TUESDAY PDB – Be it stealing our military technology, preparing to invade Taiwan or even clashing with India, China is getting very dangerous. Here are just some examples.
Removing the Trojan Horse from America's ports. The software embedded in Chinese-made cranes for loading and unloading cargo could provide the Chinese military with real-time visibility into our port operations.
The CHICOMS could then track the movement of military equipment and even disrupt operations.
BUT OF COURSE IT DOES – China opposes Modi's border move to allow faster troop access. China criticized the inauguration of a tunnel that will give Indian troops easy access to areas close to the disputed border between the two countries.
China trying to ‘normalize' military drills near Taiwan: island's top security official. China runs “joint combat readiness patrols” near the democratic island every 7-10 days on average. (RELATED: Biden ‘Responds' To Attack On Major US Ally)
US Space Force budget request dips as China threat increases. Its $29.4 billion fiscal year 2025 budget request is $600 million lower than in FY24 — a dip that follows three years of steady growth for the fledgling service.
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
‘The Return of Great Powers' and ‘Cold War 2.0' review: Conflict to come. Conventional wisdom suggests Russia and China will be the next countries to upend the existing world order. History would beg to differ.
ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR
LET ISRAEL DO WHAT IT NEEDS TO DO – Biden draws a ‘red line' for Israel. Joe Biden says that no President has been a better friend to Israel, but he doesn't sound like it now. He beat up Israel's leaders in his State of the Union speech, criticized its strategy in Gaza, and now called Israel's plans to clear Hamas from its last stronghold in Rafah a “red line” that Israel shouldn't cross. (RELATED: Botched Biden-Led Plan Leads To Massacre)
THOUGHT WE ALREADY HAD THAT IN MIDEAST? – Gaza war may stoke ‘generational' terrorism threat, top intel official says. Senior U.S. intelligence officials testified before Congress about two wars, a rising China and the threat of artificial intelligence to U.S. national security. They also released an annual report from the intelligence community.
First Army vessel leaves US to build temporary pier for Gaza aid. The ship is heading to the Mediterranean, after Joe Biden announced plans to increase aid deliveries by sea to the besieged and hungry enclave.
PENTAGON WOKE WATCH
UMMM – OK – Doggone deployment: Navy carriers em-‘bark' mental health pups. When the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford departed Naval Station Norfolk in May for its first combat deployment, the 23 new technologies installed on the warship weren't the only novelty aboard the ship.
POLITICS
THEY ARE ALL BAD! – BUT ONE IS CHINESE – Trump says TikTok is a national security threat, Facebook is ‘enemy of the people.' Trump recently reversed his support of a ban on TikTok.
4 key questions ahead of Robert Hur's testimony on Biden's mishandling of classified documents. All eyes on Tuesday will be on special counsel Robert Hur, who investigated Joe Biden's mishandling of classified documents and delivered a political bombshell with his conclusions about Biden's memory. (RELATED: Biden Investigator To Break Report Wide Open For World To See)
Pentagon unveils $850 billion budget request amid spending uncertainty. It released its fiscal year 2025 funding request, beginning one of the most chaotic budget seasons in recent history.
Pentagon needs Congress to hand over $10B to replace weapons sent to Ukraine. “It would come back on our own readiness on our own stockpile to a certain extent if we can't get new funding.”
US POWER OVERSEAS
The dangers of a rearmed Europe. NATO kept its promise to keep ‘the Germans down.' The U.S. shouldn't assume that success is permanent.
IRAN THREAT
Remember the Rubymar: Stop Houthi attacks now. “Remember the Maine” and “Remember Pearl Harbor” were battle cries over which the U.S. went to war.
HIT IRAN! – US and allies down dozens of Iran-backed Houthi drones in Red Sea showdown.
RUSSIA THREAT – UKRAINE WAR
Russia's air power roars back into the war with devastating guided bombs. Russia's air force has dramatically boosted its effectiveness in the Ukraine war with its increased use of “glide bombs,” contributing to Moscow's recent battlefield successes.
Russian arms exports plummet amid Ukraine war, sanctions: think tank.
HYBRID WARFARE – Moldova faces multiple threats from Russia as it turns toward EU membership. The past two years have been the hardest and most tumultuous in decades for the small ex-Soviet republic next to Ukraine as it faces varied threats from Russia.
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
AS TRUMP HAS ARGUED – Polish president Andrzej Duda: NATO members must raise defense spending. After two centuries of struggle to maintain an independent state, followed by four decades of Soviet domination, on March 12, 1999, the Republic of Poland — along with the Czech Republic and Hungary — was admitted to the world's most powerful military alliance.
Sweden and Finland join NATO's biggest military exercise in decades. There was a time when NATO would do its best to avoid direct mention of Russia when conducting its military maneuvers. Not least for fear of provocation. But Russia's invasion of Ukraine has changed all that.
NATO raises Swedish flag as Nordic nation takes ‘rightful place' in alliance. Sweden brings to the alliance high-tech, high north fighting capabilities, but says it won't host NATO nuclear weapons.
India conducts first test flight of locally developed missile. It is also its first domestically developed missile that can carry multiple warheads. (RELATED: Trump's Futuristic Defense Agenda Finally Starts To Emerge)
US MILITARY
2025 budget: 4.5% pay raise, shift of troops from active to reserve. The Pentagon is downsizing the active-duty Army and Navy by several thousand, while adding some of those spots back in the Reserve and National Guard.
Army tank units faced overwork & higher suicides; investigation finds. Analysts found much greater risk for tankers and members of armor brigades. What's causing it?
US Air Force budget request leans toward R&D, trims fighter purchases. Its proposed budget for fiscal 2025 would cut procurement of two major fighter programs — the F-35A and F-15EX Eagle II — and boost research and development funding for future capabilities.
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