TUESDAY PDB – The infiltration of Communist Chinese (CHICOM) spies and operatives in the U.S. is unprecedented, according to the FBI. NOW – US alleges secret Chinese police post in NYC, online tracking of dissidents. Two New York residents were arrested, and dozens of Chinese national police officers were criminally charged.
THAT'S A LOT OF CHICOM COPS/SPIES IN NYC.
MEANWHILE, CHICOM TECH IS SPYING ON ALL OF US – Hikvision: Chinese surveillance tech giant denies leaked Pentagon spy claim. It has denied it is illegally disguising its products sold to the US government to enable Chinese espionage.
BUT OF COURSE, IT IS.
AND JUST WAITING FOR THE SPARK – US sails warship through Taiwan Strait after China's drills. It is the first such transit made public since China carried out massive military drills.
Nimitz carrier strike group back in South China Sea, Chinese carrier still on Pacific patrol. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is in the South China Sea and the USS Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group is operating in the Sulu Sea.
THEN THERE ARE CHINA'S DEEPENING TIES WITH RUSSIA – Chinese minister's tour underscores closer ties with Russia. China's defense minister has toured the top Russian military academy on a visit to the Russian capital.
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY – Here's a roundup of other developing stories.
Not the President's Daily Brief, but almost as good – PAUL'S DAILY BRIEFING – the PDB:
NATIONAL SECURITY
HOW WOKE WILL BIDEN GO? – Joint Chiefs shuffle: Biden's top contenders to replace Trump's military leaders. Besides the chair, the Pentagon could also see new leaders for the Army, Navy, Marines and possibly the Air Force this year.
PUSHBACK AGAINST BIDEN'S RADICAL GREEN AGENDA – Pentagon sounds alarm over Biden plan for offshore wind sites. It has raised concerns about East Coast areas earmarked for new wind farms in a setback for the fledgling industry.
US eavesdropped on UN secretary general, leaks reveal. It gathered intelligence on Secretary General António Guterres, shedding light on his interactions with top U.N. officials and world leaders.
HOMELAND SECURITY
After leak, Pentagon purges some users' access to classified programs, launches security review. The review findings are due in 45 days.
US officials have examined whether alleged doc leaker had foreign links. The investigators have considered every avenue as they struggle to understand the leaker's motivations.
RUSSIA THREAT – UKRAINE WAR
Putin rallies his troops with 2nd Ukraine visit in 2 months. Russian leader Vladimir Putin visited command posts of the Kremlin's forces fighting in Ukraine in an apparent effort to rally his troops as the war approaches its 14th month and Kyiv readies a possible counteroffensive with Western-supplied weapons.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 419. Moscow said Wagner mercenary units captured more areas of Bakhmut as fighting continues in the ruined eastern city. Russian recruiters in Crimea are using prop guns and grenades to entice people to join the military.
NORTH KOREA THREAT
US, allies stage drills as North Korea warns of security crisis. U.S. and South Korea also launched separate bilateral drills on Monday that will continue through April 28.
IRAN THREAT
Iranian commander sentenced to 13 years for shooting down Ukrainian passenger plane. An Iranian court convicted as many as 10 Iranian military personnel for their involvement in the shooting down of Ukrainian Airlines Flight 752 in 2020, according to Iranian news service.
SPACE THREAT
Keeping watch on aggressor satellites key challenge for US Space Force. It is trying to safeguard the country's satellites from foreign threats, as Russian and Chinese satellites engage in disruptive maneuvers and follow other nations' spacecraft in orbit.
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
NICE FLIP-FLOP SINCE U.S. GIVES EGYPT BILLION IN AID – Egypt nearly supplied rockets to Russia, agreed to arm Ukraine instead, leak shows. Egypt made detailed plans to export rockets at Moscow's request, but after pressure from Washington, later approved artillery for Kyiv.
US diplomatic convoy fired on in Sudan as UN aid workers assaulted. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that the convoy in Sudan was fired on in what he called a “reckless” and “unacceptable” attack amid deepening violence in the country.
QUID PRO QUO – US approves F-16 upgrade after Turkey eases stand on NATO. The U.S. agreed to sell Turkey $259 million in software to upgrade its F-16 fighter fleet. State Department approval of the sale comes about two weeks after Turkey dropped its objections to Finland joining NATO.
KIWIS ARE WEAK – Australia, New Zealand sign army cooperation deal. The two announced plans for the allies' armies to work more closely together as New Zealand looks to ‘big brother' for ‘help reinvigorating an armed forces battling worker shortages.'
US MILITARY
Pentagon spends $1 billion a year on laser and other energy weapons. From Star Trek to Star Wars, weapons firing lasers that can vaporize their targets are the stuff of science fiction and James Bond villains. It's also a military technology that American taxpayers are paying to develop — today.
DARPA's combat drone buggy completes first round of off-road testing. Scouting: there's a drone for that.
DON'T LET YOUR DAUGHTERS JOIN THE ARMY – Another female soldier died at Fort Hood. The base said nothing. In the wake of Vanessa Guillen's death, Army officials promised that the base would increase transparency. But at least one recent death went undisclosed.
END of PDB
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