ANALYSIS – Is Trump regretting his VP pick? Will Trump tell Vance he is “fired”? When former President Donald Trump selected J.D. Vance as his vice presidential candidate soon after surviving an assassination attempt, some called the choice bold and a doubling down on Trumpism.
I said he could help Trump make his case in 2024 and be the GOP standard bearer in 2028. Still, I also said I would have preferred Trump had picked a woman, and that I had some reservations about Vance as VP, including his youth and inexperience.
Meanwhile, negligible public anxiety accompanies the intensifying danger of global incineration from nuclear war. And Joe Biden is only making it worse.
Congress presses SECNAV for answers on recruiting challenges. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro was grilled about how the Navy plans to rectify its challenges recruiting new sailors, after the service missed its recruitment goals for the first time ever in fiscal year 2023.
US Army brigade begins long-haul convoy inside the Arctic Circle. More than a thousand U.S. soldiers are making a long-distance trek this week in upper Norway, bound for a Finnish artillery range for drills showcasing stepped-up efforts to defend NATO's new Arctic border with Russia.
An ‘East Asian NATO' is forming. This could potentially set the stage for a spectacular shift in Asia's Sino-American balance of power.
Why the Solomon Islands election matters to China and the US. This, as Beijing extends its reach into a region traditionally dominated by the U.S. and Australia, forging security agreements that could further its military aims across the Pacific.
Paul Crespo is the Managing Editor of American Liberty Defense News. As a Marine Corps officer, he led Marines, served aboard ships in the Pacific and jumped from helicopters and airplanes. He was also a military attaché with the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) at U.S. embassies worldwide. He later ran for office, taught political science, wrote for a major newspaper and had his own radio show. A graduate of Georgetown, London and Cambridge universities, he brings decades of experience and insight to the issues that most threaten our American liberty – at home and from abroad.
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ANALYSIS – Is Trump regretting his VP pick? Will Trump tell Vance he is “fired”? When former President Donald Trump selected J.D. Vance as his vice presidential candidate soon after surviving an assassination attempt, some called the choice bold and a doubling down on Trumpism.
I said he could help Trump make his case in 2024 and be the GOP standard bearer in 2028. Still, I also said I would have preferred Trump had picked a woman, and that I had some reservations about Vance as VP, including his youth and inexperience.
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THURSDAY PDB – Voters, please think about the menace of nuclear annihilation. Future historians, if there are any, will be dumbfounded. Today, uncountable dollars and unquantifiable hysteria are devoted to the distant threat of climate change.
Meanwhile, negligible public anxiety accompanies the intensifying danger of global incineration from nuclear war. And Joe Biden is only making it worse.
MEANWHILE – Russian space nuke could render low-Earth orbit unusable for a year, US official says. Moscow's recent veto of a UN resolution against putting nuclear weapons in space raises grave concerns.
AND – US official urges China, Russia to declare only humans, not AI, control nuclear weapons. Only humans, and never artificial intelligence, should make decisions on deploying nuclear weapons.
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
Biden's FY25 budget cuts missile defense when we need it more than ever. Despite the incredible performance of missile defenses in Ukraine, Israel and the Red Sea over the past 12 months, Biden's fiscal 2025 defense budget cuts missile defenses.
Navy air defense mission in the Red Sea makes case for directed energy weapons, says VCJCS Grady. Downing Iranian-supplied missiles and drones with multi-million-dollar SM-2 missiles to protect shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden is a bad exchange that must change.
HOMELAND SECURITY
Police crack down on pro-Hamas protests at US campuses as tensions over Gaza war simmer.
Former Guard generals warn of more Guard use in domestic, political missions. The uptick of non-traditional or politically charged missions presents problems for troops.
National Guard boss warns of potential ‘critical' fighter shortage. A shortage of fighters, pilots, and maintainers in the reserve components could leave the military short-handed in a possible conflict.
Discord leaker may face court-martial as Air Force levies new charges. The Air Force has charged Teixeira, an airman 1st class in the Massachusetts Air National Guard, with additional charges under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ).
POLITICS
House passes antisemitism bill with broad bipartisan support amid campus arrests. Republicans are seeking to launch investigations into antisemitism on college campuses in response to the pro-Hamas protests.
Democrats signal further increases to defense funding could come at cost for GOP. Any increases to defense spending beyond the budget limits agreed to as part of a bipartisan deal last year must also be met with parity for domestic programs.
Congress presses SECNAV for answers on recruiting challenges. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro was grilled about how the Navy plans to rectify its challenges recruiting new sailors, after the service missed its recruitment goals for the first time ever in fiscal year 2023.
House lawmakers from both sides denounce Pentagon's planned drop in submarine orders to just one Virginia-class attack submarine in fiscal 2025 instead of two.
US POWER OVERSEAS
US military pier to begin operations off Gaza as soon as this weekend. Operations will begin by Friday. However, that timeline could be delayed by weather or logistical issues.
US says it will return to Chad for talks to keep troops in the country. It hopes to revise an agreement that allows it to keep troops based there, an American general said Wednesday.
US Army brigade begins long-haul convoy inside the Arctic Circle. More than a thousand U.S. soldiers are making a long-distance trek this week in upper Norway, bound for a Finnish artillery range for drills showcasing stepped-up efforts to defend NATO's new Arctic border with Russia.
ISRAEL'S WAR AGAINST TERROR
Blinken presses Hamas to seal hostage-release/cease-fire with Israel, says ‘the time is now' for a deal.
Lebanon's military stagnates amid economic turmoil, Hezbollah influence. The Lebanese terror group has exchanged near-daily strikes with Israeli forces near the border region for almost seven months.
CHINA THREAT
China has crossed Biden's red line on Ukraine. Joe Biden warned Xi not to provide ‘material support' to Russia. Will there be consequences?
Chinese aircraft carrier Fujian leaves for first set of sea trials. China's third aircraft carrier Fujian (18) left Shanghai on Wednesday morning to conduct its first sea trial.
TO DEFEND TAIWAN – Kadena adds more stealth fighters amid ‘increasingly challenging strategic environment.' F-22A Raptors from the 27th Fighter Squadron at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., recently arrived at Kadena Air Base in Japan, bolstering the fifth-generation airpower at the closest U.S. military installation to Taiwan.
Outgoing US Indo-Pacific commander urges more action to counter China's military power. Team Biden calls the People's Republic of China the only country with the will, intent, and military strength to change the world order, but isn't doing enough about it.
An ‘East Asian NATO' is forming. This could potentially set the stage for a spectacular shift in Asia's Sino-American balance of power.
Why the Solomon Islands election matters to China and the US. This, as Beijing extends its reach into a region traditionally dominated by the U.S. and Australia, forging security agreements that could further its military aims across the Pacific.
RUSSIA THREAT – UKRAINE WAR
Kremlin parades Western equipment captured from Ukrainian army at Moscow exhibition.
Russia breached global chemical weapons ban in Ukraine war, US says. Russia is deploying the choking agent chloropicrin against Ukrainian troops and using riot control agents “as a method of warfare” in Ukraine.
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
Islamic State group said to be recruiting greater numbers in Afghanistan. It is regenerating strength through aggressive recruitment and by taking advantage of instability in the country.
UAE NEEDS TO PICK A SIDE! – Emirati F-35 prospects languish amid high-stakes Chinese, US courting. This, as the UAE seeks closer defense ties with the U.S.
US MILITARY
Faceless people, invisible hands: New Army video aims to lure recruits for psychological operations. The video is unsettling, with haunting images of faceless people, fire and soldiers.
Troubled amphibious assault ship USS Boxer will undergo repairs in San Diego. The Navy will repair the troubled amphibious assault ship USS Boxer at Naval Station San Diego and might be able to get the vessel to resume its deployment to the Indo-Pacific as early as this summer.
IDIOT! – Following last year's turmoil, SECNAV says Navy should have been buying amphibs sooner. Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro defended the service's plans to pause amphib shipbuilding during last year's budget cycle, despite fierce congressional backlash.
END of PDB
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