more than five weeks since the start of Kyiv’s attack.
US military and allies have found over 100 mines in the Black Sea. They have been spotted by U.S. military reconnaissance aircraft and allies since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine more than two years ago.
On board a lifesaving hospital train bringing Ukraine’s wounded soldiers to safety.
NORTH KOREA THREAT
North Korean short-range ballistic missiles rain down on Ukraine despite sanctions meant to prevent Pyongyang from developing such weapons and Moscow from importing them.
SPACE THREAT
Space Force budget falls short, officials warn.
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
US will not restrict any military funding to Egypt. This includes funds conditioned on human rights.
Could a Canadian experiment help US Navy recruiting? More than 100 young Canadians are spending a trial year in the Royal Canadian Navy as part of a new initiative that’s worth examining as a model for the U.S. Navy.
Australia strips senior officers’ medals for war crimes culture. This, over alleged war crimes committed under their watch in Afghanistan.
US MILITARY
The Navy’s manning shortage is crippling at-sea ship maintenance.
Anduril touts new, easy-to-build cruise missiles. Its new Barracuda line of air-breathing missiles will cost 30 percent less than comparable weapons and are designed to address the Pentagon’s realization that it cannot rearm fast enough for a sustained conflict.
Marines use simulators for mortar and recoilless rocket training that could protect against brain injuries. This, as concerns over brain injuries from even routine military training have grown.
The A-10 era is over for this legendary Air Force attack squadron. For over 30 years, the 354th Fighter Squadron has put “the 18-year-old with a rifle” at the center of their A-10 mission.
Air National Guard MC-130J briefly becomes a bee-130J. One MC-130J assigned to the Pennsylvania Air National Guard’s 193rd Special Operations Wing accidentally bore a uniquely fearsome weapon late last month: a swarm of honeybees.
How the US Army is rethinking howitzers. Its search for its next howitzer remains in motion, six months after service leaders scrapped efforts to upgun its current M109 Paladin self-propelled howitzer.
Army to test out 30 new drones and launched effects during EDGE 2. This, in the sky over Yuma Proving Ground, in an effort to help decide just what the future force needs.
END of PDB
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Yes,if we still have Pelosi around we will need extra security on her planning another J6