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September 1, 2023 - USSCOCOM Awards Contract To Deploy Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tool To Detect Disinformation Threats. What the AI threat detection software Argus does, and its potential to be used as a tool to target Americans Read more
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August 17, 2023 - Cyber Criminals Targeting Victims through Mobile Beta-Testing Applications. The malicious apps enable theft of personally identifiable information (PII), financial account access, or device takeover. Read more
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August 16, 2023 - Cyber Criminals Targeting Victims through Mobile Beta-Testing Applications. The malicious apps enable theft of personally identifiable information (PII), financial account access, or device takeover. Read more
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August 15, 2023 - Milestone In Power Grid Optimization On World’s First Exascale Supercomputer. In the largest simulation of its kind to date, Oak Ridge Lab's Frontier allowed researchers to determine safe and cost-optimal power grid setpoints over 100,000 possible grid failures and weather scenarios in just 20 minutes. Read more
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August 11, 2023 - DOD Announces Establishment Of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) Task Force. "We must also consider the extent to which our adversaries will employ this technology and seek to disrupt our own use of AI-based solutions". Read more
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July 8, 2023 - Increased Truebot Activity Infects U.S. and Canada Based Networks. Truebot is a botnet that has been used by malicious cyber groups like CL0P Ransomware Gang to collect and exfiltrate information from its target victims. Read more
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June 15, 2023 - Threat Actors Exploit Vulnerabilities in Multiple U.S. Government Servers. "Analysts determined that multiple cyber threat actors, including an advanced persistent threat (APT) actor, were able to exploit a .NET deserialization vulnerability". Read more
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June 3rd, 2023 - The FBI released a joint CSA with our USG and South Korean partners detailing the operations of Kimsuky cyber actors, a subset of DPRK cyber actors. It outlines warning signs of spearphishing campaigns. Read more
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September 29, 2023 - US Navy Conducts Scheduled Unarmed Trident II Missile Test From Submarine. "Launch was conducted from the sea, the missile flew over the sea and landed in the sea. At no time did the missile fly over land". Read more
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September 27, 2023 - Iran Reports Successful Imaging Satellite Launch. U.S. intelligence community’s 2022 threat assessment said that Iran obtaining launch vehicles for satellites "shortens the timeline," for the country to develop an ICBM. Read more
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September 16, 2023 - IAEA: Iran Has Removed A Third Of The Inspectors Designated For Iran. Spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Nasser Kanani claimed that "The United States, Great Britain, Germany, and France politicized the IAEA Board of Governors for their own interests". Read more
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September 16, 2023 - Department of Defense Exercises Option on Second Micro Nuclear Reactor Design. A micro-nuclear reactor (mobile nuclear reactor) can be made small and portable, is self-adjusting and would be able to be transported by land, sea or by air. Read more
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September 13, 2023 - According to the South Korean military North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles from Sunan toward the East Sea. Read more
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September 11, 2023 - US House Of Representatives: PRC (Chinese) Theft Of U.S. Thermonuclear Warhead Design Information. Read more
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September 8, 2023 - North Korea Introduces New "Tactical Nuclear Submarine". North Korean leader Kim Jong Un: New submarine launching expresses not only readiness but also "rounding off the preparations for a revolutionary war". Read more
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September 8, 2023 - US Coast Guard At Condition X-Ray Due To Hurricane Lee: Today's Updates. "Currently, the Coast Guard Port Condition status for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands remains at Port Condition X-Ray". Read more
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September 7, 2023 - Russia Responds To US Decision To Send Depleted Uranium Shells To Ukraine. Although mainstream reports that Russian claims about depleted uranium shells are “disinformation,” statements by the U.S. government on the dangers are mixed: Read more
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September 7, 2023 - Biden Administration Announces $600 Million In Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine. The package includes: 20 Mi-17 helicopters, 31 Abrams tanks, 45 T-72B tanks, 38 HMARS, 198 155mm Howitzers, Ground-Launched small-diameter bomb launchers, a Patriot Air Defense System, and more: Read more
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September 6, 2023 - DoD: $175 Million In Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine, Including Depleted Uranium Rounds. The package “includes additional air defense equipment; artillery munitions; anti-tank weapons, including depleted uranium rounds for previously committed Abrams tanks; and other equipment”. Read more
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September 6, 2023 - Air Force Tests Minuteman III ICBM With 3 Re-entry Vehicles. The Air Force Global Strike Command launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with three test re-entry vehicles. Read more
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September 5, 2023 - After a March funding request to the U.S. Congress, and news reports indicated that the United States may be planning to store nuclear warheads in England, Russia called the possibility an "escalation". Read more
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September 4, 2023 - IAEA: No Mines Or Explosives Found On ZNPP Unit 3 And 4 Reactor Building Rooftops. IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said that they gained "unimpeded" access to the rooftops of two reactor units, but that the team heard a series of detonations the night before. Read more
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September 4, 2023 - Ukraine claims Russian drones detonated in NATO member Romania, says they have photographic evidence. Romania denies claim. Read more
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September 3, 2023 - NGA, NRO, USSPACECOM Plan For Threats To Commercial Satellites. “Space is an extremely contested environment, and it’s only getting more so". Read more
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September 3, 2023 - The Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party stressed the need for the North to take "offensive actions" to make the U.S. and South Korea clearly understand the situation's "seriousness". Read more
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September 1, 2023 - North Korea Fires Cruise Missiles Into Yellow Sea. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said that the North began launching cruise missiles at about 4 in the morning. Read more
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September 1, 2023 - Russia: Sarmat "Satan II" MERV Equipped ICBM Put On Combat Duty. Russia has put the new generation of Sarmat "Satan II" intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) systems into combat duty. Read more
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August 29, 2023 - Global Wildfire Update: North American Wildfire Smoke Reaching Europe. Wildfires continue to burn across the world. Read more
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August 27, 2023 - Unarmed Minuteman III Test Launch To Showcase Readiness Of US Nuclear Forces. Space Force: "The purpose of the ICBM test launch program is to demonstrate the readiness of U.S. nuclear forces". Read more
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August 24, 2023 - Japan has begun dumping ALPS-treated Fukushima nuclear waste into the Pacific Ocean, causing China to ban Japanese seafood. Read more
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August 24, 2023 - India Successfully Lands On Moon Near South Pole. The moon's South Pole is expected to contain water in the form of ice located underground which can be used as oxygen, water, and fuel. Read more
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August 23, 2023 - North Korea Launches "Space Launch Vehicle" In Second Attempt To Launch Satellite, Ends In Failure. North Korean state news admits that the attempt to launch a space launch vehicle ended in failure after an "accident". Read more
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August 23, 2023 - Iran Claims New Mohajer-10 Has Enough Range To Reach Israel. Iranian state news reported that the drone has a maximum payload of 300 kilograms (661 pounds) and can carry "different kinds of ammunition and bombs". Read more
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August 22, 2023 - Japan Set To Discharge ALPS Treated Fukushima Nuclear Waste Into Sea. Starting this year, over 1.3 million tons of ALPS-treated water will be released into the ocean over time over several decades. IAEA releases assessment. Read more
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August 22, 2023 - North Korean state media released a statement saying that an “unprecedented large-scale thermonuclear war is approaching the Korean Peninsula,” citing the U.S. and South Korean joint military drills “Ulji Freedom Shield” as a "provocation". Read more
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August 22, 2023 - Japan: North Korea To Launch Satellite. Japanese Prime Minister received a report that north Korea plans to launch a satellite between August 24th and August 31st. Read more
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August 21, 2023 - US Issues Travel Alert To Belarus, Moscow: Attack On Belarus Is Attack On Russia. Russian ambassador to Belarus said that if Belarus is attacked, Russia will respond "with all our weaponry". Full story
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August 21, 2023 - North Korea Tests Cruise Missiles, US-ROK Carry Out Joint Exercises. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) responded to the statement by North Korean state media saying that much of the statement was "exaggerated and different from facts". Full story
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August 20, 2023 - Iron Dome Intercepts Unmanned Drone Flying Toward Israel. The unmanned aircraft did not cross over into Israel and was followed by the Israeli Air Force before it was intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system. Full story
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August 20, 2023 - Russia's Luna-25 Crashes Into Moon. The Russian moon lander was scheduled to land on the moon on August 21st, but instead spun out of control and crashed into the moon. Full story
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August 18, 2023 - Japan, South Korea, U.S. Strengthen Trilateral Cooperation. The nations agreed to elevate defense collaboration, including speeding up information sharing on North Korea's missile launches, cyber activities, strengthening ballistic missile defense cooperation. Full story
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August 18, 2023 - DOD and Japanese MOD Commencement of Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI) Cooperative Development. Department of Defense: "Due to repeated missile launches and progress in the development of hypersonic weapons around Japan, missile attacks on Japan have become a real threat. It is an urgent need". Full story
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August 17, 2023 - DoD: General Says Deterring Two 'Near Peer' Competitors Is Complex. Department of Defense: U.S. Strategic Command is focusing on extended deterrence during a time when the country faces two near-peer rivals. Full story
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August 17, 2023 - Current Active Wildfires: United States & Globally. Current active wildfires in the United States (US government database), as well as globally (European Copernicus government database). Full story
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August 11, 2023 - International Space Race To Moon's South Pole Begins. NASA administrator: The Moon's South Pole may become another "South China Sea" with China staking claims and telling other countries to "stay out" if they end up getting there first. Full story
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August 11, 2023 - Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant's Reactor 4 Switched From Hot Shutdown To Cold After Water Leak Detected. IAEA and Ukrainian state energy company Energoatom: "There was no radiological release to the environment". Full story
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August 10, 2023 - Likely Carcinogen Found At US Missile Base After Military Investigates Blood Cancer Cases In Base Personnel. In 2001 U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFAM) completed a review of Malmstrom cancer concerns showing no increased rates of non-Hodgkin lymphoma among missileers. Full story
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August 7, 2023 - USAF/NOAA: High Solar Activity Past 24 Hours, Solar Cycle 25 Ramped Up Faster Than Predicted. Solar Cycle 25 has ramped up much faster than scientists predicted producing more sunspots and eruptions than experts had forecast. Full story
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August 7, 2023 - August 7, 2023 - Space Weather Conditions: Strong (G3) Geomagnetic Storms Observed. Temporary or complete loss of High-Frequency radio signals on the sunlit side of the Earth was possible during this event. Full story
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July 31, 2023 - Poland: Wagner Soldiers Moving Close To Polish Border, Suwałki Gap. A Russian lawmaker had earlier this month also claimed Wagner forces were sent to Belarus to train Belarusian soldiers for an attack on Poland and a potential seizure of the Suwałki Gap. Full story
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July 24, 2023 - The IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said that experts have observed directional anti-personnel mines "on the periphery of the site of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant". The agency also noted the planned transition of reactor 4 from cold to hot shutdown. Full story
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July 24, 2023 - The South Korean military has reported that North Korea has launched at least one ballistic missile into the eastern sea. Full story
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July 22, 2023 - North Korea Fires Cruise Missiles Into Yellow Sea. North Korea: The presence of the US nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarine which recently surfaced while visiting South Korea could be justification to use nuclear weapons. Full story
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July 20, 2023 - US Carries Out Airstrike In Somalia, Africa Against al-Shabaab Terrorists. AFRICOM: "At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted a collective self-defense airstrike in a remote area near Hareeri Kalle". Full story
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July 18, 2023 - North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea after an American nuclear ballistic missile submarine arrived at the Korean Peninsula, according to the South Korean military. Full story
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July 18, 2023 - NASA’s Starling Mission Deployed Swarm Of CubeSats Satellites Into Low Earth Orbit. NASA: "The Starling swarm will power up and attempt initial contact with the ground; a process that may occur overnight or in the next several days". Full story
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July 16, 2023 - The South Korean Navy held a joint missile defense exercise with the United States and Japan on Sunday in order to counter growing missile threats from North Korea. Full story
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July 15, 2023 - China announced plans to build a “massive” remote sensing satellite network before 2030, which will include 300 remote sensing satellites in extra-low orbits around the earth that would be capable of taking high-resolution photos anywhere in the world within 15 minutes time of being requested. Full story
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July 15, 2023 - The United Nations has claimed that the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launched by North Korea on Wednesday, July 12th landed in Russia's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), which has led Russia to investigate the site where the ICBM crashed down. Full story
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July 14, 2023 - Russia Says It Will Treat F-16s To Ukraine As Nuclear Threat. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Moscow cannot ignore the nuclear capability of US-designed F-16 fighter jets, and how the aircraft could carry nuclear weapons. Full story
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July 13, 2023 - North Korea Says It Test-Fired Hwasong-18 Solid-Fuel ICBM. State media said that the “military security situation on the Korean peninsula and in the region has reached the phase of nuclear crisis beyond the Cold War era”. Full story
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July 12, 2023 - North Korea Launches Ballistic Missile Toward East Sea. The launch comes after North Korean state media claimed that U.S. reconnaissance aircraft made an intrusive flight into its EEC, and made threats to shoot down the American aircraft. Full story
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June 11, 2023 - The Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement saying that it “strongly rejects” the arrival of a nuclear-powered submarine in Guantanamo Bay on July 5th, 2023, and called it a “provocative escalation”. Full story
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July 8, 2023 - Russia Responds To US Decision To Send Cluster Munitions To Ukraine. In 2022, in response to reports Russia had used cluster bombs in Ukraine, the White House said the usage of cluster munitions would "potentially" be a war crime. Full story
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July 8, 2023 - Department of Defense: Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said today that the U.S. mission to defeat ISIS remains undeterred by Russia's recent harassment of U.S. aircraft operating in Syria after third day of Russian "unprofessional behavior" and harassment by Russia over Syria. Full story
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July 8, 2023 - The United States has finished destroying its entire chemical weapons stockpile, which now means that 100% of the world’s declared chemical stockpiles have been destroyed. Full story
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July 7, 2023 - IAEA Says No Evidence Nuclear Power Plant In Ukraine Has Been Mined With Explosives. IAEA: The nuclear safety and security situation at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant is "extremely fragile". Full story
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July 1, 2023 - Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said that Poland is now ready to join NATO’s nuclear sharing program which would allow NATO-allied countries to deploy nuclear warheads on its territory, in light of Russia’s deployment of tactical nuclear warheads in Belarus, which borders Poland. Full story
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June 26, 2023 - North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD): NORAD is aware of reports of a high-altitude balloon over Montana... Full story
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June 24, 2023 - The Ukrainian-Crimean Tatar partisan movement Atesh claims that the Wagner PMC is preparing to seize warehouses where Russia’s nuclear weapons are stored and have its eyes set on the warehouse known as 375 Object C. Full story
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June 22, 2023 - American Bombers In Sweden For First Time In Modern History. Swedish Armed forces: "On Monday, June 19, two American B-1B Lancers from the Bomber Task Force (BTF) landed at Luleå-Kallax airport to base Norrbotten's air fleet, F 21". Full story
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June 20, 2023 - The Sun emitted a strong X1.0 class Solar Flare, peaking at 1:09 p.m. EDT on June 20, 2023. X-class solar flares are the most intense. Full story
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June 20, 2023 - Russia: Nukes In Belarus "Indefinitely" Unless US Removes Its Nuclear Weapons From Europe. U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday said that the threat of Russian President Vladimir Putin using a tactical nuclear weapon is "real" but "absolutely irresponsible". Full story
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June 19, 2023 - Swedish Defense Ministry: "An armed attack [by Russia] against Sweden cannot be ruled out. It also cannot be ruled out that military means of force or further threats of such may be used against Sweden". Full story
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June 14, 2023 - North Korea Fired 2 Short Range-Ballistic Missiles Towards The East Sea. South Korea says the launches are in "apparent protest" over recent live-fire military drills between the United States and South Korea, which it says targeted North Korea. Full story
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June 15, 2023 - US Indo-Pacific Command statement: "We are aware of the ballistic missile launches [By North Korea] and are consulting closely with our allies and partners. Full story
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June 14, 2023 - U.S. Central Command: U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors deployed to U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility as part of a multifaceted show of U.S. support and capability in the wake of increasingly unsafe and unprofessional behavior by Russian aircraft in the region. Full story
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June 14, 2023 - British Royal Air force: "RAF Typhoons from 140 EAW in Estonia were scrambled this afternoon to intercept a Russian Air Force IL-20 COOT A and 2x Su-27 FLANKER B flying close to NATO airspace. The Russian aircraft failed to comply with international norms by not liaising with relevant FIRs." Full story
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June 13, 2023 - Updates: (2) - Syrian state media is reporting air defenses have been activated in Damascus to confront an "air attack" from Israel. Full story
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June 13, 2023 - Dutch Official: Training Ukrainian Pilots for F-16s Can Begin This Summer. Russia Says Modification Can Enable The Jets To Be Equipped With Nuclear Warheads, accuses the West of seeking to escalate tensions. Full story
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June 12, 2023 - A senior Israeli official was cited by an Israeli news agency that Iran knows that if it reaches 90% uranium enrichment purity, it will result in an Israeli strike on its nuclear facilities. Full story
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June 12, 2023 - As geopolitical tensions continue to mount across the world, global powers are beginning to increase their usable nuclear warheads, with China leading the way. Full story
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June 11, 2023 - Iran: West Cannot Stop Us If We Want To Become A Nuclear State. The IRGC has repeatedly threatened to wipe out Israel if it makes any 'mistakes', and also threatened to turn locations within the United States into "hellish ruins". Full story
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June 9, 2023 - Russian President Vladimir Putin told Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko that Russia will begin deploying tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus in July after storage facilities are readied. Full story
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June 8, 2023 - US/CANADA - Many areas within the eastern United States that were condition purple are now red, orange, or yellow indicating that the air quality is improving. Full story
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June 8, 2023 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): NOAA satellites are monitoring more than 400 fires currently burning across Canada after unusually hot and dry weather triggered an early and intense start to the wildfire season. Canada is on track to have the worst wildfire season on record. Full story
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June 8, 2023 - NASA: In the first week of the month, large amounts of smoke from fires in Quebec poured south into the eastern U.S. and degraded the quality of surface-level air that tens of millions of people breathe. Full story
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June 7, 2023 - Federal Aviation Administration statement: “The FAA has slowed traffic to and from New York City area airports due to reduced visibility from wildfire smoke. The agency will continue to adjust the volume of traffic to account for the rapidly changing conditions”. Full story
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June 7, 2023 - Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Tuesday that if the Hezbollah terrorist organization starts a war against Israel, it will hit them hard and send Lebanon back into the Stone Age, a comment that appears to be a response to Iran revealing its new hypersonic missile. Full story
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June 5, 2023 - Russia reported a "planned flight" over the Barents and Norwegian seas for around five hours. A report by The Barents Observer cited Spokesperson Marius Vågenes Villanger from the Norwegian Armed Forces as saying NATO F-35 fighter aircraft were scrambled between 8:30 and 11:00 Norwegian time to meet "a group of Russian military planes" flying west from the Kola Peninsula. Full story
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June 5, 2023 - In coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration, NORAD F-16 fighter aircraft responded to an unresponsive Cessna 560 Citation V aircraft over Washington, D.C., and northern Virginia on June 4, 2023. Full story
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September 29, 2023 - Released From North Korea, U.S. Soldier Now in Texas, Will Be Debriefed. "Private King arrived ... early in the morning to San Antonio, where he will be going through a reintegration program". Read more
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September 27, 2023 - American Soldier Returned To US Custody After Crossing Into North Korea. Travis King was transferred out of North Korea and into China with the aid of the Swedish government after North Korea said that they had completed their investigation of King. Read more
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September 27, 2023 - Chinese Military Aircraft & PLAN Vessels Spotted Around Taiwan. The number of military aircraft spotted today is substantially higher than normal. Read more
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September 26, 2023 - Philippines Condemns & Removes Chinese "Floating Barrier" At Scarborough Shoal. While the Philippines said that the shoal is Philippine territory, China said in its own statement that it has always been Chinese territory. Read more
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September 25, 2023 - Japan: Defense of Japan regarding China-Russia coordination. "Activities are clearly intended for demonstration of force against Japan". Also, Japan on military activities by North Korea: Read more
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September 24, 2023 - Taiwan Reports Chinese Military Activity At Dacheng Bay. Taiwan's Ministry of Defense: "[Taiwanese] Armed Forces are closely monitoring the situation with our ISR system in response". Read more
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September 22, 2023 - Taiwan's Defense Minister says that China's recent military activity around the island of Taiwan is "quite abnormal" and added that they believe China is carrying out joint land, sea, air, and amphibious exercises. Read more
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September 22, 2023 - US Deploys Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs) To Japan For The First Time. Before arriving in Japan, USVDIV-1 had participated in the Navy and Marine Corpse' Large Scale Exercise 2023. Read more
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September 21, 2023 - U.S. Strengthening Deterrence in Taiwan Strait. DOD: "A major conflict in the strait would result in thousands of casualties and jeopardize more than $2 trillion dollars in global economic activity, igniting a global economic depression." Read more
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September 21, 2023 - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said that an arms deal between Russia and North Korea would be considered a "direct provocation" against the South. Last week Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that Russia is looking to expand ties with North Korea in all possible areas. Read more
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September 20, 2023 - According to Taiwan's Ministry of defense 15 Chinese military aircraft and 6 PLA Navy (PLAN) vessels were spotted around the island of Taiwan on September 20th, 2023. Read more
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September 19, 2023 - Japan Reports Chinese Naval Activity Around Islands, Says China/Taiwan Military Balance Tilting In China's Favor. "While China has intensified its coercive military activities around Taiwan, following the aggression against Ukraine, Taiwan is enhancing its own defense capabilities." Read more
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September 19, 2023 - According to Taiwan's Ministry of Defense 55 Chinese military aircraft and 7 PLA Navy (PLAN) vessels were spotted around Taiwan on September 19th, 2023. The number of spotted military aircraft remains highly elevated. Read more
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September 18, 2023 - US Foreign Military Sales To Canada, Poland, Korea Totaling $5.7 Billion. To Korea: F-35 aircraft & Whitney F135-PW-100 engines, Poland: F-16 sustainment, and related equipment, Canada: MQ-9B munitions and other integrated systems. Read more
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September 18, 2023 - According to Taiwan's Ministry of Defense 103 Chinese military aircraft and 9 PLA Navy (PLAN) vessels were spotted around Taiwan on September 18th, 2023, setting a new single day record for military aircraft spotted around the island. Read more
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September 16, 2023 - Russian Aircraft & Chinese Naval Forces Navigating Around Japanese Islands. Japan Reports Russian Ilyushin Il-20 Aircraft & Chinese Naval Forces Navigating Around Japanese Islands. Read more
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September 16, 2023 - Chinese Military Aircraft & PLAN Vessels Spotted Around Taiwan September 16th, 2023. The number of PLAN vessels spotted today is higher than normal, military aircraft are slightly higher than normal. Read more
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September 14, 2023 - Japan Reports Chinese Naval Vessels Navigating Around Japanese Islands. Japan reports Chinese naval vessels navigating north of Tsushima (Nagasaki Prefecture) and sailing through the Tsushima Strait toward the East China Sea: Read more
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September 14, 2023 - China Pressing Ahead With Rapid Land Reclamation, Intensifying Military Activities Around Japan. Japan: China’s military activities are a matter of serious concern for Japan & international community and an unprecedented strategic challenge. Read more
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September 14, 2023 - Japan's Ministry of Defense Reports Chinese Naval Activity Around Southern And Southwestern Japanese Islands. Read more
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September 14, 2023 - Chinese Military Aircraft & PLAN Vessels Spotted Around Taiwan September 14th, 2023. The number of aircraft and vessels spotted today is substantially higher than normal. Read more
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September 13, 2023 - According to the South Korean military North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles from Sunan toward the East Sea. Read more
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September 11, 2023 - Chinese Military Aircraft & PLAN Vessels Spotted Around Taiwan September 11th, 2023. The number of military aircraft and vessels spotted is both substantially higher than usual today. Read more
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September 11, 2023 - Six New Members To Join BRICS, Move Towards Establishing A Single Currency. Countries set to join the economic alliance: Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which would take effect January 1st, 2024. Read more
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September 8, 2023 - Japan Spots Russian Navy Surveillance Boat Around Japanese Islands, Holds Japan/US Talks. On September 7th, Japan spotted a Russian Vishnya-class intelligence gathering ship sailing west through the Soya Strait. Read more
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September 8, 2023 - North Korea Introduces New "Tactical Nuclear Submarine". North Korean leader Kim Jong Un: New submarine launching expresses not only readiness but also "rounding off the preparations for a revolutionary war". Read more
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September 8, 2023 - Philippines: Four Chinese Coast Guard Vessels Carried Out "Dangerous Maneuvers" Around Philippine PCG Vessels And Resupply Boats. The CCG and CMM have increasingly been involved in the harassment of Philippine vessels around the region of the Spratly Islands which are claimed by multiple nations. Read more
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September 6, 2023 - DOD: AUKUS Partnership Strengthens Indo-Pacific Security, Seeing Successes In Indo-Pacific Strategy. Australia has demonstrated a commitment to purchasing conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarines. See full report: Read more
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September 4, 2023 - US Military May Build Port On Philippine Island Close To Taiwan. The United States military is currently talking about possibly building a port on a Philippine island close to Taiwan. Read more
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September 3, 2023 - The Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party stressed the need for the North to take "offensive actions" to make the U.S. and South Korea clearly understand the situation's "seriousness". Read more
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September 3, 2023 - 3,000 people have been evacuated from locations in Taiwan most at risk from Typhoon Haikui (Hanna) as it moves toward the island and is expected to make landfall at around 5 pm local time on Sunday (9 am UTC). Read more
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September 1, 2023 - North Korea Fires Cruise Missiles Into Yellow Sea. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said that the North began launching cruise missiles at about 4 in the morning. Read more
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August 31, 2023 - North Korea Stages Tactical Nuclear Strike Drill In Response To Joint US/South Korea B-1B Bomber Drills. Read more
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August 30, 2023 - Chinese Military Aircraft & PLAN Vessels Spotted Around Taiwan August 30th, 2023. Number of aircraft higher than normal. Read more
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August 29, 2023 - Global Wildfire Update: North American Wildfire Smoke Reaching Europe. Wildfires continue to burn across the world. Read more
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August 29, 2023 - Chinese Military Aircraft & PLAN Vessels Spotted Around Taiwan August 29th, 2023. Number of aircraft and vessels higher than normal. Read more
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August 28, 2023 - Japan reports Russian and Chinese military aircraft and naval activity around Japanese islands, including a reconnaissance drone around Taiwan. Read more
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August 28, 2023 - Japanese Statements On Results Of Sea Area Monitoring Of APLS-Treated Water. Japan: "The results of sea area monitoring related to The tritium concentration in the seawater sampled on August 25 was below the detection limit". Read more
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August 27, 2023 - 3 Marines Killed, 20 Injured In Osprey Tiltrotor Aircraft Crash. The incident took place at approximately 9:30 a.m. There were a total of 23 personnel on board. Read more
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August 26, 2023 - China Responds To US Approval Of F-16 IRST Systems To Taiwan, saying it threatens the safety of the Taiwanese people. China has been ramping up military activity around the island of Taiwan as of late, with 32 military aircraft and 9 PLA Navy vessels encircling the island today alone. Read more
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August 26, 2023 - Chinese Military Aircraft & PLAN Vessels Spotted Around Taiwan August 26th, 2023. Numbers of both military aircraft and vessels are much higher than normal. Read more
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August 25, 2023 - Japan Reports Chinese Reconnaissance Drone East Of Taiwan, In Response Scrambled Fighters. Japanese Ministry of Defense: "A Chinese military reconnaissance drone (BZK-005) flew over the Pacific Ocean to the east of Taiwan". Read more
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August 25, 2023 - Japan Reports Russian Naval Vessel Sailing Around Japanese Islands. The Russian Navy vessels "carried out surveillance and information gathering," around he Japanese islands, according to Japan's Ministry of Defense. Read more
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August 25, 2023 - Japan: Two Chinese H-6 bombers Flew Between Okinawa And Miyako Island. Japan Scrambles Fighters. Japan Air Self-Defense Force scrambled the fighters of the Southwestern Air Force in response. Read more
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August 25, 2023 - Chinese Military Aircraft & PLAN Vessels Spotted Around Taiwan August 25th, 2023. Number of aircraft and vessels elevated above normal. Read more
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August 24, 2023 - Japan has begun dumping ALPS-treated Fukushima nuclear waste into the Pacific Ocean, causing China to ban Japanese seafood. Read more
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August 24, 2023 - India Successfully Lands On Moon Near South Pole. The moon's South Pole is expected to contain water in the form of ice located underground which can be used as oxygen, water, and fuel. Read more
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August 23, 2023 - North Korea Launches "Space Launch Vehicle" In Second Attempt To Launch Satellite, Ends In Failure. North Korean state news admits that the attempt to launch a space launch vehicle ended in failure after an "accident". Read more
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August 23, 2023 - China Says It Restricted Philippine Vessels From "Trespassing" Into Philippine Occupied Territory - Although the Ren'ai Reef is claimed by multiple nations, it is currently occupied by Philippine military forces. Read more
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August 23, 2023 - Philippines: Chinese Coast Guard Blocked, Harassed And Interfered With Philippine Supply Vessels. Earlier this month the US released a statement saying that it stands with its Philippine allies in the face of "dangerous actions" by the Chinese Coast Guard after a previous incident. Read more
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August 23, 2023 - Taiwan: No Evidence Of Chinese Submarine Crash Near Taiwan Strait. Taiwan's Ministry of Defense addresses rumors regarding a Chinese submarine that was said to have crashed near the Taiwan Strait. Read more
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August 23, 2023 - Japan Reports Russian Naval Vessels Around Japanese Islands. Japan: Two Russian missile escort boats with the ship numbers 921 and 978 sailed east through the Soya Strait. Read more
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August 22, 2023 - Japan Set To Discharge ALPS Treated Fukushima Nuclear Waste Into Sea. Starting this year, over 1.3 million tons of ALPS-treated water will be released into the ocean over time over several decades. IAEA releases assessment. Read more
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August 22, 2023 - North Korean state media released a statement saying that an “unprecedented large-scale thermonuclear war is approaching the Korean Peninsula,” citing the U.S. and South Korean joint military drills “Ulji Freedom Shield” as a "provocation". Read more
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August 22, 2023 - Japan: North Korea To Launch Satellite. Japanese Prime Minister received a report that north Korea plans to launch a satellite between August 24th and August 31st. Read more
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August 21, 2023 - Global Wildfire Locations For Last 24 Hours - August 21st, 2023. Fires are still burning across the globe, maps included below show wildfires in Africa, Europe, the Indo-Pacific, and North America. There are relatively few fires in Russia. Read more
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August 21, 2023 - North Korea Tests Cruise Missiles, US-ROK Carry Out Joint Exercises. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) responded to the statement by North Korean state media saying that much of the statement was "exaggerated and different from facts". Read more
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August 20, 2023 - China Continues Military Exercises Around The Island Of Taiwan, Sends 45 Aircraft & 9 Vessels. Taiwan: Facing the provocations from the PLA, Taiwanese Armed Forces remain steadfast at their posts 24/7, closely monitoring PLA activities. Read more
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August 19, 2023 - China Conducts Military Exercises Around Taiwan As "Stern Warning" For "Provocations". China: Patrols Meant To Train The Coordination Of Military Vessels And Airplanes To Seize Control Of Air And Sea Spaces. Read more
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August 18, 2023 - Japan, South Korea, U.S. Strengthen Trilateral Cooperation. The nations agreed to elevate defense collaboration, including speeding up information sharing on North Korea's missile launches, cyber activities, strengthening ballistic missile defense cooperation. Read more
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August 18, 2023 - DOD and Japanese MOD Commencement of Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI) Cooperative Development. Department of Defense: "Due to repeated missile launches and progress in the development of hypersonic weapons around Japan, missile attacks on Japan have become a real threat. It is an urgent need". Read more
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August 17, 2023 - DoD: General Says Deterring Two 'Near Peer' Competitors Is Complex. Department of Defense: U.S. Strategic Command is focusing on extended deterrence during a time when the country faces two near-peer rivals. Read more
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August 17, 2023 - Japanese Ministry of Defense: On August 17th, it was confirmed that a total of 11 vessels, 6 Chinese naval vessels, and 5 Russian naval vessels, sailed northwest through the waters between the main island of Okinawa and Miyakojima. Read more
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August 15, 2023 - According to Taiwan's Ministry of Defense, 18 Chinese military aircraft and 5 PLA Navy (PLAN) vessels were spotted around the island of Taiwan on August 15th, 2023. Read more
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August 14, 2023 - August 14, 2023 - Japanese Ministry of Defense (translation): "China's naval and air forces are expanding and intensifying their activities in the waters and airspace surrounding Japan, including those around the Senkaku Islands". Read more
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August 11, 2023 - International Space Race To Moon's South Pole Begins. NASA administrator: The Moon's South Pole may become another "South China Sea" with China staking claims and telling other countries to "stay out" if they end up getting there first. Read more
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August 10, 2023 - According to Taiwan's Ministry of Defense, 33 Chinese military aircraft and 6 PLA Navy (PLAN) vessels were spotted around the island of Taiwan on August 10th, 2023. Read more
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August 9, 2023 - Mexico & Canada Replace China As Leading US Trade Partners. Data from the International Trade Administration and the United States Census Bureau shows Mexico taking the lead as trade partner in 2023, with Canada taking second a close place. Read more
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August 7, 2023 - India, Russia Ban Rice Exports Raising Risk Of Global Food Price Increase. India is the largest rice exporter in the world, accounting for about 40% of global exports, potentially leading to a major impact on the price of rice across the world. Read more
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August 6, 2023 - China Says They Shot Water Cannon At Philippine Vessels To Drive Them Away. Nansha Islands are located in the disputed Spratly Islands claimed by Taiwan, Vietnam, and some parts of the islands are claimed by both Malaysia and the Philippines. Read more
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August 6, 2023 - 29 Chinese Military Aircraft, 12 PLAN Vessels Spotted Around Taiwan August 6th, 2023. Taiwan's Ministry of Defense reported 9 Chinese military aircraft and 7 PLA Navy (PLAN) vessels around the island of Taiwan on August 6th, 2023, then detected an additional 20 military aircraft and 5 PLAN vessels. Read more
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August 6, 2023 - A Chinese Coast Guard vessel has water cannoned a Philippine chartered supply boat. According to the White House, the Philippines is the oldest Indo-Pacific ally to the United States, since 1951. Read more
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July 24, 2023 - The South Korean military has reported that North Korea has launched at least one ballistic missile into the eastern sea. Read more
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July 24, 2023 - China To Japan: NATO's Plan To Expand To Asia Violates UN Rules. Beijing claimed that the wars and conflicts NATO is involved in suggest that the alliance is a grave challenge to global peace and security. Read more
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July 22, 2023 - North Korea Fires Cruise Missiles Into Yellow Sea. North Korea: The presence of the US nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarine which recently surfaced while visiting South Korea could be justification to use nuclear weapons. Read more
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July 18, 2023 - North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea after an American nuclear ballistic missile submarine arrived at the Korean Peninsula, according to the South Korean military. Read more
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July 18, 2023 - An American citizen crossed over the border from South Korea into North Korea without having authorization and has been taken into custody by North Korean authorities. Read more
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July 18, 2023 - From July 16th to 17th, a total of six Chinese Navy Dongdiao-class information-gathering ships, two Luyang III-class missile destroyers, two Jiangkai II-class frigates, and one Huchi-class replenishment ship sailed northeast through the Tsushima Strait. On July 14th, a Chinese navy Dongdiao-class intelligence-gathering ship was spotted. Read more
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July 16, 2023 - The South Korean Navy held a joint missile defense exercise with the United States and Japan on Sunday in order to counter growing missile threats from North Korea. Read more
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July 15, 2023 - China announced plans to build a “massive” remote sensing satellite network before 2030, which will include 300 remote sensing satellites in extra-low orbits around the earth that would be capable of taking high-resolution photos anywhere in the world within 15 minutes time of being requested. Read more
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July 15, 2023 - The United Nations has claimed that the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launched by North Korea on Wednesday, July 12th landed in Russia's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), which has led Russia to investigate the site where the ICBM crashed down. Read more
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July 14, 2023 - A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon flew over the Taiwan Strait on Thursday, after which China protested the flight saying that the United States "hyped" up the flight publicly. Read more
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July 13, 2023 - North Korea Says It Test-Fired Hwasong-18 Solid-Fuel ICBM. State media said that the “military security situation on the Korean peninsula and in the region has reached the phase of nuclear crisis beyond the Cold War era”. Read more
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July 12, 2023 - North Korea Launches Ballistic Missile Toward East Sea. The launch comes after North Korean state media claimed that U.S. reconnaissance aircraft made an intrusive flight into its EEC, and made threats to shoot down the American aircraft. Read more
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July 8, 2023 - Philippine Coast Guard: AFP [Armed Forces Philippines] reports Chinese vessels swarming in Iroquois and Sabina, within the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone, highlighting threat to Recto Bank security. The Philippines is an ally of the United States. Read more
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June 28, 2023 - The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) released a white paper on Wednesday that not only would a conflict over Taiwan impact Japan, the Philippines, and South Korea the most, it would create a “severe vulnerability” for Australia and Hong Kong, as well as other regions within Southeast Asia. Overview of how a war over Taiwan would affect the world: Read more
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June 28, 2023 - Chinese state-run propaganda outlet Global Times released a report about the Chinese military aircraft that approached the 24-nautical-mile line of Taiwan on Sunday, saying that PLA activities will become closer to the island, more frequent, and “more combat-oriented” if Taiwan does not “give up” on “secessionist moves”. Read more
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June 28, 2023 - The Russian warships were spotted around the island of Taiwan just a day after Taiwan reiterated its stance that it will attack any Chinese vessels or aircraft that cross over into its airspace. Read more
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June 22, 2023 - June 22, 2023 - US Pacific Fleet: The legend-class national security cutter USCGC Stratton (WMSL 752) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit on June 20 (local time). Read more
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June 22, 2023 - 29 Chinese military aircraft and 10 PLA Navy (PLAN) vessels were spotted around the island of Taiwan on June 22nd, 2023 according to Taiwan's Ministry of Defense. [Number of both military aircraft and Naval vessels unusually high today] Read more
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June 21, 2023 - 19 Chinese military aircraft and 5 PLA Navy (PLAN) vessels were spotted around the island of Taiwan on June 21st, 2023 according to Taiwan's Ministry of Defense. Read more
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June 21, 2023 - Japan Reports Russian Naval Activity Around Japanese Islands. Latest: "From June 19th to 20th, it was confirmed that a total of 10 ships, including 6 Tarantal III-class missile patrol boats of the Russian Navy, sailed westward through the Soya Strait". Read more
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June 15, 2023 - North Korea Fired 2 Short Range-Ballistic Missiles Towards The East Sea. South Korea says the launches are in "apparent protest" over recent live-fire military drills between the United States and South Korea, which it says targeted North Korea. Read more
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June 15, 2023 - US Indo-Pacific Command statement: "We are aware of the ballistic missile launches [By North Korea] and are consulting closely with our allies and partners. Read more
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June 13, 2023 - China carried out live-fire naval exercises to the north of the island of Taiwan in the East China Sea on Tuesday while the United States and allies carried out their own military exercises in waters in the Western Pacific. Read more
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June 12, 2023 - As geopolitical tensions continue to mount across the world, global powers are beginning to increase their usable nuclear warheads, with China leading the way. Read more
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June 9, 2023 - 37 Chinese military aircraft, 5 PLA Navy (PLAN) vessels were spotted around the island of Taiwan June 9th, 2023, according to Taiwan's Ministry of Defense, after it had been reported 37 Chinese aircraft had breached Taiwan's airspace. Read more
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June 8, 2023 - Chinese Aircraft Successfully Enter Taiwan's Southeast Airspace. Taiwan's Ministry of Defense reported spotting 12 Chinese military aircraft and 4 PLA Navy (PLAN) vessels around the island of Taiwan on June 8th, 2023. Then, a few hours later reported that 37 Chinese military aircraft entered Taiwan's southeast airspace suddenly. Read more
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June 8, 2023 - Japanese Ministry of Defense: "It was confirmed that the [Chinese Navy Shupan-class survey ship] entered Japanese territorial waters southwest of Yakushima (Kagoshima Prefecture)" Read more
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June 7, 2023 - Chinese and Russian bombers both flew together over waters surrounding the Japanese islands, causing the Japanese Self-Defense Force to scramble fighter jets in response, according to the Japanese Ministry of Defense. Read more
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June 4, 2023 - US Indo-Pacific Command, and the 7th Fleet Chinese LUYANG III DDG 132 (PRC LY 132) executed maneuvers in an unsafe manner in the vicinity of Chung-Hoon. Read more
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June 3rd, 2023 - The FBI released a joint CSA with our USG and South Korean partners detailing the operations of Kimsuky cyber actors, a subset of DPRK cyber actors. It outlines warning signs of spearphishing campaigns. Read more
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June 1st, 2023 - Chinese citizens have attempted to access United States military facilities in Alaska pretending to be tourists, but are suspected by U.S. officials as being spies. Read more
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September 25, 2023 - NATO: Italy Executed First Scramble Out Of Poland Intercepting Russian Aircraft. The F35s intercepted 2 Russian Su-30s which were not on a flight plan & had no contact with Air Traffic control. Read more
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September 24, 2023 - Russian Foreign Minister Says West Directly Fighting Russia. Lavrov: "You can call it anything you want, but they are fighting with us, they are straight-up fighting with us". Read more
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September 22, 2023 - DoD Announces $325 Million In Security Assistance For Ukraine. DoD: The package includes additional AIM-9M missiles and other air defense equipment, artillery rounds, including over 3 million small arms ammunition, antitank weapons, light tactical vehicles. Read more
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September 20, 2023 - Kremlin: Telephone Conversation Between Russian President And Armenian Prime Minister. Russia: "At the initiative of the Armenian side, Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan". Read more
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September 20, 2023 - Ceasefire Reached In Azerbaijan After "Anti-Terrorist Operation" On Separatist Armenian Forces. Nearly 100 people had been killed in the fighting, and hundreds more wounded. Read more
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September 18, 2023 - US Foreign Military Sales To Canada, Poland, Korea Totaling $5.7 Billion. To Korea: F-35 aircraft & Whitney F135-PW-100 engines, Poland: F-16 sustainment, and related equipment, Canada: MQ-9B munitions and other integrated systems. Read more
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September 14, 2023 - NATO Surveillance Drone Conducts First Mission Over Finland. "The unmanned aircraft, traveling at high altitudes above Allies’ territories and in international airspace, collected data for Allies to support their collective deterrence and defense". Read more
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September 11, 2023 - Six New Members To Join BRICS, Move Towards Establishing A Single Currency. Countries set to join the economic alliance: Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which would take effect January 1st, 2024. Read more
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September 7, 2023 - Russia Responds To US Decision To Send Depleted Uranium Shells To Ukraine. Although mainstream reports that Russian claims about depleted uranium shells are “disinformation,” statements by the U.S. government on the dangers are mixed: Read more
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September 7, 2023 - Biden Administration Announces $600 Million In Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine. The package includes: 20 Mi-17 helicopters, 31 Abrams tanks, 45 T-72B tanks, 38 HMARS, 198 155mm Howitzers, Ground-Launched small-diameter bomb launchers, a Patriot Air Defense System, and more: Read more
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September 6, 2023 - Timeline of United States security assistance to Ukraine: In total, the United States has committed more than $43.2 billion in security assistance to Ukraine, and $66.6 Billion in total aid since the beginning of the Biden Administration. Read more
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September 6, 2023 - DoD: $175 Million In Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine, Including Depleted Uranium Rounds. The package “includes additional air defense equipment; artillery munitions; anti-tank weapons, including depleted uranium rounds for previously committed Abrams tanks; and other equipment”. Read more
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September 5, 2023 - After a March funding request to the U.S. Congress, and news reports indicated that the United States may be planning to store nuclear warheads in England, Russia called the possibility an "escalation". Read more
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September 4, 2023 - IAEA: No Mines Or Explosives Found On ZNPP Unit 3 And 4 Reactor Building Rooftops. IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said that they gained "unimpeded" access to the rooftops of two reactor units, but that the team heard a series of detonations the night before. Read more
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September 4, 2023 - Ukraine claims Russian drones detonated in NATO member Romania, says they have photographic evidence. Romania denies claim. Read more
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September 1, 2023 - Belarus has claimed that a Polish military helicopter violated the Belarusian border. Poland has denied the claims and said that there was no such violation. Read more
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September 1, 2023 - Russia: Sarmat "Satan II" MERV Equipped ICBM Put On Combat Duty. Russia has put the new generation of Sarmat "Satan II" intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) systems into combat duty. Read more
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August 30, 2023 - Biden Administration Announces $250 Million In Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine. This announcement is the Biden Administration's forty-fifth tranche of equipment to be provided from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021. Read more
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August 30, 2023 - Russian state media has reported a fixed wing unmanned drone that it says was Ukrainian, and claimed it was intercepted above Moscow, citing the country's Ministry of Defense. Read more
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August 30, 2023 - Russian state media is reporting that a "swarm" of unmanned drones attacked an airport in Pskov, Russia located between 10 and 20 miles from the Estonian border. We've deemed claims by some OSINT accounts that the attack came from the Estonian border as unsubstantiated. Russian media claims the drones were Ukrainian. Read more
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August 29, 2023 - Global Wildfire Update: North American Wildfire Smoke Reaching Europe. Wildfires continue to burn across the world. Read more
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August 24, 2023 - U.S. Will Train Ukrainian F-16 Pilots, Ground Crews, DoD Holds Press Briefing. DoD: The U.S.-led training is "in support of the international effort to develop and strengthen Ukraine's long-term defenses". Read more
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August 24, 2023 - DoD: Prigozhin Assessed To Have Died In The Plane Crash Yesterday. DoD: Media reports that the plane was shot down by a surface-to-air missile are "inaccurate", have no information that suggests it was a surface-to-air missile. Read more
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August 23, 2023 - Russia: Wagner Leader Dies After Passenger Plane Crashes. Prigozhin's telegram channel posted a photo of the wreckage highlighting places where there were holes in the metal. Read more
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August 23, 2023 - United States Renews Do Not Travel Alert For Ukraine. Event: The U.S. Department of State recommends that U.S. citizens do not travel to Ukraine. Updated: August 22, 2023. Read more
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August 22, 2023 - DoD: U.S. Open to Training Ukrainian F-16 Pilots if Needed, Hawaii Update. DoD: Last week, the U.S. signaled its willingness to approve the third-party transfer of U.S.- made F-16 aircraft to Ukraine. Read more
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August 22, 2023 - The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Poland of AH-64E Apache Helicopters and related equipment for an estimated cost of $12.0 billion. Read more
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August 21, 2023 - US Issues Travel Alert To Belarus, Moscow: Attack On Belarus Is Attack On Russia. Russian ambassador to Belarus said that if Belarus is attacked, Russia will respond "with all our weaponry". Read more
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August 21, 2023 - Global Wildfire Locations For Last 24 Hours - August 21st, 2023. Fires are still burning across the globe, maps included below show wildfires in Africa, Europe, the Indo-Pacific, and North America. There are relatively few fires in Russia. Read more
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August 21, 2023 - Security Alert – U.S. Embassy Minsk, Belarus for August 21st, 2023. On August 18th, border crossings at Tverecius, Vidzy and Sumskas, and Losha were closed. Read more
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August 20, 2023 - Russia's Luna-25 Crashes Into Moon. The Russian moon lander was scheduled to land on the moon on August 21st, but instead spun out of control and crashed into the moon. Read more
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August 17, 2023 - The United States approves Denmark and the Netherlands sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine after the Ukrainian pilots are finished training for the aircraft. Read more
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August 17, 2023 - DoD: General Says Deterring Two 'Near Peer' Competitors Is Complex. Department of Defense: U.S. Strategic Command is focusing on extended deterrence during a time when the country faces two near-peer rivals. Read more
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August 17, 2023 - US Approves Arrow 3 Defense System To Germany. The Arrow 3 weapons system is a major part of Israel's multilayered defense array. This array is based on four layers; Iron Dome and David's Sling, and the Arrow 2 and Arrow 3 systems. Read more
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August 14, 2023 - Biden Administration Announces Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine. "It includes additional air defense munitions, artillery and tank ammunition, anti-armor weapons, and other equipment". Read more
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August 14, 2023 - British RAF Typhoon jets intercept Russian bombers flying north of Scotland. "Royal Air Force (RAF) pilots launched Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) Typhoon fighters to intercept two Russian long-range maritime patrol bombers". Read more
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August 13, 2023 - Russia Says Its Black Sea Patrol Ship Fired Warning Shots At Palau Cargo Ship. The Russian Ministry of Defense has reported that one of its patrol ships belonging to the Black Sea Fleet fired warning shots at a Palau flagged cargo vessel. Read more
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August 13, 2023 - Poland Deploys Water Cannons To Border After Attack By Group Of 40 Foreigners. Polish Border Guard: "TAJFUN is a modern specialist vehicle with increased resistance to impact with blunt or sharp objects and to open fire, equipped with 2 water cannons". Read more
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August 13, 2023 - Poland: Stationing Troops On Border With Belarus Not A Hostile Action, But Deterrence. Poland had decided to beef up security at its border with Belarus, stationing up to 10,000 soldiers at the border with Belarus after two Belarusian military helicopters entered Polish airspace last week. Read more
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August 11, 2023 - International Space Race To Moon's South Pole Begins. NASA administrator: The Moon's South Pole may become another "South China Sea" with China staking claims and telling other countries to "stay out" if they end up getting there first. Read more
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August 11, 2023 - Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant's Reactor 4 Switched From Hot Shutdown To Cold After Water Leak Detected. IAEA and Ukrainian state energy company Energoatom: "There was no radiological release to the environment". Read more
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August 11, 2023 - Poland To Send Up To 10,000 Soldiers To Belarusian Border. The additional soldiers come as Poland and Latvia have been beefing up security along the Belarusian border in July and August. Read more
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August 10, 2023 - Russia has reported that air defenses shot down two "strike drones" targeting Moscow, citing a statement by the Russian Capital's Mayor. Read more
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August 5, 2023 - Lithuania has stripped the permanent residency status of 1,164 citizens of Russia and Belarus, declaring them a security risk, according to the Lithuanian Migration Department. Read more
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August 2, 2023 - White House Responds To Poland's Claim That Wagner Forces Arrived At The Suwalki Gap. Poland had announced that 1,000 Polish troops would be deployed at its border with Belarus in response to said reports about Wagner soldiers closing in on Poland. Read more
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August 1st, 2023 - Polish Ministry of Defense Regarding Situation At Poland's Border With Belarus: "August 1, 2023, there was a violation of Polish airspace by two Belarusian helicopters that were training near the border". Read more
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July 31, 2023 - Poland: Wagner Soldiers Moving Close To Polish Border, Suwałki Gap. A Russian lawmaker had earlier this month also claimed Wagner forces were sent to Belarus to train Belarusian soldiers for an attack on Poland and a potential seizure of the Suwałki Gap. Read more
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July 25, 2023 - The Department of Defense has announced an additional $400 million in security assistance to Ukraine, making it the 43rd drawdown of equipment from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August of 2021. Read more
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July 25, 2023 - US Air Force Central: "On July 23 Russian military aircraft deployed flares, damaging a U.S. MQ-9 while conducting a defeat-ISIS mission". Read more
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July 24, 2023 - The IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said that experts have observed directional anti-personnel mines "on the periphery of the site of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant". The agency also noted the planned transition of reactor 4 from cold to hot shutdown. Read more
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July 24, 2023 - Russian Foreign Ministry statement on the Ukrainian attacks on Moscow and Crimea. The Russian Foreign Ministry released a statement on the attacks that said Russia reserves the right to take “tough retaliatory measures” in response to what it called “terrorist methods” by Ukraine meant to “intimidate the civilian population”. Read more
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July 24, 2023 - Russia: Ukrainian Drone Attack On Moscow "International Terrorism". Buildings that were damaged were located only around 200 yards away from the Russian Defense Ministry building. Read more
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July 20, 2023 - Biden Administration Announces Additional $1.3 Billion In Security Assistance for Ukraine. Department of Defense: Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced a new $1.3 billion security assistance package to support Ukraine's battlefield needs and underscore unwavering U.S. support for Ukraine. Read more
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July 18, 2023 - Britain Rejects Russia's Claims It Was Involved In Attack On Kerch Strait Bridge. A statement by the Russian Foreign Ministry said that the attack, which occurred in the “early hours” of July 17th involved the use of two Ukrainian “water-surface drones”. Read more
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July 15, 2023 - The United Nations has claimed that the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launched by North Korea on Wednesday, July 12th landed in Russia's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), which has led Russia to investigate the site where the ICBM crashed down. Read more
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July 15, 2023 - One person was killed after what Rosotom called the "depressurization of a cylinder with depleted uranium hexafluoride". Read more
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July 14, 2023 - U.S. President Joe Biden is mobilizing 3,000 reserve soldiers to active duty in Europe in order to support U.S. soldiers currently deployed there for Operation Atlantic Resolve. Read more
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July 14, 2023 - Russia Says It Will Treat F-16s To Ukraine As Nuclear Threat. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Moscow cannot ignore the nuclear capability of US-designed F-16 fighter jets, and how the aircraft could carry nuclear weapons. Read more
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July 11, 2023 - North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has announced that the alliance is putting 300,000 troops on high readiness Read more
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July 10, 2023 - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan says that he will back Sweden joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) if the European Union resumes talks to pave the way for Turkey to join the EU. Read more
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July 8, 2023 - Russia Responds To US Decision To Send Cluster Munitions To Ukraine. In 2022, in response to reports Russia had used cluster bombs in Ukraine, the White House said the usage of cluster munitions would "potentially" be a war crime. Read more
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July 8, 2023 - NATO Chief Details Plans for Summit To Discuss Ukraine's Membership In NATO. Discussions will be held to address: a multiyear program of assistance to Ukraine, the establishment of the NATO-Ukraine Council, and Ukraine's membership in NATO. Read more
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July 8, 2023 - Department of Defense: Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said today that the U.S. mission to defeat ISIS remains undeterred by Russia's recent harassment of U.S. aircraft operating in Syria after third day of Russian "unprofessional behavior" and harassment by Russia over Syria. Read more
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July 7, 2023 - IAEA Says No Evidence Nuclear Power Plant In Ukraine Has Been Mined With Explosives. IAEA: The nuclear safety and security situation at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant is "extremely fragile". Read more
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July 1, 2023 - Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said that Poland is now ready to join NATO’s nuclear sharing program which would allow NATO-allied countries to deploy nuclear warheads on its territory, in light of Russia’s deployment of tactical nuclear warheads in Belarus, which borders Poland. Read more
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July 1, 2023 - CIA Director William Burns made a “secret” visit to Ukraine in June and met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and intel officials as Ukraine’s counteroffensive fails to significantly break the Russian lines. The United States is considering providing Ukraine with cluster munitions. Read more
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June 26, 2023 - Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has posted an 11-minute-long audio clip on social media after disappearing on June 24th after stating that he was headed to Belarus. Read more
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June 24, 2023 - The Ukrainian-Crimean Tatar partisan movement Atesh claims that the Wagner PMC is preparing to seize warehouses where Russia’s nuclear weapons are stored and have its eyes set on the warehouse known as 375 Object C. Read more
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June 24, 2023 - Russia has accused the head of the Wagner PMC of rebellion. Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed to crush, what he called an armed mutiny as Russian helicopters attacked a convoy of Wagner mercenaries advancing toward Moscow, Russia. Read more
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June 22, 2023 - American Bombers In Sweden For First Time In Modern History. Swedish Armed forces: "On Monday, June 19, two American B-1B Lancers from the Bomber Task Force (BTF) landed at Luleå-Kallax airport to base Norrbotten's air fleet, F 21". Read more
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June 20, 2023 - Russia: Nukes In Belarus "Indefinitely" Unless US Removes Its Nuclear Weapons From Europe. U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday said that the threat of Russian President Vladimir Putin using a tactical nuclear weapon is "real" but "absolutely irresponsible". Read more
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June 19, 2023 - Swedish Defense Ministry: "An armed attack [by Russia] against Sweden cannot be ruled out. It also cannot be ruled out that military means of force or further threats of such may be used against Sweden". Read more
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June 14, 2023 - U.S. Central Command: U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors deployed to U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility as part of a multifaceted show of U.S. support and capability in the wake of increasingly unsafe and unprofessional behavior by Russian aircraft in the region. Read more
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June 14, 2023 - British Royal Air force: "RAF Typhoons from 140 EAW in Estonia were scrambled this afternoon to intercept a Russian Air Force IL-20 COOT A and 2x Su-27 FLANKER B flying close to NATO airspace. The Russian aircraft failed to comply with international norms by not liaising with relevant FIRs." Read more
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June 13, 2023 - Dutch Official: Training Ukrainian Pilots for F-16s Can Begin This Summer. Russia Says Modification Can Enable The Jets To Be Equipped With Nuclear Warheads, accuses the West of seeking to escalate tensions. Read more
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June 12, 2023 - As geopolitical tensions continue to mount across the world, global powers are beginning to increase their usable nuclear warheads, with China leading the way. Read more
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June 9, 2023 - Russian President Vladimir Putin told Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko that Russia will begin deploying tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus in July after storage facilities are readied. Read more
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June 7, 2023 - Russia: 2,700 Houses Flooded, 1,300 Evacuated Over Dam Collapse. Ukraine: Over 1560 Evacuated. Russia and Ukraine both blame each other for the destruction of the Kakhovka dam. Russia claims it was done by Ukraine with an Olkha MLRS. Both countries say it was an act of terrorism. Read more
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June 7, 2023 - Chinese and Russian bombers both flew together over waters surrounding the Japanese islands, causing the Japanese Self-Defense Force to scramble fighter jets in response, according to the Japanese Ministry of Defense. Read more
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June 5, 2023 - Russia reported a "planned flight" over the Barents and Norwegian seas for around five hours. A report by The Barents Observer cited Spokesperson Marius Vågenes Villanger from the Norwegian Armed Forces as saying NATO F-35 fighter aircraft were scrambled between 8:30 and 11:00 Norwegian time to meet "a group of Russian military planes" flying west from the Kola Peninsula. Read more
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June 5, 2023 - Up to 40 Baltic Fleet vessels and over 3,500 Russian soldiers were deployed to Kaliningrad for exercises, according to Russian state news, citing the Ministry of Defense. Read more
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September 25, 2023 - U.S. Central Command forces successfully conducted a helicopter raid in northern Syria. Read more
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September 3, 2023 - Operation Northwoods Unclassified Document. Subject: "Justification for US military intervention in Cuba". Read more
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September 1, 2023 - USSCOCOM Awards Contract To Deploy Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tool To Detect Disinformation Threats. What the AI threat detection software Argus does, and its potential to be used as a tool to target Americans Read more
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August 18, 2023 - Africa Command: At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted a collective self-defense airstrike in a remote area near Cali Heele, approximately 244 kilometers North East of Mogadishu, Somalia. Read more
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August 13, 2023 - US Military May Put "Armed Personnel" On Commercial Ships In Strait Of Hormuz In Response To Iranian Seizures. CENTCOM: “U.S. Central Command is committed to defending freedom of navigation within our area of responsibility which includes some of the most important waterways in the world". Read more
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August 10, 2023 - July 2023 CENTCOM Month in Review: The Defeat ISIS Mission in Iraq and Syria. CENTCOM and partners conducted "a total of 31 D-ISIS operations, resulting in 5 ISIS operatives killed and 30 detained". Read more
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July 28, 2023 - CENTCOM: Multinational Task Force Completes Exercise in P-8 Flight over Arabian Gulf, F-35s Arrive In Region. As part of a pre-announced Department of Defense deployment, a squadron of U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning IIs has also arrived in the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility. Read more
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July 20, 2023 - US Carries Out Airstrike In Somalia, Africa Against al-Shabaab Terrorists. AFRICOM: "At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted a collective self-defense airstrike in a remote area near Hareeri Kalle". Read more
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July 9, 2023 - U.S. Forces provide airstrike assistance to Somalia National Army. The airstrike was in support of Somali National Army forces who were engaged by the terrorist organization. Read more
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July 9, 2023 - U.S. Airstrike Targets ISIS Leader in Eastern Syria. The strike on Friday was conducted by the same MQ-9s that had, earlier in the day, been harassed by Russian aircraft in an encounter that had lasted almost two hours. Read more
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June 21, 2023 - Canadian P-3 aircraft detected underwater noises in the search area for the missing submersible from Polar Prince. As a result, ROV operations were relocated in an attempt to explore the origin of the noises. Read more
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June 19, 2023 - Two Palestinians were killed and 29 were wounded, 6 seriously, during an IDF retaliatory attack on gunmen in Jenin located in the West Bank. Multiple Israeli soldiers were also wounded in the fighting according to Israeli media. Read more
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June 13, 2023 - Updates: (2) - Syrian state media is reporting air defenses have been activated in Damascus to confront an "air attack" from Israel. Read more
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June 11, 2023 - Syrian state media claimed that an American airdrop in Syria was "accompanied by heavy and indiscriminate shooting" toward the homes of the locals, killing one civilian and wounding others. As always, take state-run or government-controlled media with a grain of salt. Read more
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June 5, 2023 - AFRICOM: At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia and in support of the Somali National Army engagements against al Shabaab, U.S. Africa Command conducted a collective self-defense strike in the vicinity of Wayanta, Somalia on June 1. Read more
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September 14, 2023 - Hurricane Lee Update For September 14th, 2023. Tropical storm conditions are possible over a large part of coastal New England, including Cape Cod, Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, Block Island, and parts of Atlantic Canada. Read more
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September 13, 2023 - Haiti Security Alert - Border Between Haiti & the Dominican Republic: The Government of the Dominican Republic has announced the possible closure of air, sea, and land borders between the Dominican Republic and Haiti as of Thursday, September 14th. Read more
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September 11, 2023 - Six New Members To Join BRICS, Move Towards Establishing A Single Currency. Countries set to join the economic alliance: Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which would take effect January 1st, 2024. Read more
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September 8, 2023 - Embassy In Chile: Demonstration Alert for September 9-11, 2023. "From Sept. 9-11, possible protests related to the 50th anniversary of Chile’s Sept. 11, 1973, military coup in the Santiago Metropolitan Region and outlying communities". Read more
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September 8, 2023 - US Coast Guard At Condition X-Ray Due To Hurricane Lee: Today's Updates. "Currently, the Coast Guard Port Condition status for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands remains at Port Condition X-Ray". Read more
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September 3, 2023 - Operation Northwoods Unclassified Document. Subject: "Justification for US military intervention in Cuba". Read more
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August 29, 2023 - Global Wildfire Update: North American Wildfire Smoke Reaching Europe. Wildfires continue to burn across the world. Read more
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August 21, 2023 - Global Wildfire Locations For Last 24 Hours - August 21st, 2023. Fires are still burning across the globe, maps included below show wildfires in Africa, Europe, the Indo-Pacific, and North America. There are relatively few fires in Russia. Read more
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June 18, 2023 - Demonstration Alert: Planned Demonstrations in Peru on July 19. US Embassy in Peru - Event: Planned Demonstrations in Peru on July 19. Location: Peru (countrywide). Read more
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June 11, 2023 - The Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement saying that it “strongly rejects” the arrival of a nuclear-powered submarine in Guantanamo Bay on July 5th, 2023, and called it a “provocative escalation”. Read more
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June 11, 2023 - China Deepened Cooperation In "All Fields" at "All Levels" With Cuba In 2017. Chinese state media openly stated their plans to deepen ties with the country in 2017, which included military-to-military relations. Read more
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March 7, 2023 - The Governor of Tamaulipas, Mexico Américo Villarreal was cited by Reuters as saying two of the four Americans that were kidnapped in Mexico while on their way to receive cheap cosmetic surgery are dead, and two are still alive, but also said that one is injured. Read more
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September 29, 2023 - US Navy Conducts Scheduled Unarmed Trident II Missile Test From Submarine. "Launch was conducted from the sea, the missile flew over the sea and landed in the sea. At no time did the missile fly over land". Read more
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September 29, 2023 - Released From North Korea, U.S. Soldier Now in Texas, Will Be Debriefed. "Private King arrived ... early in the morning to San Antonio, where he will be going through a reintegration program". Read more
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September 28, 2023 - DOD: Key Official Says Shutdown Would Damage National Defense. Department of Defense: Congress has until the end of this week to fund the federal government or agree on a continuing resolution to keep the government funded. Read more
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September 27, 2023 - American Soldier Returned To US Custody After Crossing Into North Korea. Travis King was transferred out of North Korea and into China with the aid of the Swedish government after North Korea said that they had completed their investigation of King. Read more
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September 27, 2023 - US Southern Border Update - Last 7 Days Of Major Activity. Statements from the U.S. Department of State, Justice Department, Coast Guard, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Read more
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September 27, 2023 - Oversight Committee: Wires from China Have Joe Biden’s Wilmington Home as the Beneficiary Address. Such transactions and connections in relation to both the former office of the Vice President and the current office of the President of the United States pose a risk to national security. Read more
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September 26, 2023 - CBP Senior Official met with senior officials from the Government of Mexico and the railway industry in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico Friday to discuss action to address enhanced border security operations in response to increased encounters. Read more
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September 25, 2023 - Texas Governor Renews Border Disaster Declaration Amid "Historic Influx". The mayor of Eagle Pass, Texas also declared a state of emergency for the city after 5,000 illegal immigrants crossed over the border from Piedras Negras, Mexico. Read more
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September 24, 2023 - Russian Foreign Minister Says West Directly Fighting Russia. Lavrov: "You can call it anything you want, but they are fighting with us, they are straight-up fighting with us". Read more
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September 23, 2023 - Coast Guard Rescues 5 From Sailing Vessel During Tropical Storm Ophelia. The Coast Guard rescued five people Friday from an anchored 38-foot catamaran that was beset by weather conditions caused by Tropical Storm Ophelia. Storm Projections: Read more
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September 22, 2023 - The Captain of the Port for Coast Guard Sector Virginia has set Port Condition Zulu for the Port of Virginia at 4 p.m. Friday due to predicted tropical storm force winds generated by Tropical Storm Ophelia. Read more
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September 21, 2023 - Homeland Security Investigations announces Strategy for Combatting Illicit Opioids. HSI: The strategy announced today uses HSI’s unique access to customs and financial data to prevent shipments of drug precursor chemicals from reaching U.S. borders. Read more
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September 20, 2023 - City Of Eagle Pass, Texas Issues Emergency Declaration Over Illegal Immigrant Surge. City of Eagle Pass, Texas: "Eagle Pass, TX – Mayor Rolando Salinas, Jr. issued and signed an emergency declaration due to the severe undocumented immigrant surge into the City of Eagle Pass, Texas". Read more
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September 18, 2023 - US Foreign Military Sales To Canada, Poland, Korea Totaling $5.7 Billion. To Korea: F-35 aircraft & Whitney F135-PW-100 engines, Poland: F-16 sustainment, and related equipment, Canada: MQ-9B munitions and other integrated systems. Read more
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September 16, 2023 - Department of Defense Exercises Option on Second Micro Nuclear Reactor Design. A micro-nuclear reactor (mobile nuclear reactor) can be made small and portable, is self-adjusting and would be able to be transported by land, sea or by air. Read more
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September 16, 2023 - 46 Illegal aliens "determined to be a threat to national security" were removed by Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO). Read more
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September 16, 2023 - Hurricane Lee Update - Information, Satellite Images, And Coast Guard Statement regarding the status of Hurricane Lee affecting portions of southern New Brunswick and Nova Scotia: Read more
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September 15, 2023 - NORAD Detects Russian Aircraft Operating In The Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone. The Russian aircraft remained in international airspace and did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace. Read more
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September 14, 2023 - Hurricane Lee Update For September 14th, 2023. Tropical storm conditions are possible over a large part of coastal New England, including Cape Cod, Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, Block Island, and parts of Atlantic Canada. Read more
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September 13, 2023 - Haiti Security Alert - Border Between Haiti & the Dominican Republic: The Government of the Dominican Republic has announced the possible closure of air, sea, and land borders between the Dominican Republic and Haiti as of Thursday, September 14th. Read more
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September 12, 2023 - US waives Sanctions On Iran, Gives $6 Billion In Frozen Funds In Exchange For Prisoner Swap. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized the deal between the United States and Iran, saying that it would only give Iran more funds to fund Iranian-backed terrorist organizations. Read more
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September 11, 2023 - US House Of Representatives: PRC (Chinese) Theft Of U.S. Thermonuclear Warhead Design Information. Read more
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September 11, 2023 - North America Hurricane Status For September 11th, 2023. "Dangerous surf and rip currents are expected to begin along most of the U.S. East Coast Sunday and Monday and worsen through the week". Read more
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September 11, 2023 - United States - 32 illegal immigrant criminals and 10 human traffickers were arrested during nationwide Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) between August and September 2023. Read more
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September 8, 2023 - US Coast Guard At Condition X-Ray Due To Hurricane Lee: Today's Updates. "Currently, the Coast Guard Port Condition status for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands remains at Port Condition X-Ray". Read more
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September 7, 2023 - Russia Responds To US Decision To Send Depleted Uranium Shells To Ukraine. Although mainstream reports that Russian claims about depleted uranium shells are “disinformation,” statements by the U.S. government on the dangers are mixed: Read more
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September 7, 2023 - Biden Administration Announces $600 Million In Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine. The package includes: 20 Mi-17 helicopters, 31 Abrams tanks, 45 T-72B tanks, 38 HMARS, 198 155mm Howitzers, Ground-Launched small-diameter bomb launchers, a Patriot Air Defense System, and more: Read more
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September 7, 2023 - Hurricane Lee And Jova Updates: September 7th, 2023. Hurricane Lee is rapidly strengthening. Large swells are likely to reach the Lesser Antilles, Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico this weekend. More info: Read more
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September 7, 2023 - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) carried out a National Operation from August 4th to August 25th, 2023, arresting 48 illegal immigrants and foreign criminals in Colorado, Texas and Utah. Read more
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September 7, 2023 - Coast Guard sets Port Condition WHISKEY for seaports in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands due to Tropical Storm Lee. "The Coast Guard strongly cautions the maritime community to remain vigilant and take the necessary precautions as Tropical Storm Lee approaches the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico". Read more
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September 6, 2023 - Timeline of United States security assistance to Ukraine: In total, the United States has committed more than $43.2 billion in security assistance to Ukraine, and $66.6 Billion in total aid since the beginning of the Biden Administration. Read more
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September 6, 2023 - Air Force Tests Minuteman III ICBM With 3 Re-entry Vehicles. The Air Force Global Strike Command launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with three test re-entry vehicles. Read more
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September 6, 2023 - Officials: Chinese Citizens Intrude On US Military Bases Up To 100 Times. Officials believe they are attempts to test the security protocols at the sites by Chinese citizens who have been "pressed into service" and told to report their findings back to the CCP. Read more
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September 3, 2023 - Operation Northwoods Unclassified Document. Subject: "Justification for US military intervention in Cuba". Read more
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September 3, 2023 - Maui Wildfire Updates - September 3rd, 2023. The number of people declared dead as a result of the Maui wildfire remains at 115, with an unknown number still missing or unaccounted for. Read more
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September 2, 2023 - Defense Department: 400 Troops on the US southern border has been extended while 1,500 were withdrawn and sent home. Read more
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September 1, 2023 - USSCOCOM Awards Contract To Deploy Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tool To Detect Disinformation Threats. What the AI threat detection software Argus does, and its potential to be used as a tool to target Americans Read more
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August 31, 2023 - U.S. Coast Guard: "Coast Guard Sector Virginia urges the public to exercise caution as the region is impacted by significant weather from Hurricane Idalia, Thursday. Read more
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August 30, 2023 - Biden Administration Announces $250 Million In Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine. This announcement is the Biden Administration's forty-fifth tranche of equipment to be provided from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021. Read more
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August 30, 2023 - Florida National Guard Activated, Hurricane Idalia Expected To Reach Florida By Morning. "3,000 guardsmen in position across the state for preparedness and response efforts, and an additional 1,800 guardsmen are on their way". Read more
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August 29, 2023 - After hitting Cuba as a tropical storm, NOAA reports that Idalia, now a hurricane is strengthening as it heads toward western Florida. Read more
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August 29, 2023 - Global Wildfire Update: North American Wildfire Smoke Reaching Europe. Wildfires continue to burn across the world. Read more
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August 29, 2023 - Coast Guard establishes Area Command Post ahead of Tropical Storm Idalia, Storm Projections. Idalia is expected to build in strength and severity and impact western Florida as a hurricane. Read more
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August 28, 2023 - Florida SOCCENT Air Force Base Declares HURCON 3 Zone A Evac - ZONE A EVACUATION ORDER, Colonel Adam Bingham, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. Read more
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August 28, 2023 - FEMA and FCC Plan Nationwide Emergency Alert Test for October 4th, 2023. Test Messages Will be Sent to All TVs, Radios, and Cell Phones. Read more
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August 28, 2023 - Tropical Storm Isalia Expected To Hit Florida As Hurricane: Storm Projections. Governor Ron DeSantis signed Executive Order 23-171, declaring a state of emergency for 33 counties. Read more
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August 28, 2023 - The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has identified a potentially widespread fuel contamination caused by human error at the Port of Tampa, Florida. List of affected gas stations: Read more
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August 27, 2023 - The incident took place at approximately 9:30 a.m. There were a total of 23 personnel on board. Read more
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August 27, 2023 - Unarmed Minuteman III Test Launch To Showcase Readiness Of US Nuclear Forces. Space Force: "The purpose of the ICBM test launch program is to demonstrate the readiness of U.S. nuclear forces". Read more
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August 26, 2023 - Chair of the Federal Reserve of the United States Jerome Powell On Inflation: Inflation has moved down from its peak, it yet "remains too high," adding that the Federal Reserve is prepared to "raise the rates further if appropriate". Read more
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August 26, 2023 - CBP: $910,000 worth of cocaine seized, ICE removed a fugitive wanted for homicide in Mexico, and Officers with ERO removed a noncitizen wanted in Ecuador for the rape of a minor. Read more
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August 25, 2023 - Hawaii Wildfire Disaster Update - August 25th, 2023. The County of Maui, Hawaii has released a list of 388 names of the missing or unaccounted for after the fires that raged through Maui. Read more
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August 24, 2023 - U.S. Will Train Ukrainian F-16 Pilots, Ground Crews, DoD Holds Press Briefing. DoD: The U.S.-led training is "in support of the international effort to develop and strengthen Ukraine's long-term defenses". Read more
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August 23, 2023 - Pentagon Official Calls for Total Force Focus on Emerging Biothreats. DoD: "The U.S. faces an unprecedented number of complex biological threats posed by near-peer competitors, non-state actors and naturally occurring pandemics". Read more
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August 23, 2023 - Hawaii Wildfire Updates: Death Toll Rises To 115, Over 1,000 Still Missing. Of the 2,500 people that were initially declared missing, 1,400 people have been found, leaving about 1,100 people still unaccounted for. Some names have been released: Read more
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August 23, 2023 - United States Renews Do Not Travel Alert For Ukraine. Event: The U.S. Department of State recommends that U.S. citizens do not travel to Ukraine. Updated: August 22, 2023. Read more
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August 22, 2023 - DoD: U.S. Open to Training Ukrainian F-16 Pilots if Needed, Hawaii Update. DoD: Last week, the U.S. signaled its willingness to approve the third-party transfer of U.S.- made F-16 aircraft to Ukraine. Read more
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August 22, 2023 - The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Poland of AH-64E Apache Helicopters and related equipment for an estimated cost of $12.0 billion. Read more
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August 21, 2023 - Global Wildfire Locations For Last 24 Hours - August 21st, 2023. Fires are still burning across the globe, maps included below show wildfires in Africa, Europe, the Indo-Pacific, and North America. There are relatively few fires in Russia. Read more
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August 20, 2023 - Current North America Wildfires - August 20th, 2023. Wildfires continue to burn across North America, affecting regional air quality and creating breathing hazards. Details: Read more
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August 19, 2023 - CBP Southern Border Statistics: July 2023. U.S.Customs and Border Protection: Washington- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) today released operational statistics for July 2023. Read more
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August 18, 2023 - DOD, FEMA Fully Engaged in Maui Recovery and Assistance Efforts. FEMA: So far, we have approved more than $5.6 million in assistance to nearly 2,000 households including more than $2.3 million in initial rental assistance for Maui Fires survivors. Read more
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August 18, 2023 - Hawaii Wildfires: 111 Dead, Around 1,300 Still Missing: As of August 16th, 2023 Maui County has confirmed that 111 people have died as a result of the wildfires, with around 1,300 people still missing and 40% of the area has been searched. Read more
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August 17, 2023 - The United States approves Denmark and the Netherlands sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine after the Ukrainian pilots are finished training for the aircraft. Read more
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August 17, 2023 - DOD Unveils Collaborative Bio-defense Reforms in Posture Review. Department of Defense: Today, DOD released the Biodefense Posture Review, outlining reforms aimed to posture the department to fight and win in the face of future biothreats. Read more
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August 17, 2023 - DoD: General Says Deterring Two 'Near Peer' Competitors Is Complex. Department of Defense: U.S. Strategic Command is focusing on extended deterrence during a time when the country faces two near-peer rivals. Read more
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August 17, 2023 - Current Active Wildfires: United States & Globally. Current active wildfires in the United States (US government database), as well as globally (European Copernicus government database). Read more
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August 17, 2023 - Cyber Criminals Targeting Victims through Mobile Beta-Testing Applications. The malicious apps enable theft of personally identifiable information (PII), financial account access, or device takeover. Read more
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August 17, 2023 - US Approves Arrow 3 Defense System To Germany. The Arrow 3 weapons system is a major part of Israel's multilayered defense array. This array is based on four layers; Iron Dome and David's Sling, and the Arrow 2 and Arrow 3 systems. Read more
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August 16, 2023 - Cyber Criminals Targeting Victims through Mobile Beta-Testing Applications. The malicious apps enable theft of personally identifiable information (PII), financial account access, or device takeover. Read more
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August 15, 2023 - North America Fire And Smoke Map - August 15th, 2023. Fires Burning In California, Alaska, Southern, Central, Northern United States, Canada. Air quality throughout eastern and portions of western United States, Alaska and Canada affected by smoke. Read more
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August 15, 2023 - Milestone In Power Grid Optimization On World’s First Exascale Supercomputer. In the largest simulation of its kind to date, Oak Ridge Lab's Frontier allowed researchers to determine safe and cost-optimal power grid setpoints over 100,000 possible grid failures and weather scenarios in just 20 minutes. Read more
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August 14, 2023 - Biden Administration Announces Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine. "It includes additional air defense munitions, artillery and tank ammunition, anti-armor weapons, and other equipment". Read more
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August 14, 2023 - NORAD detected and tracked four Russian military aircraft operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) late August 13, and early morning August 14, 2023. Read more
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August 13, 2023 - Death Toll From Hawaii Wildfires Reach 89, "Worst Natural Disaster Hawaii Has Ever Faced". Maui governor: “We can only wait and support those who are living. Our focus now is to reunite people when we can and get them housing and get them health care, and then turn to rebuilding". Read more
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August 12, 2023 - Death Toll In Maui Wildfires Reaches 67, Expected To Continue Rising. nThe Maui wildfires have now become the deadliest natural disaster in the history of the state of Hawaii since it became a state in 1959. Read more
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August 11, 2023 - International Space Race To Moon's South Pole Begins. NASA administrator: The Moon's South Pole may become another "South China Sea" with China staking claims and telling other countries to "stay out" if they end up getting there first. Read more
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August 11, 2023 - DOD Announces Establishment Of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) Task Force. "We must also consider the extent to which our adversaries will employ this technology and seek to disrupt our own use of AI-based solutions". Read more
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August 11, 2023 - National Guard Takes On Maui Wildfires Leaving Over 53 Dead. A dry summer coupled with strong winds from a nearby hurricane have spread destructive, fast-moving wildfires,leaving more than [updated to 53] people dead and destroying hundreds of structures on the Hawaiian island of Maui. Read more
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August 10, 2023 - Coast Guard, Partners Continue Mass Rescue Operations from Maui Fires. The Coast Guard, federal, state, and local partners are responding to the Lahaina wildfires in Maui, Hawaii. Read more
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August 10, 2023 - Likely Carcinogen Found At US Missile Base After Military Investigates Blood Cancer Cases In Base Personnel. In 2001 U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFAM) completed a review of Malmstrom cancer concerns showing no increased rates of non-Hodgkin lymphoma among missileers. Read more
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August 9, 2023 - Mexico & Canada Replace China As Leading US Trade Partners. Data from the International Trade Administration and the United States Census Bureau shows Mexico taking the lead as trade partner in 2023, with Canada taking second a close place. Read more
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August 5, 2023 - Cyberattack Hits Medical Facilities In Multiple US States. Hospitals had to go back to using old-fashioned ways of record keeping, such as using pen and paper instead of computers to input and store information on patients. Read more
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August 2, 2023 - US Capital Police Responding To 911 Call Around Senate Office. "Everyone inside should be sheltering in place as the report was for a possible active shooter. It should be noted that we do not have any confirmed reports of gunshots". Read more
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July 25, 2023 - The Department of Defense has announced an additional $400 million in security assistance to Ukraine, making it the 43rd drawdown of equipment from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August of 2021. Read more
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July 25, 2023 - US Air Force Central: "On July 23 Russian military aircraft deployed flares, damaging a U.S. MQ-9 while conducting a defeat-ISIS mission". Read more
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July 20, 2023 - Biden Administration Announces Additional $1.3 Billion In Security Assistance for Ukraine. Department of Defense: Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced a new $1.3 billion security assistance package to support Ukraine's battlefield needs and underscore unwavering U.S. support for Ukraine. Read more
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July 18, 2023 - NASA’s Starling Mission Deployed Swarm Of CubeSats Satellites Into Low Earth Orbit. NASA: "The Starling swarm will power up and attempt initial contact with the ground; a process that may occur overnight or in the next several days". Read more
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July 14, 2023 - U.S. President Joe Biden is mobilizing 3,000 reserve soldiers to active duty in Europe in order to support U.S. soldiers currently deployed there for Operation Atlantic Resolve. Read more
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July 8, 2023 - Russia Responds To US Decision To Send Cluster Munitions To Ukraine. In 2022, in response to reports Russia had used cluster bombs in Ukraine, the White House said the usage of cluster munitions would "potentially" be a war crime. Read more
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July 8, 2023 - July 8th, 2023: NORAD intercepts aircraft violating restricted airspace over Rehoboth. July 3rd, 2023: NORAD detects Russian aircraft operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone. Read more
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July 8, 2023 - Increased Truebot Activity Infects U.S. and Canada Based Networks. Truebot is a botnet that has been used by malicious cyber groups like CL0P Ransomware Gang to collect and exfiltrate information from its target victims. Read more
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July 8, 2023 - The United States has finished destroying its entire chemical weapons stockpile, which now means that 100% of the world’s declared chemical stockpiles have been destroyed. Read more
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June 26, 2023 - North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD): NORAD is aware of reports of a high-altitude balloon over Montana... Read more
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June 21, 2023 - Canadian P-3 aircraft detected underwater noises in the search area for the missing submersible from Polar Prince. As a result, ROV operations were relocated in an attempt to explore the origin of the noises. Read more
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June 15, 2023 - Threat Actors Exploit Vulnerabilities in Multiple U.S. Government Servers. "Analysts determined that multiple cyber threat actors, including an advanced persistent threat (APT) actor, were able to exploit a .NET deserialization vulnerability". Read more
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June 13, 2023 - Central Command has reported a helicopter mishap leading to the injury of 22 United States service members. The cause of the incident is under investigation, although no enemy fire was reported. Read more
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June 12, 2023 - As geopolitical tensions continue to mount across the world, global powers are beginning to increase their usable nuclear warheads, with China leading the way. Read more
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June 11, 2023 - China Deepened Cooperation In "All Fields" at "All Levels" With Cuba In 2017. Chinese state media openly stated their plans to deepen ties with the country in 2017, which included military-to-military relations. Read more
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June 11, 2023 - Iran: West Cannot Stop Us If We Want To Become A Nuclear State. The IRGC has repeatedly threatened to wipe out Israel if it makes any 'mistakes', and also threatened to turn locations within the United States into "hellish ruins". Read more
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June 8, 2023 - US/CANADA - Many areas within the eastern United States that were condition purple are now red, orange, or yellow indicating that the air quality is improving. Read more
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June 8, 2023 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): NOAA satellites are monitoring more than 400 fires currently burning across Canada after unusually hot and dry weather triggered an early and intense start to the wildfire season. Canada is on track to have the worst wildfire season on record. Read more
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June 8, 2023 - NASA: In the first week of the month, large amounts of smoke from fires in Quebec poured south into the eastern U.S. and degraded the quality of surface-level air that tens of millions of people breathe. Read more
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June 7, 2023 - Federal Aviation Administration statement: “The FAA has slowed traffic to and from New York City area airports due to reduced visibility from wildfire smoke. The agency will continue to adjust the volume of traffic to account for the rapidly changing conditions”. Read more
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June 5, 2023 - In coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration, NORAD F-16 fighter aircraft responded to an unresponsive Cessna 560 Citation V aircraft over Washington, D.C., and northern Virginia on June 4, 2023. Read more
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June 3rd, 2023 - The FBI released a joint CSA with our USG and South Korean partners detailing the operations of Kimsuky cyber actors, a subset of DPRK cyber actors. It outlines warning signs of spearphishing campaigns. Read more
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June 1st, 2023 - Chinese citizens have attempted to access United States military facilities in Alaska pretending to be tourists, but are suspected by U.S. officials as being spies. Read more
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September 29, 2023 - No U.S. Injuries After Iranian Patrol Craft Shone Laser At U.S. Attack Helicopter. IRGCN vessels shone a laser multiple times at the aircraft while in flight. Read more
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September 27, 2023 - Three Bahraini Soldiers Killed In Houthi Drone Attack. The incident risks escalating conflict in the region nearly a year and a half after Saudi Arabia agreed to a truce with the Houthi rebels. Read more
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September 27, 2023 - Iran Reports Successful Imaging Satellite Launch. U.S. intelligence community’s 2022 threat assessment said that Iran obtaining launch vehicles for satellites "shortens the timeline," for the country to develop an ICBM. Read more
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September 26, 2023 - Israel Attacking Hamas In Gaza Strip With Unmanned Aircraft, Helicopter, Tank: "A short time ago, the IDF attacked, using a remotely manned aircraft, a military position of the terrorist organization Hamas". Read more
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September 25, 2023 - Israel Defense Force (IDF): "The IDF attacked a military position of the terrorist organization Hamas in the northern Gaza Strip". Read more
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September 25, 2023 - U.S. Central Command forces successfully conducted a helicopter raid in northern Syria. Read more
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September 22, 2023 - Israel Carrying Out Strikes On Hamas Terrorist Organization In Gaza Strip. The IDF reported using a remotely manned aircraft and a tank, while the Israeli Air Force reported using a remotely manned aircraft. Read more
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September 20, 2023 - Small Arms Fire Near US Embassy In Lebanon. Beirut Embassy: Small arms fire has been reported near the United States embassy in Lebanon "in the vicinity of the entrance to the US embassy". Read more
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September 18, 2023 - Russia: Pro-American Coalition MQ-9 Drone Dangerously Approached A Russian Su-35 Aircraft In Syria. A Russian Ministry of Defense statement said that the incident occurred on a scheduled flight along the northern Syrian border to control the airspace of the Syrian Arab Republic. Read more
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September 16, 2023 - IAEA: Iran Has Removed A Third Of The Inspectors Designated For Iran. Spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Nasser Kanani claimed that "The United States, Great Britain, Germany, and France politicized the IAEA Board of Governors for their own interests". Read more
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September 14, 2023 - Syrian state media has reported an attack on "some sites" located within the countryside of Tartous and Hama, which it attributed to airstrikes by Israel. Read more
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September 12, 2023 - US waives Sanctions On Iran, Gives $6 Billion In Frozen Funds In Exchange For Prisoner Swap. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized the deal between the United States and Iran, saying that it would only give Iran more funds to fund Iranian-backed terrorist organizations. Read more
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September 11, 2023 - Six New Members To Join BRICS, Move Towards Establishing A Single Currency. Countries set to join the economic alliance: Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which would take effect January 1st, 2024. Read more
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August 29, 2023 - Global Wildfire Update: North American Wildfire Smoke Reaching Europe. Wildfires continue to burn across the world. Read more
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August 28, 2023 - Syria Reports Israeli Strike Damaging Aleppo Airport Runway. Syrian state media said that there was material damage to the airport and that it "went out of service" as a result of the attack. Read more
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August 23, 2023 - Iran Claims New Mohajer-10 Has Enough Range To Reach Israel. Iranian state news reported that the drone has a maximum payload of 300 kilograms (661 pounds) and can carry "different kinds of ammunition and bombs". Read more
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August 21, 2023 - Global Wildfire Locations For Last 24 Hours - August 21st, 2023. Fires are still burning across the globe, maps included below show wildfires in Africa, Europe, the Indo-Pacific, and North America. There are relatively few fires in Russia. Read more
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August 20, 2023 - Iron Dome Intercepts Unmanned Drone Flying Toward Israel. The unmanned aircraft did not cross over into Israel and was followed by the Israeli Air Force before it was intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system. Read more
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August 18, 2023 - Security Alert – U. S. Embassy Nicosia, Cyprus. Due to the escalation of events in the Pyla area, U.S. citizens are encouraged to reconsider plans to travel north, specifically to stay away from the Pyla area until the de-escalation of the situation. Read more
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August 18, 2023 - Saudi Arabia Discusses Reviving Bilateral Cooperation With Iran, US, UK. Saudi Arabia and Iran talked about the implementation of terms agreed upon by the two countries, as well as touching upon activating agreements that Saudi Arabia had previously signed with Iran. Read more
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August 17, 2023 - Iraqi F-16 fighter jets targeted suspected ISIS combatants in the Kurkuk province on Wednesday, marking the second day of attacks on ISIS by the Iraqi military. Read more
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August 13, 2023 - United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) advisory issued: "Increased Threat" - UKMTO have been made aware of an increased threat within the vicinity of Strait Of Hormuz. Read more
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August 13, 2023 - US Military May Put "Armed Personnel" On Commercial Ships In Strait Of Hormuz In Response To Iranian Seizures. CENTCOM: “U.S. Central Command is committed to defending freedom of navigation within our area of responsibility which includes some of the most important waterways in the world". Read more
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August 10, 2023 - July 2023 CENTCOM Month in Review: The Defeat ISIS Mission in Iraq and Syria. CENTCOM and partners conducted "a total of 31 D-ISIS operations, resulting in 5 ISIS operatives killed and 30 detained". Read more
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August 7, 2023 - Syria Reports Four Syrian Soldiers Dead After "Israeli Airstrike" In Damascus. Syria: Attack led to the death of four Syrian soldiers, and the wounding of four others, with some material losses. Read more
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July 28, 2023 - CENTCOM: Multinational Task Force Completes Exercise in P-8 Flight over Arabian Gulf, F-35s Arrive In Region. As part of a pre-announced Department of Defense deployment, a squadron of U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning IIs has also arrived in the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility. Read more
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July 25, 2023 - US Air Force Central: "On July 23 Russian military aircraft deployed flares, damaging a U.S. MQ-9 while conducting a defeat-ISIS mission". Read more
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July 21, 2023 - U.S. Central Command Increases Forces in the Middle Eastern Region. Iran has attacked, seized, or attempted seizure of nearly 20 internationally flagged merchant vessels in the CENTCOM area of operations in the past two years. Read more
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July 15, 2023 - The United States is sending F-16 fighter jets to the Gulf in order to protect vessels in the region from Iranian seizures. Read more
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July 9, 2023 - U.S. Airstrike Targets ISIS Leader in Eastern Syria. The strike on Friday was conducted by the same MQ-9s that had, earlier in the day, been harassed by Russian aircraft in an encounter that had lasted almost two hours. Read more
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July 8, 2023 - Department of Defense: Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said today that the U.S. mission to defeat ISIS remains undeterred by Russia's recent harassment of U.S. aircraft operating in Syria after third day of Russian "unprofessional behavior" and harassment by Russia over Syria. Read more
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July 5, 2023 - U.S. forces prevented two attempted commercial tanker seizures by the Iranian Navy after the Iranians had opened fire in one of the incidents near the coast of Oman. Read more
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July 2, 2023 - Israel Defense forces: "An anti-aircraft rocket was launched from Syria towards Israel. The rocket appears to have exploded in mid-air above Israeli territory. Read more
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June 26, 2023 - The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says that one of its drones fell into Lebanese territory, while the Hezbollah terrorist organization claims that it shot the drone down. Read more
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June 19, 2023 - Two Palestinians were killed and 29 were wounded, 6 seriously, during an IDF retaliatory attack on gunmen in Jenin located in the West Bank. Multiple Israeli soldiers were also wounded in the fighting according to Israeli media. Read more
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June 18, 2023 - CENTCOM Week In Review: F-22s Deployed, Eagle Resolve 23, BTF Integration. "F-22s deployed to the CENTCOM area of responsibility, Exercise Eagle Resolve 23 concluded, and Bomber Task Force Partner Nation integration mission People Partners Innovation". Read more
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June 14, 2023 - U.S. Central Command: U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors deployed to U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility as part of a multifaceted show of U.S. support and capability in the wake of increasingly unsafe and unprofessional behavior by Russian aircraft in the region. Read more
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June 13, 2023 - Updates: (2) - Syrian state media is reporting air defenses have been activated in Damascus to confront an "air attack" from Israel. Read more
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June 13, 2023 - Central Command has reported a helicopter mishap leading to the injury of 22 United States service members. The cause of the incident is under investigation, although no enemy fire was reported. Read more
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June 12, 2023 - A senior Israeli official was cited by an Israeli news agency that Iran knows that if it reaches 90% uranium enrichment purity, it will result in an Israeli strike on its nuclear facilities. Read more
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June 11, 2023 - Two people were killed when ISIS terrorists targeted an Iraqi army barracks in northern Iraq on Saturday, killing two Iraqi officers and wounding three soldiers, according to a statement by Iraq's Joint Operations Command (JOC). Read more
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June 11, 2023 - Syrian state media claimed that an American airdrop in Syria was "accompanied by heavy and indiscriminate shooting" toward the homes of the locals, killing one civilian and wounding others. As always, take state-run or government-controlled media with a grain of salt. Read more
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June 11, 2023 - Iran: West Cannot Stop Us If We Want To Become A Nuclear State. The IRGC has repeatedly threatened to wipe out Israel if it makes any 'mistakes', and also threatened to turn locations within the United States into "hellish ruins". Read more
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June 7, 2023 - Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Tuesday that if the Hezbollah terrorist organization starts a war against Israel, it will hit them hard and send Lebanon back into the Stone Age, a comment that appears to be a response to Iran revealing its new hypersonic missile. Read more
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September 13, 2023 - Over 5,000 Presumed Dead, At Least 10,000 Missing After Floods In Libya. Floods in Libya, North Africa caused by Mediterranean storm Daniel resulted in dams bursting in the city of Derna. Read more
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September 11, 2023 - Six New Members To Join BRICS, Move Towards Establishing A Single Currency. Countries set to join the economic alliance: Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which would take effect January 1st, 2024. Read more
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September 10, 2023 - Over 2,000 people have been found dead and 2,059 injured, 1,404 seriously due to the 6.8 magnitude earthquake in Morocco, Northern Africa. The number is likely to rise as casualties are assessed. Pager fatality and economic risk changed to RED. Read more
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September 8, 2023 - A 6.8 earthquake has hit Oukaïmedene, Morocco in Northern Africa at a depth of 18.5 kilometers (11.5 miles deep). Economic pager risk: Orange, Fatality Risk: Yellow. Read more
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September 8, 2023 - US Moving US Forces Based In Niger Out Of Capital As "Precautionary Measure". "There is no threat to American troops and no threat of violence on the ground. This is simply a precautionary measure". Read more
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September 5, 2023 - Security Alert – U. S. Embassy Libreville, Gabon, Central Africa: The airport and borders are now open. The Libreville airport is open for domestic and international flights. Instructions for curfew in effect: Read more
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August 30, 2023 - Security Alert: The U.S. Embassy in Libreville, Gabon, Central Africa advises U.S. citizens to shelter in place, limit unnecessary movements around town, and continue to avoid transiting the downtown and Presidential Palace area. Read more
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August 29, 2023 - Global Wildfire Update: North American Wildfire Smoke Reaching Europe. Wildfires continue to burn across the world. Read more
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August 27, 2023 - At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted a collective self-defense airstrike against al Shabaab terrorists in the vicinity of Seiera, Somalia, approximately 45 kilometers northwest of Kismayo. Read more
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August 21, 2023 - Global Wildfire Locations For Last 24 Hours - August 21st, 2023. Fires are still burning across the globe, maps included below show wildfires in Africa, Europe, the Indo-Pacific, and North America. There are relatively few fires in Russia. Read more
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August 20, 2023 - Niger's New Military Leader: Any Attack On Country Will Not Be "Walk In The Park". On Friday military chiefs from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) had decided to activate a "standby force". Read more
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August 18, 2023 - Africa Command: At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted a collective self-defense airstrike in a remote area near Cali Heele, approximately 244 kilometers North East of Mogadishu, Somalia. Read more
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August 3, 2023 - Niger: Travel Advisory Raised to Level 4 – Do Not Travel. The Department is advising U.S. citizens not to travel to Niger. This replaces the previous Travel Advisory issued on October 5, 2022. Read more
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August 3, 2023 - Ordered Departure of Non-Emergency U.S. Government Personnel from U.S. Embassy Niamey, Niger. The State Department continually adjusts its posture at embassies and consulates throughout the world in line with its mission, the local security environment, and the health situation. Read more
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July 20, 2023 - US Carries Out Airstrike In Somalia, Africa Against al-Shabaab Terrorists. AFRICOM: "At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted a collective self-defense airstrike in a remote area near Hareeri Kalle". Read more
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July 9, 2023 - U.S. Forces provide airstrike assistance to Somalia National Army. The airstrike was in support of Somali National Army forces who were engaged by the terrorist organization. Read more
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June 11, 2023 - The United States and Saudi Arabia has strongly condemned the resumptions of "intense violence" in Sudan following the expiration of the short-term ceasefire. Read more
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June 5, 2023 - AFRICOM: At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia and in support of the Somali National Army engagements against al Shabaab, U.S. Africa Command conducted a collective self-defense strike in the vicinity of Wayanta, Somalia on June 1. Read more
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September 25, 2023 - NATO: Italy Executed First Scramble Out Of Poland Intercepting Russian Aircraft. The F35s intercepted 2 Russian Su-30s which were not on a flight plan & had no contact with Air Traffic control. Read more


September 24, 2023 - Russian Foreign Minister Says West Directly Fighting Russia. Lavrov: "You can call it anything you want, but they are fighting with us, they are straight-up fighting with us". Read more


September 22, 2023 - DoD Announces $325 Million In Security Assistance For Ukraine. DoD: The package includes additional AIM-9M missiles and other air defense equipment, artillery rounds, including over 3 million small arms ammunition, antitank weapons, light tactical vehicles. Read more


September 20, 2023 - Kremlin: Telephone Conversation Between Russian President And Armenian Prime Minister. Russia: "At the initiative of the Armenian side, Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan". Read more


September 20, 2023 - Ceasefire Reached In Azerbaijan After "Anti-Terrorist Operation" On Separatist Armenian Forces. Nearly 100 people had been killed in the fighting, and hundreds more wounded. Read more


September 18, 2023 - US Foreign Military Sales To Canada, Poland, Korea Totaling $5.7 Billion. To Korea: F-35 aircraft & Whitney F135-PW-100 engines, Poland: F-16 sustainment, and related equipment, Canada: MQ-9B munitions and other integrated systems. Read more


September 14, 2023 - NATO Surveillance Drone Conducts First Mission Over Finland. "The unmanned aircraft, traveling at high altitudes above Allies’ territories and in international airspace, collected data for Allies to support their collective deterrence and defense". Read more


September 11, 2023 - Six New Members To Join BRICS, Move Towards Establishing A Single Currency. Countries set to join the economic alliance: Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which would take effect January 1st, 2024. Read more


September 7, 2023 - Russia Responds To US Decision To Send Depleted Uranium Shells To Ukraine. Although mainstream reports that Russian claims about depleted uranium shells are “disinformation,” statements by the U.S. government on the dangers are mixed: Read more


September 7, 2023 - Biden Administration Announces $600 Million In Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine. The package includes: 20 Mi-17 helicopters, 31 Abrams tanks, 45 T-72B tanks, 38 HMARS, 198 155mm Howitzers, Ground-Launched small-diameter bomb launchers, a Patriot Air Defense System, and more: Read more


September 6, 2023 - Timeline of United States security assistance to Ukraine: In total, the United States has committed more than $43.2 billion in security assistance to Ukraine, and $66.6 Billion in total aid since the beginning of the Biden Administration. Read more


September 6, 2023 - DoD: $175 Million In Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine, Including Depleted Uranium Rounds. The package “includes additional air defense equipment; artillery munitions; anti-tank weapons, including depleted uranium rounds for previously committed Abrams tanks; and other equipment”. Read more


September 5, 2023 - After a March funding request to the U.S. Congress, and news reports indicated that the United States may be planning to store nuclear warheads in England, Russia called the possibility an "escalation". Read more


September 4, 2023 - IAEA: No Mines Or Explosives Found On ZNPP Unit 3 And 4 Reactor Building Rooftops. IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said that they gained "unimpeded" access to the rooftops of two reactor units, but that the team heard a series of detonations the night before. Read more


September 4, 2023 - Ukraine claims Russian drones detonated in NATO member Romania, says they have photographic evidence. Romania denies claim. Romanian Ministry of Defense: The Ministry of National Defense firmly denies the information circulating in the public space with regard to a so-called situation that occurred". Read more


September 1, 2023 - Belarus has claimed that a Polish military helicopter violated the Belarusian border. Poland has denied the claims and said that there was no such violation. Read more


September 1, 2023 - Russia: Sarmat "Satan II" MERV Equipped ICBM Put On Combat Duty. Russia has put the new generation of Sarmat "Satan II" intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) systems into combat duty. Read more


August 30, 2023 - Biden Administration Announces $250 Million In Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine. This announcement is the Biden Administration's forty-fifth tranche of equipment to be provided from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021. Read more


August 30, 2023 - Russian state media has reported a fixed wing unmanned drone that it says was Ukrainian, and claimed it was intercepted above Moscow, citing the country's Ministry of Defense. Read more


August 30, 2023 - Russian state media is reporting that a "swarm" of unmanned drones attacked an airport in Pskov, Russia located between 10 and 20 miles from the Estonian border. We've deemed claims by some OSINT accounts that the attack came from the Estonian border as unsubstantiated. Russian media claims the drones were Ukrainian. Read more


August 29, 2023 - Global Wildfire Update: North American Wildfire Smoke Reaching Europe. Wildfires continue to burn across the world. Read more


August 24, 2023 - U.S. Will Train Ukrainian F-16 Pilots, Ground Crews, DoD Holds Press Briefing. DoD: The U.S.-led training is "in support of the international effort to develop and strengthen Ukraine's long-term defenses". Read more


August 24, 2023 - DoD: Prigozhin Assessed To Have Died In The Plane Crash Yesterday. DoD: Media reports that the plane was shot down by a surface-to-air missile are "inaccurate", have no information that suggests it was a surface-to-air missile. Read more


August 23, 2023 - Russia: Wagner Leader Dies After Passenger Plane Crashes. Prigozhin's telegram channel posted a photo of the wreckage highlighting places where there were holes in the metal. Read more


August 23, 2023 - United States Renews Do Not Travel Alert For Ukraine. Event: The U.S. Department of State recommends that U.S. citizens do not travel to Ukraine. Updated: August 22, 2023. Read more


August 22, 2023 - DoD: U.S. Open to Training Ukrainian F-16 Pilots if Needed, Hawaii Update. DoD: Last week, the U.S. signaled its willingness to approve the third-party transfer of U.S.- made F-16 aircraft to Ukraine. Read more


August 22, 2023 - The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Poland of AH-64E Apache Helicopters and related equipment for an estimated cost of $12.0 billion. Read more


August 21, 2023 - US Issues Travel Alert To Belarus, Moscow: Attack On Belarus Is Attack On Russia. Russian ambassador to Belarus said that if Belarus is attacked, Russia will respond "with all our weaponry". Read more


August 21, 2023 - Global Wildfire Locations For Last 24 Hours - August 21st, 2023. Fires are still burning across the globe, maps included below show wildfires in Africa, Europe, the Indo-Pacific, and North America. There are relatively few fires in Russia. Read more


August 21, 2023 - Security Alert – U.S. Embassy Minsk, Belarus for August 21st, 2023. On August 18th, border crossings at Tverecius, Vidzy and Sumskas, and Losha were closed. Read more


August 20, 2023 - Russia's Luna-25 Crashes Into Moon. The Russian moon lander was scheduled to land on the moon on August 21st, but instead spun out of control and crashed into the moon. Read more


August 17, 2023 - The United States approves Denmark and the Netherlands sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine after the Ukrainian pilots are finished training for the aircraft. Read more


August 17, 2023 - DoD: General Says Deterring Two 'Near Peer' Competitors Is Complex. Department of Defense: U.S. Strategic Command is focusing on extended deterrence during a time when the country faces two near-peer rivals. Read more


August 17, 2023 - US Approves Arrow 3 Defense System To Germany. The Arrow 3 weapons system is a major part of Israel's multilayered defense array. This array is based on four layers; Iron Dome and David's Sling, and the Arrow 2 and Arrow 3 systems. Read more


August 14, 2023 - Biden Administration Announces Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine. "It includes additional air defense munitions, artillery and tank ammunition, anti-armor weapons, and other equipment".Read more


August 14, 2023 - British RAF Typhoon jets intercept Russian bombers flying north of Scotland. "Royal Air Force (RAF) pilots launched Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) Typhoon fighters to intercept two Russian long-range maritime patrol bombers".Read more


August 13, 2023 - Russia Says Its Black Sea Patrol Ship Fired Warning Shots At Palau Cargo Ship. The Russian Ministry of Defense has reported that one of its patrol ships belonging to the Black Sea Fleet fired warning shots at a Palau flagged cargo vessel.Read more


August 13, 2023 - Poland Deploys Water Cannons To Border After Attack By Group Of 40 Foreigners. Polish Border Guard: "TAJFUN is a modern specialist vehicle with increased resistance to impact with blunt or sharp objects and to open fire, equipped with 2 water cannons".Read more


August 13, 2023 - Poland: Stationing Troops On Border With Belarus Not A Hostile Action, But Deterrence. Poland had decided to beef up security at its border with Belarus, stationing up to 10,000 soldiers at the border with Belarus after two Belarusian military helicopters entered Polish airspace last week. Read more


August 11, 2023 - International Space Race To Moon's South Pole Begins. NASA administrator: The Moon's South Pole may become another "South China Sea" with China staking claims and telling other countries to "stay out" if they end up getting there first. Read more


August 11, 2023 - Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant's Reactor 4 Switched From Hot Shutdown To Cold After Water Leak Detected. IAEA and Ukrainian state energy company Energoatom: "There was no radiological release to the environment". Read more


August 11, 2023 - Poland To Send Up To 10,000 Soldiers To Belarusian Border. The additional soldiers come as Poland and Latvia have been beefing up security along the Belarusian border in July and August. Read more


August 10, 2023 - Russian has reported that air defenses shot down two "strike drones" targeting Moscow, citing a statement by the Russian Capital's Mayor. Read more


August 5, 2023 - Lithuania has stripped the permanent residency status of 1,164 citizens of Russia and Belarus, declaring them a security risk, according to the Lithuanian Migration Department. Read more


August 2, 2023 - White House Responds To Poland's Claim That Wagner Forces Arrived At The Suwalki Gap. Poland had announced that 1,000 Polish troops would be deployed at its border with Belarus in response to said reports about Wagner soldiers closing in on Poland. Read more


August 1st, 2023 - Polish Ministry of Defense Regarding Situation At Poland's Border With Belarus: "August 1, 2023, there was a violation of Polish airspace by two Belarusian helicopters that were training near the border". Read more


July 31, 2023 - Poland: Wagner Soldiers Moving Close To Polish Border, Suwałki Gap. A Russian lawmaker had earlier this month also claimed Wagner forces were sent to Belarus to train Belarusian soldiers for an attack on Poland and a potential seizure of the Suwałki Gap. Read more


July 28, 2023 - Russia: US Coalition MQ-9 UAV "Dangerously Approached" Russian Su-34 Military Aircraft. A Russian Rear Admiral said a US-led coalition MQ-9 UAV "once again" dangerously approached the Russian aircraft at an altitude of around 5,000 meters (3.1 miles) near Nafla in the Raqqa province. Read more


July 25, 2023 - The Department of Defense has announced an additional $400 million in security assistance to Ukraine, making it the 43rd drawdown of equipment from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August of 2021. Read more


July 25, 2023 - US Air Force Central: "On July 23 Russian military aircraft deployed flares, damaging a U.S. MQ-9 while conducting a defeat-ISIS mission". Read more


July 24, 2023 - The IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said that experts have observed directional anti-personnel mines "on the periphery of the site of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant". The agency also noted the planned transition of reactor 4 from cold to hot shutdown. Read more


July 24, 2023 - Russian Foreign Ministry statement on the Ukrainian attacks on Moscow and Crimea. The Russian Foreign Ministry released a statement on the attacks that said Russia reserves the right to take “tough retaliatory measures” in response to what it called “terrorist methods” by Ukraine meant to “intimidate the civilian population”. Read more


July 24, 2023 - Russia: Ukrainian Drone Attack On Moscow "International Terrorism". Buildings that were damaged were located only around 200 yards away from the Russian Defense Ministry building. Read more


July 20, 2023 - Biden Administration Announces Additional $1.3 Billion In Security Assistance for Ukraine. Department of Defense: Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced a new $1.3 billion security assistance package to support Ukraine's battlefield needs and underscore unwavering U.S. support for Ukraine. Read more


July 18, 2023 - Britain Rejects Russia's Claims It Was Involved In Attack On Kerch Strait Bridge. A statement by the Russian Foreign Ministry said that the attack, which occurred in the “early hours” of July 17th involved the use of two Ukrainian “water-surface drones”. Read more


July 15, 2023 - The United Nations has claimed that the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launched by North Korea on Wednesday, July 12th landed in Russia's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), which has led Russia to investigate the site where the ICBM crashed down. Read more


July 15, 2023 - One person was killed after what Rosotom called the "depressurization of a cylinder with depleted uranium hexafluoride". Read more


July 14, 2023 - U.S. President Joe Biden is mobilizing 3,000 reserve soldiers to active duty in Europe in order to support U.S. soldiers currently deployed there for Operation Atlantic Resolve. Read more


July 14, 2023 - Russia Says It Will Treat F-16s To Ukraine As Nuclear Threat. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Moscow cannot ignore the nuclear capability of US-designed F-16 fighter jets, and how the aircraft could carry nuclear weapons. Read more


July 11, 2023 - North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has announced that the alliance is putting 300,000 troops on high readiness. Read more


July 10, 2023 - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan says that he will back Sweden joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) if the European Union resumes talks to pave the way for Turkey to join the EU. Read more


July 8, 2023 - Russia Responds To US Decision To Send Cluster Munitions To Ukraine. In 2022, in response to reports Russia had used cluster bombs in Ukraine, the White House said the usage of cluster munitions would "potentially" be a war crime. Read more


July 8, 2023 - NATO Chief Details Plans for Summit To Discuss Ukraine's Membership In NATO. Discussions will be held to address: a multiyear program of assistance to Ukraine, the establishment of the NATO-Ukraine Council, and Ukraine's membership in NATO. Read more


July 8, 2023 - Department of Defense: Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said today that the U.S. mission to defeat ISIS remains undeterred by Russia's recent harassment of U.S. aircraft operating in Syria after third day of Russian "unprofessional behavior" and harassment by Russia over Syria. Read more


July 7, 2023 - IAEA Says No Evidence Nuclear Power Plant In Ukraine Has Been Mined With Explosives. IAEA: The nuclear safety and security situation at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant is "extremely fragile". Read more


July 1, 2023 - Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said that Poland is now ready to join NATO’s nuclear sharing program which would allow NATO-allied countries to deploy nuclear warheads on its territory, in light of Russia’s deployment of tactical nuclear warheads in Belarus, which borders Poland. Read more


July 1, 2023 - CIA Director William Burns made a “secret” visit to Ukraine in June and met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and intel officials as Ukraine’s counteroffensive fails to significantly break the Russian lines. The United States is considering providing Ukraine with cluster munitions. Read more


June 26, 2023 - Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has posted an 11-minute-long audio clip on social media after disappearing on June 24th after stating that he was headed to Belarus. Read more


June 24, 2023 - The Ukrainian-Crimean Tatar partisan movement Atesh claims that the Wagner PMC is preparing to seize warehouses where Russia’s nuclear weapons are stored and have its eyes set on the warehouse known as 375 Object C. Read more


June 24, 2023 - Russia has accused the head of the Wagner PMC of rebellion. Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed to crush, what he called an armed mutiny as Russian helicopters attacked a convoy of Wagner mercenaries advancing toward Moscow, Russia. Read more


June 22, 2023 - American Bombers In Sweden For First Time In Modern History. Swedish Armed forces: "On Monday, June 19, two American B-1B Lancers from the Bomber Task Force (BTF) landed at Luleå-Kallax airport to base Norrbotten's air fleet, F 21". Read more


June 20, 2023 - Russia: Nukes In Belarus "Indefinitely" Unless US Removes Its Nuclear Weapons From Europe. U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday said that the threat of Russian President Vladimir Putin using a tactical nuclear weapon is "real" but "absolutely irresponsible". Read more


June 19, 2023 - Swedish Defense Ministry: "An armed attack [by Russia] against Sweden cannot be ruled out. It also cannot be ruled out that military means of force or further threats of such may be used against Sweden". Read more


June 14, 2023 - U.S. Central Command: U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors deployed to U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility as part of a multifaceted show of U.S. support and capability in the wake of increasingly unsafe and unprofessional behavior by Russian aircraft in the region. Read more


June 14, 2023 - British Royal Air force: "RAF Typhoons from 140 EAW in Estonia were scrambled this afternoon to intercept a Russian Air Force IL-20 COOT A and 2x Su-27 FLANKER B flying close to NATO airspace. The Russian aircraft failed to comply with international norms by not liaising with relevant FIRs." Read more


June 13, 2023 - Russia Says Modification Can Enable The Jets To Be Equipped With Nuclear Warheads, accuses the West of seeking to escalate tensions. Read more


June 12, 2023 - As geopolitical tensions continue to mount across the world, global powers are beginning to increase their usable nuclear warheads, with China leading the way. Read more


June 9, 2023 - Russian President Vladimir Putin told Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko that Russia will begin deploying tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus in July after storage facilities are readied. Read more


June 7, 2023 - Russia: 2,700 Houses Flooded, 1,300 Evacuated Over Dam Collapse. Ukraine: Over 1560 Evacuated. Russia and Ukraine both blame each other for the destruction of the Kakhovka dam. Russia claims it was done by Ukraine with an Olkha MLRS. Both countries say it was an act of terrorism. Read more


June 7, 2023 - Chinese and Russian bombers both flew together over waters surrounding the Japanese islands, causing the Japanese Self-Defense Force to scramble fighter jets in response, according to the Japanese Ministry of Defense. Read more


June 5, 2023 - Russia reported a "planned flight" over the Barents and Norwegian seas for around five hours. A report by The Barents Observer cited Spokesperson Marius Vågenes Villanger from the Norwegian Armed Forces as saying NATO F-35 fighter aircraft were scrambled between 8:30 and 11:00 Norwegian time to meet "a group of Russian military planes" flying west from the Kola Peninsula. Read more


June 5, 2023 - Up to 40 Baltic Fleet vessels and over 3,500 Russian soldiers were deployed to Kaliningrad for exercises, according to Russian state news, citing the Ministry of Defense. Read more

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September 29, 2023 - No U.S. Injuries After Iranian Patrol Craft Shone Laser At U.S. Attack Helicopter. IRGCN vessels shone a laser multiple times at the aircraft while in flight. Read more


September 27, 2023 - Three Bahraini Soldiers Killed In Houthi Drone Attack. The incident risks escalating conflict in the region nearly a year and a half after Saudi Arabia agreed to a truce with the Houthi rebels. Read more


September 27, 2023 - Iran Reports Successful Imaging Satellite Launch. U.S. intelligence community’s 2022 threat assessment said that Iran obtaining launch vehicles for satellites "shortens the timeline," for the country to develop an ICBM. Read more


September 26, 2023 - Israel Attacking Hamas In Gaza Strip With Unmanned Aircraft, Helicopter, Tank: "A short time ago, the IDF attacked, using a remotely manned aircraft, a military position of the terrorist organization Hamas". Read more


September 25, 2023 - Israel Defense Force (IDF): "The IDF attacked a military position of the terrorist organization Hamas in the northern Gaza Strip". Read more


September 25, 2023 - U.S. Central Command forces successfully conducted a helicopter raid in northern Syria. Read more


September 22, 2023 - Israel Carrying Out Strikes On Hamas Terrorist Organization In Gaza Strip. The IDF reported using a remotely manned aircraft and a tank, while the Israeli Air Force reported using a remotely manned aircraft. Read more


September 20, 2023 - Small Arms Fire Near US Embassy In Lebanon. Beirut Embassy: Small arms fire has been reported near the United States embassy in Lebanon "in the vicinity of the entrance to the US embassy". Read more


September 18, 2023 - Russia: Pro-American Coalition MQ-9 Drone Dangerously Approached A Russian Su-35 Aircraft In Syria. A Russian Ministry of Defense statement said that the incident occurred on a scheduled flight along the northern Syrian border to control the airspace of the Syrian Arab Republic. Read more


September 16, 2023 - IAEA: Iran Has Removed A Third Of The Inspectors Designated For Iran. Spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Nasser Kanani claimed that "The United States, Great Britain, Germany, and France politicized the IAEA Board of Governors for their own interests". Read more


September 14, 2023 - Syrian state media has reported an attack on "some sites" located within the countryside of Tartous and Hama, which it attributed to airstrikes by Israel. Read more


September 12, 2023 - US waives Sanctions On Iran, Gives $6 Billion In Frozen Funds In Exchange For Prisoner Swap. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized the deal between the United States and Iran, saying that it would only give Iran more funds to fund Iranian-backed terrorist organizations. Read more


September 11, 2023 - Six New Members To Join BRICS, Move Towards Establishing A Single Currency. Countries set to join the economic alliance: Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which would take effect January 1st, 2024. Read more


August 29, 2023 - Global Wildfire Update: North American Wildfire Smoke Reaching Europe. Wildfires continue to burn across the world. Read more


August 28, 2023 - Syria Reports Israeli Strike Damaging Aleppo Airport Runway. Syrian state media said that there was material damage to the airport and that it "went out of service" as a result of the attack. Read more


August 23, 2023 - Iran Claims New Mohajer-10 Has Enough Range To Reach Israel. Iranian state news reported that the drone has a maximum payload of 300 kilograms (661 pounds) and can carry "different kinds of ammunition and bombs". Read more


August 21, 2023 - Global Wildfire Locations For Last 24 Hours - August 21st, 2023. Fires are still burning across the globe, maps included below show wildfires in Africa, Europe, the Indo-Pacific, and North America. There are relatively few fires in Russia. Read more


August 20, 2023 - Iron Dome Intercepts Unmanned Drone Flying Toward Israel. The unmanned aircraft did not cross over into Israel and was followed by the Israeli Air Force before it was intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system. Read more


August 18, 2023 - Security Alert – U. S. Embassy Nicosia, Cyprus. Due to the escalation of events in the Pyla area, U.S. citizens are encouraged to reconsider plans to travel north, specifically to stay away from the Pyla area until the de-escalation of the situation. Read more


August 18, 2023 - Saudi Arabia Discusses Reviving Bilateral Cooperation With Iran, US, UK. Saudi Arabia and Iran talked about the implementation of terms agreed upon by the two countries, as well as touching upon activating agreements that Saudi Arabia had previously signed with Iran. Read more


August 17, 2023 - Iraqi F-16 fighter jets targeted suspected ISIS combatants in the Kurkuk province on Wednesday, marking the second day of attacks on ISIS by the Iraqi military. Read more


August 13, 2023 - United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) advisory issued: "Increased Threat" - UKMTO have been made aware of an increased threat within the vicinity of Strait Of Hormuz. Read more


August 13, 2023 - US Military May Put "Armed Personnel" On Commercial Ships In Strait Of Hormuz In Response To Iranian Seizures. CENTCOM: “U.S. Central Command is committed to defending freedom of navigation within our area of responsibility which includes some of the most important waterways in the world". Read more


August 10, 2023 - July 2023 CENTCOM Month in Review: The Defeat ISIS Mission in Iraq and Syria. CENTCOM and partners conducted "a total of 31 D-ISIS operations, resulting in 5 ISIS operatives killed and 30 detained". Read more


August 7, 2023 - Syria Reports Four Syrian Soldiers Dead After "Israeli Airstrike" In Damascus. Syria: Attack led to the death of four Syrian soldiers, and the wounding of four others, with some material losses. Read more


July 28, 2023 - Russia: US Coalition MQ-9 UAV "Dangerously Approached" Russian Su-34 Military Aircraft. A Russian Rear Admiral said a US-led coalition MQ-9 UAV "once again" dangerously approached the Russian aircraft at an altitude of around 5,000 meters (3.1 miles) near Nafla in the Raqqa province. Read more


July 28, 2023 - CENTCOM: Multinational Task Force Completes Exercise in P-8 Flight over Arabian Gulf, F-35s Arrive In Region. As part of a pre-announced Department of Defense deployment, a squadron of U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning IIs has also arrived in the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility. Read more


July 25, 2023 - US Air Force Central: "On July 23 Russian military aircraft deployed flares, damaging a U.S. MQ-9 while conducting a defeat-ISIS mission". Read more


July 21, 2023 - U.S. Central Command Increases Forces in the Middle Eastern Region. Iran has attacked, seized, or attempted seizure of nearly 20 internationally flagged merchant vessels in the CENTCOM area of operations in the past two years. Read more


July 15, 2023 - The United States is sending F-16 fighter jets to the Gulf in order to protect vessels in the region from Iranian seizures. Read more


July 9, 2023 - U.S. Airstrike Targets ISIS Leader in Eastern Syria. The strike on Friday was conducted by the same MQ-9s that had, earlier in the day, been harassed by Russian aircraft in an encounter that had lasted almost two hours. Read more


July 8, 2023 - Department of Defense: Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said today that the U.S. mission to defeat ISIS remains undeterred by Russia's recent harassment of U.S. aircraft operating in Syria after third day of Russian "unprofessional behavior" and harassment by Russia over Syria. Read more


July 5, 2023 - U.S. forces prevented two attempted commercial tanker seizures by the Iranian Navy after the Iranians had opened fire in one of the incidents near the coast of Oman. Read more


July 2, 2023 - Israel Defense forces: "An anti-aircraft rocket was launched from Syria towards Israel. The rocket appears to have exploded in mid-air above Israeli territory. Read more


June 26, 2023 - The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says that one of its drones fell into Lebanese territory, while the Hezbollah terrorist organization claims that it shot the drone down. Read more


June 19, 2023 - Two Palestinians were killed and 29 were wounded, 6 seriously, during an IDF retaliatory attack on gunmen in Jenin located in the West Bank. Multiple Israeli soldiers were also wounded in the fighting according to Israeli media. Read more


June 18, 2023 - CENTCOM Week In Review: F-22s Deployed, Eagle Resolve 23, BTF Integration. "F-22s deployed to the CENTCOM area of responsibility, Exercise Eagle Resolve 23 concluded, and Bomber Task Force Partner Nation integration mission People Partners Innovation". Read more


June 14, 2023 - U.S. Central Command: U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors deployed to U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility as part of a multifaceted show of U.S. support and capability in the wake of increasingly unsafe and unprofessional behavior by Russian aircraft in the region. Read more


June 13, 2023 - Updates: (2) - Syrian state media is reporting air defenses have been activated in Damascus to confront an "air attack" from Israel. Read more


June 13, 2023 - Central Command has reported a helicopter mishap leading to the injury of 22 United States service members. The cause of the incident is under investigation, although no enemy fire was reported. Read more


June 12, 2023 - A senior Israeli official was cited by an Israeli news agency that Iran knows that if it reaches 90% uranium enrichment purity, it will result in an Israeli strike on its nuclear facilities. Read more


June 11, 2023 - Two people were killed when ISIS terrorists targeted an Iraqi army barracks in northern Iraq on Saturday, killing two Iraqi officers and wounding three soldiers, according to a statement by Iraq's Joint Operations Command (JOC). Read more


June 11, 2023 - Syrian state media claimed that an American airdrop in Syria was "accompanied by heavy and indiscriminate shooting" toward the homes of the locals, killing one civilian and wounding others. As always, take state-run or government-controlled media with a grain of salt. Read more


June 11, 2023 - Iran: West Cannot Stop Us If We Want To Become A Nuclear State. The IRGC has repeatedly threatened to wipe out Israel if it makes any 'mistakes', and also threatened to turn locations within the United States into "hellish ruins". Read more


June 7, 2023 - Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Tuesday that if the Hezbollah terrorist organization starts a war against Israel, it will hit them hard and send Lebanon back into the Stone Age, a comment that appears to be a response to Iran revealing its new hypersonic missile. Read more

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September 29, 2023 - Released From North Korea, U.S. Soldier Now in Texas, Will Be Debriefed. "Private King arrived ... early in the morning to San Antonio, where he will be going through a reintegration program". Read more


September 27, 2023 - American Soldier Returned To US Custody After Crossing Into North Korea. Travis King was transferred out of North Korea and into China with the aid of the Swedish government after North Korea said that they had completed their investigation of King. Read more


September 27, 2023 - Chinese Military Aircraft & PLAN Vessels Spotted Around Taiwan. The number of military aircraft spotted today is substantially higher than normal. Read more


September 26, 2023 - Philippines Condemns & Removes Chinese "Floating Barrier" At Scarborough Shoal. While the Philippines said that the shoal is Philippine territory, China said in its own statement that it has always been Chinese territory. Read more


September 25, 2023 - Japan: Defense of Japan regarding China-Russia coordination. "Activities are clearly intended for demonstration of force against Japan". Also, Japan on military activities by North Korea: Read more


September 24, 2023 - Taiwan Reports Chinese Military Activity At Dacheng Bay. Taiwan's Ministry of Defense: "[Taiwanese] Armed Forces are closely monitoring the situation with our ISR system in response". Read more


September 22, 2023 - Taiwan's Defense Minister says that China's recent military activity around the island of Taiwan is "quite abnormal" and added that they believe China is carrying out joint land, sea, air, and amphibious exercises. Read more


September 22, 2023 - US Deploys Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs) To Japan For The First Time. Before arriving in Japan, USVDIV-1 had participated in the Navy and Marine Corpse' Large Scale Exercise 2023. Read more


September 21, 2023 - U.S. Strengthening Deterrence in Taiwan Strait. DOD: "A major conflict in the strait would result in thousands of casualties and jeopardize more than $2 trillion dollars in global economic activity, igniting a global economic depression." Read more


September 21, 2023 - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said that an arms deal between Russia and North Korea would be considered a "direct provocation" against the South. Last week Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that Russia is looking to expand ties with North Korea in all possible areas. Read more


September 20, 2023 - According to Taiwan's Ministry of defense 15 Chinese military aircraft and 6 PLA Navy (PLAN) vessels were spotted around the island of Taiwan on September 20th, 2023. Read more


September 19, 2023 - Japan Reports Chinese Naval Activity Around Islands, Says China/Taiwan Military Balance Tilting In China's Favor. "While China has intensified its coercive military activities around Taiwan, following the aggression against Ukraine, Taiwan is enhancing its own defense capabilities." Read more


September 19, 2023 - According to Taiwan's Ministry of Defense 55 Chinese military aircraft and 7 PLA Navy (PLAN) vessels were spotted around Taiwan on September 19th, 2023. The number of spotted military aircraft remains highly elevated. Read more


September 18, 2023 - US Foreign Military Sales To Canada, Poland, Korea Totaling $5.7 Billion. To Korea: F-35 aircraft & Whitney F135-PW-100 engines, Poland: F-16 sustainment, and related equipment, Canada: MQ-9B munitions and other integrated systems. Read more


September 18, 2023 - According to Taiwan's Ministry of Defense 103 Chinese military aircraft and 9 PLA Navy (PLAN) vessels were spotted around Taiwan on September 18th, 2023, setting a new single day record for military aircraft spotted around the island. Read more


September 16, 2023 - Russian Aircraft & Chinese Naval Forces Navigating Around Japanese Islands. Japan Reports Russian Ilyushin Il-20 Aircraft & Chinese Naval Forces Navigating Around Japanese Islands. Read more


September 16, 2023 - Chinese Military Aircraft & PLAN Vessels Spotted Around Taiwan September 16th, 2023. The number of PLAN vessels spotted today is higher than normal, military aircraft are slightly higher than normal. Read more


September 14, 2023 - Japan Reports Chinese Naval Vessels Navigating Around Japanese Islands. Japan reports Chinese naval vessels navigating north of Tsushima (Nagasaki Prefecture) and sailing through the Tsushima Strait toward the East China Sea: Read more


September 14, 2023 - China Pressing Ahead With Rapid Land Reclamation, Intensifying Military Activities Around Japan. Japan: China’s military activities are a matter of serious concern for Japan & international community and an unprecedented strategic challenge. Read more


September 14, 2023 - Japan's Ministry of Defense Reports Chinese Naval Activity Around Southern And Southwestern Japanese Islands. Read more


September 14, 2023 - Chinese Military Aircraft & PLAN Vessels Spotted Around Taiwan September 14th, 2023. The number of aircraft and vessels spotted today is substantially higher than normal. Read more


September 13, 2023 - According to the South Korean military North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles from Sunan toward the East Sea. Read more


September 11, 2023 - Chinese Military Aircraft & PLAN Vessels Spotted Around Taiwan September 11th, 2023. The number of military aircraft and vessels spotted is both substantially higher than usual today. Read more


September 11, 2023 - Six New Members To Join BRICS, Move Towards Establishing A Single Currency. Countries set to join the economic alliance: Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which would take effect January 1st, 2024. Read more


September 8, 2023 - Japan Spots Russian Navy Surveillance Boat Around Japanese Islands, Holds Japan/US Talks. On September 7th, Japan spotted a Russian Vishnya-class intelligence gathering ship sailing west through the Soya Strait. Read more


September 8, 2023 - North Korea Introduces New "Tactical Nuclear Submarine". North Korean leader Kim Jong Un: New submarine launching expresses not only readiness but also "rounding off the preparations for a revolutionary war". Read more


September 8, 2023 - Philippines: Four Chinese Coast Guard Vessels Carried Out "Dangerous Maneuvers" Around Philippine PCG Vessels And Resupply Boats. The CCG and CMM have increasingly been involved in the harassment of Philippine vessels around the region of the Spratly Islands which are claimed by multiple nations. Read more


September 6, 2023 - DOD: AUKUS Partnership Strengthens Indo-Pacific Security, Seeing Successes In Indo-Pacific Strategy. Australia has demonstrated a commitment to purchasing conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarines. See full report: Read more


September 4, 2023 - US Military May Build Port On Philippine Island Close To Taiwan. The United States military is currently talking about possibly building a port on a Philippine island close to Taiwan. Read more


September 3, 2023 - The Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party stressed the need for the North to take "offensive actions" to make the U.S. and South Korea clearly understand the situation's "seriousness". Read more


September 3, 2023 - 3,000 people have been evacuated from locations in Taiwan most at risk from Typhoon Haikui (Hanna) as it moves toward the island and is expected to make landfall at around 5 pm local time on Sunday (9 am UTC). Read more


September 1, 2023 - North Korea Fires Cruise Missiles Into Yellow Sea. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said that the North began launching cruise missiles at about 4 in the morning. Read more


August 31, 2023 - North Korea Stages Tactical Nuclear Strike Drill In Response To Joint US/South Korea B-1B Bomber Drills. Read more


August 30, 2023 - Chinese Military Aircraft & PLAN Vessels Spotted Around Taiwan August 30th, 2023. Number of aircraft higher than normal. Read more


August 29, 2023 - Global Wildfire Update: North American Wildfire Smoke Reaching Europe. Wildfires continue to burn across the world. Read more


August 29, 2023 - Chinese Military Aircraft & PLAN Vessels Spotted Around Taiwan August 29th, 2023. Number of aircraft and vessels higher than normal. Read more


August 28, 2023 - Japan reports Russian and Chinese military aircraft and naval activity around Japanese islands, including a reconnaissance drone around Taiwan. Read more


August 28, 2023 - Japanese Statements On Results Of Sea Area Monitoring Of APLS-Treated Water. Japan: "The results of sea area monitoring related to The tritium concentration in the seawater sampled on August 25 was below the detection limit". Read more


August 27, 2023 - 3 Marines Killed, 20 Injured In Osprey Tiltrotor Aircraft Crash. The incident took place at approximately 9:30 a.m. There were a total of 23 personnel on board. Read more


August 26, 2023 - China Responds To US Approval Of F-16 IRST Systems To Taiwan, saying it threatens the safety of the Taiwanese people. China has been ramping up military activity around the island of Taiwan as of late, with 32 military aircraft and 9 PLA Navy vessels encircling the island today alone. Read more


August 26, 2023 - Chinese Military Aircraft & PLAN Vessels Spotted Around Taiwan August 26th, 2023. Numbers of both military aircraft and vessels are much higher than normal. Read more


August 25, 2023 - Japan Reports Chinese Reconnaissance Drone East Of Taiwan, In Response Scrambled Fighters. Japanese Ministry of Defense: "A Chinese military reconnaissance drone (BZK-005) flew over the Pacific Ocean to the east of Taiwan". Read more


August 25, 2023 - Japan Reports Russian Naval Vessel Sailing Around Japanese Islands. The Russian Navy vessels "carried out surveillance and information gathering," around he Japanese islands, according to Japan's Ministry of Defense. Read more


August 25, 2023 - Japan: Two Chinese H-6 bombers Flew Between Okinawa And Miyako Island. Japan Scrambles Fighters. Japan Air Self-Defense Force scrambled the fighters of the Southwestern Air Force in response. Read more


August 25, 2023 - Chinese Military Aircraft & PLAN Vessels Spotted Around Taiwan August 25th, 2023. Number of aircraft and vessels elevated above normal. Read more


August 24, 2023 - Japan has begun dumping ALPS-treated Fukushima nuclear waste into the Pacific Ocean, causing China to ban Japanese seafood. Read more


August 24, 2023 - India Successfully Lands On Moon Near South Pole. The moon's South Pole is expected to contain water in the form of ice located underground which can be used as oxygen, water, and fuel. Read more


August 23, 2023 - North Korea Launches "Space Launch Vehicle" In Second Attempt To Launch Satellite, Ends In Failure. North Korean state news admits that the attempt to launch a space launch vehicle ended in failure after an "accident". Read more


August 23, 2023 - China Says It Restricted Philippine Vessels From "Trespassing" Into Philippine Occupied Territory - Although the Ren'ai Reef is claimed by multiple nations, it is currently occupied by Philippine military forces. Read more


August 23, 2023 - Philippines: Chinese Coast Guard Blocked, Harassed And Interfered With Philippine Supply Vessels. Earlier this month the US released a statement saying that it stands with its Philippine allies in the face of "dangerous actions" by the Chinese Coast Guard after a previous incident. Read more


August 23, 2023 - Taiwan: No Evidence Of Chinese Submarine Crash Near Taiwan Strait. Taiwan's Ministry of Defense addresses rumors regarding a Chinese submarine that was said to have crashed near the Taiwan Strait. Read more


August 23, 2023 - Japan Reports Russian Naval Vessels Around Japanese Islands. Japan: Two Russian missile escort boats with the ship numbers 921 and 978 sailed east through the Soya Strait. Read more


August 22, 2023 - Japan Set To Discharge ALPS Treated Fukushima Nuclear Waste Into Sea. Starting this year, over 1.3 million tons of ALPS-treated water will be released into the ocean over time over several decades. IAEA releases assessment. Read more


August 22, 2023 - North Korean state media released a statement saying that an “unprecedented large-scale thermonuclear war is approaching the Korean Peninsula,” citing the U.S. and South Korean joint military drills “Ulji Freedom Shield” as a "provocation". Read more


August 22, 2023 - Japan: North Korea To Launch Satellite. Japanese Prime Minister received a report that north Korea plans to launch a satellite between August 24th and August 31st. Read more


August 21, 2023 - Global Wildfire Locations For Last 24 Hours - August 21st, 2023. Fires are still burning across the globe, maps included below show wildfires in Africa, Europe, the Indo-Pacific, and North America. There are relatively few fires in Russia.Read more


August 21, 2023 - North Korea Tests Cruise Missiles, US-ROK Carry Out Joint Exercises. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) responded to the statement by North Korean state media saying that much of the statement was "exaggerated and different from facts".Read more


August 20, 2023 - China Continues Military Exercises Around The Island Of Taiwan, Sends 45 Aircraft & 9 Vessels. Taiwan: Facing the provocations from the PLA, Taiwanese Armed Forces remain steadfast at their posts 24/7, closely monitoring PLA activities. Read more


August 19, 2023 - China Conducts Military Exercises Around Taiwan As "Stern Warning" For "Provocations". China: Patrols Meant To Train The Coordination Of Military Vessels And Airplanes To Seize Control Of Air And Sea Spaces. Read more


August 18, 2023 - Japan, South Korea, U.S. Strengthen Trilateral Cooperation. The nations agreed to elevate defense collaboration, including speeding up information sharing on North Korea's missile launches, cyber activities, strengthening ballistic missile defense cooperation. Read more


August 18, 2023 - DOD and Japanese MOD Commencement of Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI) Cooperative Development. Department of Defense: "Due to repeated missile launches and progress in the development of hypersonic weapons around Japan, missile attacks on Japan have become a real threat. It is an urgent need". Read more


August 17, 2023 - DoD: General Says Deterring Two 'Near Peer' Competitors Is Complex. Department of Defense: U.S. Strategic Command is focusing on extended deterrence during a time when the country faces two near-peer rivals. Read more


August 17, 2023 - Japanese Ministry of Defense: On August 17th, it was confirmed that a total of 11 vessels, 6 Chinese naval vessels, and 5 Russian naval vessels, sailed northwest through the waters between the main island of Okinawa and Miyakojima. Read more


August 15, 2023 - According to Taiwan's Ministry of Defense, 18 Chinese military aircraft and 5 PLA Navy (PLAN) vessels were spotted around the island of Taiwan on August 15th, 2023. Read more


August 14, 2023 - Japanese Ministry of Defense (translation): "China's naval and air forces are expanding and intensifying their activities in the waters and airspace surrounding Japan, including those around the Senkaku Islands". Read more


August 11, 2023 - International Space Race To Moon's South Pole Begins. NASA administrator: The Moon's South Pole may become another "South China Sea" with China staking claims and telling other countries to "stay out" if they end up getting there first. Read more


August 10, 2023 - According to Taiwan's Ministry of Defense, 33 Chinese military aircraft and 6 PLA Navy (PLAN) vessels were spotted around the island of Taiwan on August 10th, 2023. Read more


August 9, 2023 - Mexico & Canada Replace China As Leading US Trade Partners. Data from the International Trade Administration and the United States Census Bureau shows Mexico taking the lead as trade partner in 2023, with Canada taking second a close place. Read more


August 7, 2023 - India, Russia Ban Rice Exports Raising Risk Of Global Food Price Increase. India is the largest rice exporter in the world, accounting for about 40% of global exports, potentially leading to a major impact on the price of rice across the world. Read more


August 6, 2023 - China Says They Shot Water Cannon At Philippine Vessels To Drive Them Away. Nansha Islands are located in the disputed Spratly Islands claimed by Taiwan, Vietnam, and some parts of the islands are claimed by both Malaysia and the Philippines. Read more


August 6, 2023 - 29 Chinese Military Aircraft, 12 PLAN Vessels Spotted Around Taiwan August 6th, 2023. Taiwan's Ministry of Defense reported 9 Chinese military aircraft and 7 PLA Navy (PLAN) vessels around the island of Taiwan on August 6th, 2023, then detected an additional 20 military aircraft and 5 PLAN vessels. Read more


August 6, 2023 - A Chinese Coast Guard vessel has water cannoned a Philippine chartered supply boat. According to the White House, the Philippines is the oldest Indo-Pacific ally to the United States, since 1951. Read more


July 24, 2023 - The South Korean military has reported that North Korea has launched at least one ballistic missile into the eastern sea. Read more


July 24, 2023 - China To Japan: NATO's Plan To Expand To Asia Violates UN Rules. Beijing claimed that the wars and conflicts NATO is involved in suggest that the alliance is a grave challenge to global peace and security. Read more


July 22, 2023 - North Korea Fires Cruise Missiles Into Yellow Sea. North Korea: The presence of the US nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarine which recently surfaced while visiting South Korea could be justification to use nuclear weapons. Read more


July 18, 2023 - North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea after an American nuclear ballistic missile submarine arrived at the Korean Peninsula, according to the South Korean military. Read more


July 18, 2023 - An American citizen crossed over the border from South Korea into North Korea without having authorization and has been taken into custody by North Korean authorities. Read more


July 18, 2023 - From July 16th to 17th, a total of six Chinese Navy Dongdiao-class information-gathering ships, two Luyang III-class missile destroyers, two Jiangkai II-class frigates, and one Huchi-class replenishment ship sailed northeast through the Tsushima Strait. On July 14th, a Chinese navy Dongdiao-class intelligence-gathering ship was spotted. Read more


July 16, 2023 - The South Korean Navy held a joint missile defense exercise with the United States and Japan on Sunday in order to counter growing missile threats from North Korea. Read more


July 15, 2023 - China announced plans to build a “massive” remote sensing satellite network before 2030, which will include 300 remote sensing satellites in extra-low orbits around the earth that would be capable of taking high-resolution photos anywhere in the world within 15 minutes time of being requested. Read more


July 15, 2023 - The United Nations has claimed that the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launched by North Korea on Wednesday, July 12th landed in Russia's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), which has led Russia to investigate the site where the ICBM crashed down. Read more


July 14, 2023 - A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon flew over the Taiwan Strait on Thursday, after which China protested the flight saying that the United States "hyped" up the flight publicly. Read more


July 13, 2023 - North Korea Says It Test-Fired Hwasong-18 Solid-Fuel ICBM. State media said that the “military security situation on the Korean peninsula and in the region has reached the phase of nuclear crisis beyond the Cold War era”. Read more


July 12, 2023 - North Korea Launches Ballistic Missile Toward East Sea. The launch comes after North Korean state media claimed that U.S. reconnaissance aircraft made an intrusive flight into its EEC, and made threats to shoot down the American aircraft. Read more


July 8, 2023 - Philippine Coast Guard: AFP [Armed Forces Philippines] reports Chinese vessels swarming in Iroquois and Sabina, within the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone, highlighting threat to Recto Bank security. The Philippines is an ally of the United States. Read more


June 28, 2023 - The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) released a white paper on Wednesday that not only would a conflict over Taiwan impact Japan, the Philippines, and South Korea the most, it would create a “severe vulnerability” for Australia and Hong Kong, as well as other regions within Southeast Asia. Overview of how a war over Taiwan would affect the world: Read more


June 28, 2023 - Chinese state-run propaganda outlet Global Times released a report about the Chinese military aircraft that approached the 24-nautical-mile line of Taiwan on Sunday, saying that PLA activities will become closer to the island, more frequent, and “more combat-oriented” if Taiwan does not “give up” on “secessionist moves”. Read more


June 28, 2023 - The Russian warships were spotted around the island of Taiwan just a day after Taiwan reiterated its stance that it will attack any Chinese vessels or aircraft that cross over into its airspace. Read more


June 22, 2023 - US Pacific Fleet: The legend-class national security cutter USCGC Stratton (WMSL 752) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit on June 20 (local time). Read more


June 22, 2023 - 29 Chinese military aircraft and 10 PLA Navy (PLAN) vessels were spotted around the island of Taiwan on June 22nd, 2023 according to Taiwan's Ministry of Defense. [Number of both military aircraft and Naval vessels unusually high today] Read more


June 21, 2023 - 19 Chinese military aircraft and 5 PLA Navy (PLAN) vessels were spotted around the island of Taiwan on June 21st, 2023 according to Taiwan's Ministry of Defense. Read more


June 21, 2023 - Japan Reports Russian Naval Activity Around Japanese Islands. Latest: "From June 19th to 20th, it was confirmed that a total of 10 ships, including 6 Tarantal III-class missile patrol boats of the Russian Navy, sailed westward through the Soya Strait". Read more


June 15, 2023 - North Korea Fired 2 Short Range-Ballistic Missiles Towards The East Sea. South Korea says the launches are in "apparent protest" over recent live-fire military drills between the United States and South Korea, which it says targeted North Korea. Read more


June 15, 2023 - US Indo-Pacific Command statement: "We are aware of the ballistic missile launches [By North Korea] and are consulting closely with our allies and partners. Read more


June 13, 2023 - China carried out live-fire naval exercises to the north of the island of Taiwan in the East China Sea on Tuesday while the United States and allies carried out their own military exercises in waters in the Western Pacific. Read more


June 9, 2023 - 37 Chinese military aircraft, 5 PLA Navy (PLAN) vessels were spotted around the island of Taiwan June 9th, 2023, according to Taiwan's Ministry of Defense, after it had been reported 37 Chinese aircraft had breached Taiwan's airspace. Read more


June 8, 2023 - Chinese Aircraft Successfully Enter Taiwan's Southeast Airspace. Taiwan's Ministry of Defense reported spotting 12 Chinese military aircraft and 4 PLA Navy (PLAN) vessels around the island of Taiwan on June 8th, 2023. Then, a few hours later reported that 37 Chinese military aircraft entered Taiwan's southeast airspace suddenly. Read more


June 8, 2023 - Japanese Ministry of Defense: "It was confirmed that the [Chinese Navy Shupan-class survey ship] entered Japanese territorial waters southwest of Yakushima (Kagoshima Prefecture)" Read more


June 7, 2023 - Chinese and Russian bombers both flew together over waters surrounding the Japanese islands, causing the Japanese Self-Defense Force to scramble fighter jets in response, according to the Japanese Ministry of Defense. Read more


June 4, 2023 - US Indo-Pacific Command, and the 7th Fleet Chinese LUYANG III DDG 132 (PRC LY 132) executed maneuvers in an unsafe manner in the vicinity of Chung-Hoon. Read more


June 3rd, 2023 - The FBI released a joint CSA with our USG and South Korean partners detailing the operations of Kimsuky cyber actors, a subset of DPRK cyber actors. It outlines warning signs of spearphishing campaigns. Read more


June 1st, 2023 - Chinese citizens have attempted to access United States military facilities in Alaska pretending to be tourists, but are suspected by U.S. officials as being spies. Read more

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September 13, 2023 - Over 5,000 Presumed Dead, At Least 10,000 Missing After Floods In Libya. Floods in Libya, North Africa caused by Mediterranean storm Daniel resulted in dams bursting in the city of Derna. Read more


September 11, 2023 - Six New Members To Join BRICS, Move Towards Establishing A Single Currency. Countries set to join the economic alliance: Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which would take effect January 1st, 2024. Read more


September 10, 2023 - Over 2,000 people have been found dead and 2,059 injured, 1,404 seriously due to the 6.8 magnitude earthquake in Morocco, Northern Africa. The number is likely to rise as casualties are assessed. Pager fatality and economic risk changed to RED. Read more


September 8, 2023 - US Moving US Forces Based In Niger Out Of Capital As "Precautionary Measure". "There is no threat to American troops and no threat of violence on the ground. This is simply a precautionary measure". Read more


August 30, 2023 - Security Alert: The U.S. Embassy in Libreville, Gabon, Central Africa advises U.S. citizens to shelter in place, limit unnecessary movements around town, and continue to avoid transiting the downtown and Presidential Palace area. Read more


September 8, 2023 - A 6.8 earthquake has hit Oukaïmedene, Morocco in Northern Africa at a depth of 18.5 kilometers (11.5 miles deep). Economic pager risk: Orange, Fatality Risk: Yellow. Read more


August 29, 2023 - Global Wildfire Update: North American Wildfire Smoke Reaching Europe. Wildfires continue to burn across the world. Read more


August 27, 2023 - At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted a collective self-defense airstrike against al Shabaab terrorists in the vicinity of Seiera, Somalia, approximately 45 kilometers northwest of Kismayo. Read more


August 21, 2023 - Global Wildfire Locations For Last 24 Hours - August 21st, 2023. Fires are still burning across the globe, maps included below show wildfires in Africa, Europe, the Indo-Pacific, and North America. There are relatively few fires in Russia.Read more


August 20, 2023 - Niger's New Military Leader: Any Attack On Country Will Not Be "Walk In The Park". On Friday military chiefs from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) had decided to activate a "standby force". Read more


August 18, 2023 - Africa Command: At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted a collective self-defense airstrike in a remote area near Cali Heele, approximately 244 kilometers North East of Mogadishu, Somalia. Read more


August 3, 2023 - Niger: Travel Advisory Raised to Level 4 – Do Not Travel. The Department is advising U.S. citizens not to travel to Niger. This replaces the previous Travel Advisory issued on October 5, 2022. Read more


August 3, 2023 - Ordered Departure of Non-Emergency U.S. Government Personnel from U.S. Embassy Niamey, Niger. The State Department continually adjusts its posture at embassies and consulates throughout the world in line with its mission, the local security environment, and the health situation. Read more


July 20, 2023 - US Carries Out Airstrike In Somalia, Africa Against al-Shabaab Terrorists. AFRICOM: "At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted a collective self-defense airstrike in a remote area near Hareeri Kalle". Read more


July 9, 2023 - U.S. Forces provide airstrike assistance to Somalia National Army. The airstrike was in support of Somali National Army forces who were engaged by the terrorist organization. Read more


June 11, 2023 - The United States and Saudi Arabia has strongly condemned the resumptions of "intense violence" in Sudan following the expiration of the short-term ceasefire. Read more


June 5, 2023 - AFRICOM: At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia and in support of the Somali National Army engagements against al Shabaab, U.S. Africa Command conducted a collective self-defense strike in the vicinity of Wayanta, Somalia on June 1. Read more

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September 29, 2023 - US Navy Conducts Scheduled Unarmed Trident II Missile Test From Submarine. "Launch was conducted from the sea, the missile flew over the sea and landed in the sea. At no time did the missile fly over land". Read more


September 29, 2023 - Released From North Korea, U.S. Soldier Now in Texas, Will Be Debriefed. "Private King arrived ... early in the morning to San Antonio, where he will be going through a reintegration program". Read more


September 28, 2023 - DOD: Key Official Says Shutdown Would Damage National Defense. Department of Defense: Congress has until the end of this week to fund the federal government or agree on a continuing resolution to keep the government funded. Read more


September 27, 2023 - American Soldier Returned To US Custody After Crossing Into North Korea. Travis King was transferred out of North Korea and into China with the aid of the Swedish government after North Korea said that they had completed their investigation of King. Read more


September 27, 2023 - US Southern Border Update - Last 7 Days Of Major Activity. Statements from the U.S. Department of State, Justice Department, Coast Guard, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Read more


September 27, 2023 - Oversight Committee: Wires from China Have Joe Biden’s Wilmington Home as the Beneficiary Address. Such transactions and connections in relation to both the former office of the Vice President and the current office of the President of the United States pose a risk to national security. Read more


September 26, 2023 - CBP Senior Official met with senior officials from the Government of Mexico and the railway industry in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico Friday to discuss action to address enhanced border security operations in response to increased encounters. Read more


September 25, 2023 - Texas Governor Renews Border Disaster Declaration Amid "Historic Influx". The mayor of Eagle Pass, Texas also declared a state of emergency for the city after 5,000 illegal immigrants crossed over the border from Piedras Negras, Mexico. Read more


September 24, 2023 - Russian Foreign Minister Says West Directly Fighting Russia. Lavrov: "You can call it anything you want, but they are fighting with us, they are straight-up fighting with us". Read more


September 23, 2023 - Coast Guard Rescues 5 From Sailing Vessel During Tropical Storm Ophelia. The Coast Guard rescued five people Friday from an anchored 38-foot catamaran that was beset by weather conditions caused by Tropical Storm Ophelia. Storm Projections: Read more


September 22, 2023 - The Captain of the Port for Coast Guard Sector Virginia has set Port Condition Zulu for the Port of Virginia at 4 p.m. Friday due to predicted tropical storm force winds generated by Tropical Storm Ophelia. Read more


September 21, 2023 - Homeland Security Investigations announces Strategy for Combatting Illicit Opioids. HSI: The strategy announced today uses HSI’s unique access to customs and financial data to prevent shipments of drug precursor chemicals from reaching U.S. borders. Read more


September 20, 2023 - City Of Eagle Pass, Texas Issues Emergency Declaration Over Illegal Immigrant Surge. City of Eagle Pass, Texas: "Eagle Pass, TX – Mayor Rolando Salinas, Jr. issued and signed an emergency declaration due to the severe undocumented immigrant surge into the City of Eagle Pass, Texas". Read more


September 20, 2023 - US Foreign Military Sales To Canada, Poland, Korea Totaling $5.7 Billion. To Korea: F-35 aircraft & Whitney F135-PW-100 engines, Poland: F-16 sustainment, and related equipment, Canada: MQ-9B munitions and other integrated systems. Read more


September 18, 2023 - US Foreign Military Sales To Canada, Poland, Korea Totaling $5.7 Billion. To Korea: F-35 aircraft & Whitney F135-PW-100 engines, Poland: F-16 sustainment, and related equipment, Canada: MQ-9B munitions and other integrated systems. Read more


September 16, 2023 - Department of Defense Exercises Option on Second Micro Nuclear Reactor Design. A micro-nuclear reactor (mobile nuclear reactor) can be made small and portable, is self-adjusting and would be able to be transported by land, sea or by air. Read more


September 16, 2023 - 46 Illegal aliens "determined to be a threat to national security" were removed by Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO). Read more


September 16, 2023 - Hurricane Lee Update - Information, Satellite Images, And Coast Guard Statement regarding the status of Hurricane Lee affecting portions of southern New Brunswick and Nova Scotia: Read more


September 15, 2023 - NORAD Detects Russian Aircraft Operating In The Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone. The Russian aircraft remained in international airspace and did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace. Read more


September 14, 2023 - Hurricane Lee Update For September 14th, 2023. Tropical storm conditions are possible over a large part of coastal New England, including Cape Cod, Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, Block Island, and parts of Atlantic Canada. Read more


September 13, 2023 - Haiti Security Alert - Border Between Haiti & the Dominican Republic: The Government of the Dominican Republic has announced the possible closure of air, sea, and land borders between the Dominican Republic and Haiti as of Thursday, September 14th. Read more


September 11, 2023 - US House Of Representatives: PRC (Chinese) Theft Of U.S. Thermonuclear Warhead Design Information. Read more


September 11, 2023 - North America Hurricane Status For September 11th, 2023. "Dangerous surf and rip currents are expected to begin along most of the U.S. East Coast Sunday and Monday and worsen through the week". Read more


September 11, 2023 - United States - 32 illegal immigrant criminals and 10 human traffickers were arrested during nationwide Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) between August and September 2023. Read more


September 8, 2023 - US Coast Guard At Condition X-Ray Due To Hurricane Lee: Today's Updates. "Currently, the Coast Guard Port Condition status for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands remains at Port Condition X-Ray". Read more


September 7, 2023 - Russia Responds To US Decision To Send Depleted Uranium Shells To Ukraine. Although mainstream reports that Russian claims about depleted uranium shells are “disinformation,” statements by the U.S. government on the dangers are mixed: Read more


September 7, 2023 - Biden Administration Announces $600 Million In Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine. The package includes: 20 Mi-17 helicopters, 31 Abrams tanks, 45 T-72B tanks, 38 HMARS, 198 155mm Howitzers, Ground-Launched small-diameter bomb launchers, a Patriot Air Defense System, and more: Read more


September 7, 2023 - Hurricane Lee And Jova Updates: September 7th, 2023. Hurricane Lee is rapidly strengthening. Large swells are likely to reach the Lesser Antilles, Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico this weekend. More info: Read more


September 7, 2023 - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) carried out a National Operation from August 4th to August 25th, 2023, arresting 48 illegal immigrants and foreign criminals in Denver, Colorado and Salt Lake City, Utah. Read more


September 7, 2023 - Coast Guard sets Port Condition WHISKEY for seaports in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands due to Tropical Storm Lee. "The Coast Guard strongly cautions the maritime community to remain vigilant and take the necessary precautions as Tropical Storm Lee approaches the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico". Read more


September 6, 2023 - Timeline of United States security assistance to Ukraine: In total, the United States has committed more than $43.2 billion in security assistance to Ukraine, and $66.6 Billion in total aid since the beginning of the Biden Administration. Read more


September 6, 2023 - Air Force Tests Minuteman III ICBM With 3 Re-entry Vehicles. The Air Force Global Strike Command launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with three test re-entry vehicles. Read more


September 6, 2023 - Officials: Chinese Citizens Intrude On US Military Bases Up To 100 Times. Officials believe they are attempts to test the security protocols at the sites by Chinese citizens who have been "pressed into service" and told to report their findings back to the CCP. Read more


September 3, 2023 - Operation Northwoods Unclassified Document. Subject: "Justification for US military intervention in Cuba". Read more


September 3, 2023 - Maui Wildfire Updates - September 3rd, 2023. The number of people declared dead as a result of the Maui wildfire remains at 115, with an unknown number still missing or unaccounted for. Read more


September 2, 2023 - Defense Department: 400 Troops on the US southern border has been extended while 1,500 were withdrawn and sent home. Read more


September 1, 2023 - USSCOCOM Awards Contract To Deploy Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tool To Detect Disinformation Threats. What the AI threat detection software Argus does, and its potential to be used as a tool to target Americans Read more


August 31, 2023 - U.S. Coast Guard: "Coast Guard Sector Virginia urges the public to exercise caution as the region is impacted by significant weather from Hurricane Idalia, Thursday. Read more


August 30, 2023 - Biden Administration Announces $250 Million In Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine. This announcement is the Biden Administration's forty-fifth tranche of equipment to be provided from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021. Read more


August 30, 2023 - Florida National Guard Activated, Hurricane Idalia Expected To Reach Florida By Morning. "3,000 guardsmen in position across the state for preparedness and response efforts, and an additional 1,800 guardsmen are on their way". Read more


August 29, 2023 - After hitting Cuba as a tropical storm, NOAA reports that Idalia, now a hurricane is strengthening as it heads toward western Florida. Read more


August 29, 2023 - Global Wildfire Update: North American Wildfire Smoke Reaching Europe. Wildfires continue to burn across the world. Read more


August 29, 2023 - Coast Guard establishes Area Command Post ahead of Tropical Storm Idalia, Storm Projections. Idalia is expected to build in strength and severity and impact western Florida as a hurricane. Read more


August 28, 2023 - Florida SOCCENT Air Force Base Declares HURCON 3 Zone A Evac - ZONE A EVACUATION ORDER, Colonel Adam Bingham, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. Read more


August 28, 2023 - FEMA and FCC Plan Nationwide Emergency Alert Test for October 4th, 2023. Test Messages Will be Sent to All TVs, Radios, and Cell Phones. Read more


August 28, 2023 - Tropical Storm Isalia Expected To Hit Florida As Hurricane: Storm Projections. Governor Ron DeSantis signed Executive Order 23-171, declaring a state of emergency for 33 counties. Read more


August 28, 2023 - The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has identified a potentially widespread fuel contamination caused by human error at the Port of Tampa, Florida. List of affected gas stations: Read more


August 27, 2023 - 3 Marines Killed, 20 Injured In Osprey Tiltrotor Aircraft Crash. The incident took place at approximately 9:30 a.m. There were a total of 23 personnel on board. Read more


August 27, 2023 - Unarmed Minuteman III Test Launch To Showcase Readiness Of US Nuclear Forces. Space Force: "The purpose of the ICBM test launch program is to demonstrate the readiness of U.S. nuclear forces". Read more


August 26, 2023 - Chair of the Federal Reserve of the United States Jerome Powell On Inflation: Inflation has moved down from its peak, it yet "remains too high," adding that the Federal Reserve is prepared to "raise the rates further if appropriate". Read more


August 26, 2023 - CBP: $910,000 worth of cocaine seized, ICE removed a fugitive wanted for homicide in Mexico, and Officers with ERO removed a noncitizen wanted in Ecuador for the rape of a minor. Read more


August 25, 2023 - Hawaii Wildfire Disaster Update - August 25th, 2023. The County of Maui, Hawaii has released a list of 388 names of the missing or unaccounted for after the fires that raged through Maui. Read more


August 24, 2023 - U.S. Will Train Ukrainian F-16 Pilots, Ground Crews, DoD Holds Press Briefing. DoD: The U.S.-led training is "in support of the international effort to develop and strengthen Ukraine's long-term defenses". Read more


August 23, 2023 - Pentagon Official Calls for Total Force Focus on Emerging Biothreats. DoD: "The U.S. faces an unprecedented number of complex biological threats posed by near-peer competitors, non-state actors and naturally occurring pandemics". Read more


August 23, 2023 - Hawaii Wildfire Updates: Death Toll Rises To 115, Over 1,000 Still Missing. Of the 2,500 people that were initially declared missing, 1,400 people have been found, leaving about 1,100 people still unaccounted for. Some names have been released: Read more


August 23, 2023 - United States Renews Do Not Travel Alert For Ukraine. Event: The U.S. Department of State recommends that U.S. citizens do not travel to Ukraine. Updated: August 22, 2023. Read more


August 22, 2023 - DoD: U.S. Open to Training Ukrainian F-16 Pilots if Needed, Hawaii Update. DoD: Last week, the U.S. signaled its willingness to approve the third-party transfer of U.S.- made F-16 aircraft to Ukraine. Read more


August 22, 2023 - The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Poland of AH-64E Apache Helicopters and related equipment for an estimated cost of $12.0 billion. Read more


August 21, 2023 - Global Wildfire Locations For Last 24 Hours - August 21st, 2023. Fires are still burning across the globe, maps included below show wildfires in Africa, Europe, the Indo-Pacific, and North America. There are relatively few fires in Russia. Read more


August 20, 2023 - Current North America Wildfires - August 20th, 2023. Wildfires continue to burn across North America, affecting regional air quality and creating breathing hazards. Details: Read more


August 19, 2023 - CBP Southern Border Statistics: July 2023. U.S.Customs and Border Protection: Washington- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) today released operational statistics for July 2023. Read more


August 18, 2023 - DOD, FEMA Fully Engaged in Maui Recovery and Assistance Efforts. FEMA: So far, we have approved more than $5.6 million in assistance to nearly 2,000 households including more than $2.3 million in initial rental assistance for Maui Fires survivors. Read more


August 18, 2023 - Hawaii Wildfires: 111 Dead, Around 1,300 Still Missing: As of August 16th, 2023 Maui County has confirmed that 111 people have died as a result of the wildfires, with around 1,300 people still missing and 40% of the area has been searched. Read more


August 17, 2023 - The United States approves Denmark and the Netherlands sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine after the Ukrainian pilots are finished training for the aircraft. Read more


August 17, 2023 - DOD Unveils Collaborative Bio-defense Reforms in Posture Review. Department of Defense: Today, DOD released the Biodefense Posture Review, outlining reforms aimed to posture the department to fight and win in the face of future biothreats. Read more


August 17, 2023 - DoD: General Says Deterring Two 'Near Peer' Competitors Is Complex. Department of Defense: U.S. Strategic Command is focusing on extended deterrence during a time when the country faces two near-peer rivals. Read more


August 17, 2023 - Current Active Wildfires: United States & Globally. Current active wildfires in the United States (US government database), as well as globally (European Copernicus government database). Read more


August 17, 2023 - Cyber Criminals Targeting Victims through Mobile Beta-Testing Applications. The malicious apps enable theft of personally identifiable information (PII), financial account access, or device takeover. Read more


August 17, 2023 - US Approves Arrow 3 Defense System To Germany. The Arrow 3 weapons system is a major part of Israel's multilayered defense array. This array is based on four layers; Iron Dome and David's Sling, and the Arrow 2 and Arrow 3 systems. Read more


August 16, 2023 - Cyber Criminals Targeting Victims through Mobile Beta-Testing Applications. The malicious apps enable theft of personally identifiable information (PII), financial account access, or device takeover. Read more


August 15, 2023 - North America Fire And Smoke Map - August 15th, 2023. Fires Burning In California, Alaska, Southern, Central, Northern United States, Canada. Air quality throughout eastern and portions of western United States, Alaska and Canada affected by smoke. Read more


August 15, 2023 - Milestone In Power Grid Optimization On World’s First Exascale Supercomputer. In the largest simulation of its kind to date, Oak Ridge Lab's Frontier allowed researchers to determine safe and cost-optimal power grid setpoints over 100,000 possible grid failures and weather scenarios in just 20 minutes. Read more


August 14, 2023 - Biden Administration Announces Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine. "It includes additional air defense munitions, artillery and tank ammunition, anti-armor weapons, and other equipment". Read more


August 14, 2023 - NORAD detected and tracked four Russian military aircraft operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) late August 13, and early morning August 14, 2023. Read more


August 13, 2023 - Death Toll From Hawaii Wildfires Reach 89, "Worst Natural Disaster Hawaii Has Ever Faced". Maui governor: “We can only wait and support those who are living. Our focus now is to reunite people when we can and get them housing and get them health care, and then turn to rebuilding". Read more


August 12, 2023 - August 12, 2023 - Death Toll In Maui Wildfires Reaches 67, Expected To Continue Rising. nThe Maui wildfires have now become the deadliest natural disaster in the history of the state of Hawaii since it became a state in 1959. Read more


August 11, 2023 - International Space Race To Moon's South Pole Begins. NASA administrator: The Moon's South Pole may become another "South China Sea" with China staking claims and telling other countries to "stay out" if they end up getting there first. Read more


August 11, 2023 - DOD Announces Establishment Of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) Task Force. "We must also consider the extent to which our adversaries will employ this technology and seek to disrupt our own use of AI-based solutions". Read more


August 11, 2023 - National Guard Takes On Maui Wildfires Leaving Over 53 Dead. A dry summer coupled with strong winds from a nearby hurricane have spread destructive, fast-moving wildfires,leaving more than [updated to 53] people dead and destroying hundreds of structures on the Hawaiian island of Maui. Read more


August 10, 2023 - Coast Guard, Partners Continue Mass Rescue Operations from Maui Fires. The Coast Guard, federal, state, and local partners are responding to the Lahaina wildfires in Maui, Hawaii. Read more


August 10, 2023 - Likely Carcinogen Found At US Missile Base After Military Investigates Blood Cancer Cases In Base Personnel. In 2001 U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFAM) completed a review of Malmstrom cancer concerns showing no increased rates of non-Hodgkin lymphoma among missileers. Read more


August 9, 2023 - Mexico & Canada Replace China As Leading US Trade Partners. Data from the International Trade Administration and the United States Census Bureau shows Mexico taking the lead as trade partner in 2023, with Canada taking second a close place. Read more


August 2, 2023 - US Capital Police Responding To 911 Call Around Senate Office. "Everyone inside should be sheltering in place as the report was for a possible active shooter. It should be noted that we do not have any confirmed reports of gunshots". Read more


July 25, 2023 - The Department of Defense has announced an additional $400 million in security assistance to Ukraine, making it the 43rd drawdown of equipment from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August of 2021. Read more


July 25, 2023 - US Air Force Central: "On July 23 Russian military aircraft deployed flares, damaging a U.S. MQ-9 while conducting a defeat-ISIS mission". Read more


July 20, 2023 - Biden Administration Announces Additional $1.3 Billion In Security Assistance for Ukraine. Department of Defense: Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced a new $1.3 billion security assistance package to support Ukraine's battlefield needs and underscore unwavering U.S. support for Ukraine. Read more


July 18, 2023 - NASA’s Starling Mission Deployed Swarm Of CubeSats Satellites Into Low Earth Orbit. NASA: "The Starling swarm will power up and attempt initial contact with the ground; a process that may occur overnight or in the next several days". Read more


July 14, 2023 - U.S. President Joe Biden is mobilizing 3,000 reserve soldiers to active duty in Europe in order to support U.S. soldiers currently deployed there for Operation Atlantic Resolve. Read more


July 8, 2023 - Russia Responds To US Decision To Send Cluster Munitions To Ukraine. In 2022, in response to reports Russia had used cluster bombs in Ukraine, the White House said the usage of cluster munitions would "potentially" be a war crime. Read more


July 8, 2023 - July 8th, 2023: NORAD intercepts aircraft violating restricted airspace over Rehoboth. July 3rd, 2023: NORAD detects Russian aircraft operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone. Read more


July 8, 2023 - Increased Truebot Activity Infects U.S. and Canada Based Networks. Truebot is a botnet that has been used by malicious cyber groups like CL0P Ransomware Gang to collect and exfiltrate information from its target victims. Read more


July 8, 2023 - The United States has finished destroying its entire chemical weapons stockpile, which now means that 100% of the world’s declared chemical stockpiles have been destroyed. Read more


June 26, 2023 - North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD): NORAD is aware of reports of a high-altitude balloon over Montana. Read more


June 21, 2023 - Canadian P-3 aircraft detected underwater noises in the search area for the missing submersible from Polar Prince. As a result, ROV operations were relocated in an attempt to explore the origin of the noises. Read more


June 15, 2023 - Threat Actors Exploit Vulnerabilities in Multiple U.S. Government Servers. "Analysts determined that multiple cyber threat actors, including an advanced persistent threat (APT) actor, were able to exploit a .NET deserialization vulnerability". Read more


June 13, 2023 - Central Command has reported a helicopter mishap leading to the injury of 22 United States service members. The cause of the incident is under investigation, although no enemy fire was reported. Read more


June 12, 2023 - As geopolitical tensions continue to mount across the world, global powers are beginning to increase their usable nuclear warheads, with China leading the way. Read more


June 11, 2023 - China Deepened Cooperation In "All Fields" at "All Levels" With Cuba In 2017. Chinese state media openly stated their plans to deepen ties with the country in 2017, which included military-to-military relations. Read more


June 11, 2023 - Iran: West Cannot Stop Us If We Want To Become A Nuclear State. The IRGC has repeatedly threatened to wipe out Israel if it makes any 'mistakes', and also threatened to turn locations within the United States into "hellish ruins". Read more


June 8, 2023 - US/CANADA - Many areas within the eastern United States that were condition purple are now red, orange, or yellow indicating that the air quality is improving. Read more


June 8, 2023 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): NOAA satellites are monitoring more than 400 fires currently burning across Canada after unusually hot and dry weather triggered an early and intense start to the wildfire season. Canada is on track to have the worst wildfire season on record. Read more


June 8, 2023 - NASA: In the first week of the month, large amounts of smoke from fires in Quebec poured south into the eastern U.S. and degraded the quality of surface-level air that tens of millions of people breathe. Read more


June 7, 2023 - Federal Aviation Administration statement: “The FAA has slowed traffic to and from New York City area airports due to reduced visibility from wildfire smoke. The agency will continue to adjust the volume of traffic to account for the rapidly changing conditions”. Read more


June 5, 2023 - In coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration, NORAD F-16 fighter aircraft responded to an unresponsive Cessna 560 Citation V aircraft over Washington, D.C., and northern Virginia on June 4, 2023. Read more


June 3rd, 2023 - The FBI released a joint CSA with our USG and South Korean partners detailing the operations of Kimsuky cyber actors, a subset of DPRK cyber actors. It outlines warning signs of spearphishing campaigns. Read more


June 1st, 2023 - Chinese citizens have attempted to access United States military facilities in Alaska pretending to be tourists, but are suspected by U.S. officials as being spies. Read more

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September 14, 2023 - Hurricane Lee Update For September 14th, 2023. Tropical storm conditions are possible over a large part of coastal New England, including Cape Cod, Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, Block Island, and parts of Atlantic Canada. Read more


September 13, 2023 - Haiti Security Alert - Border Between Haiti & the Dominican Republic: The Government of the Dominican Republic has announced the possible closure of air, sea, and land borders between the Dominican Republic and Haiti as of Thursday, September 14th. Read more


September 11, 2023 - Six New Members To Join BRICS, Move Towards Establishing A Single Currency. Countries set to join the economic alliance: Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which would take effect January 1st, 2024. Read more


September 8, 2023 - Embassy In Chile: Demonstration Alert for September 9-11, 2023. "From Sept. 9-11, possible protests related to the 50th anniversary of Chile’s Sept. 11, 1973, military coup in the Santiago Metropolitan Region and outlying communities". Read more


September 8, 2023 - US Coast Guard At Condition X-Ray Due To Hurricane Lee: Today's Updates. "Currently, the Coast Guard Port Condition status for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands remains at Port Condition X-Ray". Read more


September 3, 2023 - Operation Northwoods Unclassified Document. Subject: "Justification for US military intervention in Cuba". Read more


August 29, 2023 - Global Wildfire Update: North American Wildfire Smoke Reaching Europe. Wildfires continue to burn across the world. Read more


August 21, 2023 - Global Wildfire Locations For Last 24 Hours - August 21st, 2023. Fires are still burning across the globe, maps included below show wildfires in Africa, Europe, the Indo-Pacific, and North America. There are relatively few fires in Russia. Read more


June 18, 2023 - Demonstration Alert: Planned Demonstrations in Peru on July 19. US Embassy in Peru - Event: Planned Demonstrations in Peru on July 19. Location: Peru (countrywide): Peru (countrywide). Read more


June 11, 2023 - The Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement saying that it “strongly rejects” the arrival of a nuclear-powered submarine in Guantanamo Bay on July 5th, 2023, and called it a “provocative escalation”. Read more


June 11, 2023 - China Deepened Cooperation In "All Fields" at "All Levels" With Cuba In 2017. Chinese state media openly stated their plans to deepen ties with the country in 2017, which included military-to-military relations. Read more


March 7, 2023 - The Governor of Tamaulipas, Mexico Américo Villarreal was cited by Reuters as saying two of the four Americans that were kidnapped in Mexico while on their way to receive cheap cosmetic surgery are dead, and two are still alive, but also said that one is injured. Read more


March 7, 2023 - The four American victims that were kidnapped at gunpoint in Mexico have been identified, with further details on the incident, along with a video of the kidnapping in progress. Read more


March 06, 2023 - Four United States citizens were kidnapped in Matamoros city, Mexico on Friday shortly after arriving in Mexico, as they were traveling in a White minivan with license plates from North Carolina. Read more

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September 29, 2023 - US Navy Conducts Scheduled Unarmed Trident II Missile Test From Submarine. "Launch was conducted from the sea, the missile flew over the sea and landed in the sea. At no time did the missile fly over land". Read more


September 27, 2023 - Iran Reports Successful Imaging Satellite Launch. U.S. intelligence community’s 2022 threat assessment said that Iran obtaining launch vehicles for satellites "shortens the timeline," for the country to develop an ICBM. Read more


September 16, 2023 - IAEA: Iran Has Removed A Third Of The Inspectors Designated For Iran. Spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Nasser Kanani claimed that "The United States, Great Britain, Germany, and France politicized the IAEA Board of Governors for their own interests". Read more


September 16, 2023 - Department of Defense Exercises Option on Second Micro Nuclear Reactor Design. A micro-nuclear reactor (mobile nuclear reactor) can be made small and portable, is self-adjusting and would be able to be transported by land, sea or by air. Read more


September 13, 2023 - According to the South Korean military North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles from Sunan toward the East Sea. Read more


September 11, 2023 - US House Of Representatives: PRC (Chinese) Theft Of U.S. Thermonuclear Warhead Design Information. Read more


September 8, 2023 - North Korea Introduces New "Tactical Nuclear Submarine". North Korean leader Kim Jong Un: New submarine launching expresses not only readiness but also "rounding off the preparations for a revolutionary war". Read more


September 8, 2023 - US Coast Guard At Condition X-Ray Due To Hurricane Lee: Today's Updates. "Currently, the Coast Guard Port Condition status for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands remains at Port Condition X-Ray". Read more


September 7, 2023 - Russia Responds To US Decision To Send Depleted Uranium Shells To Ukraine. Although mainstream reports that Russian claims about depleted uranium shells are “disinformation,” statements by the U.S. government on the dangers are mixed: Read more


September 7, 2023 - Biden Administration Announces $600 Million In Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine. The package includes: 20 Mi-17 helicopters, 31 Abrams tanks, 45 T-72B tanks, 38 HMARS, 198 155mm Howitzers, Ground-Launched small-diameter bomb launchers, a Patriot Air Defense System, and more: Read more


September 6, 2023 - DoD: $175 Million In Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine, Including Depleted Uranium Rounds. The package “includes additional air defense equipment; artillery munitions; anti-tank weapons, including depleted uranium rounds for previously committed Abrams tanks; and other equipment”. Read more


September 6, 2023 - Air Force Tests Minuteman III ICBM With 3 Re-entry Vehicles. The Air Force Global Strike Command launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with three test re-entry vehicles. Read more


September 5, 2023 - After a March funding request to the U.S. Congress, and news reports indicated that the United States may be planning to store nuclear warheads in England, Russia called the possibility an "escalation". Read more


September 4, 2023 - IAEA: No Mines Or Explosives Found On ZNPP Unit 3 And 4 Reactor Building Rooftops. IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said that they gained "unimpeded" access to the rooftops of two reactor units, but that the team heard a series of detonations the night before. Read more


September 4, 2023 - Ukraine claims Russian drones detonated in NATO member Romania, says they have photographic evidence. Romania denies claim. Read more


September 3, 2023 - NGA, NRO, USSPACECOM Plan For Threats To Commercial Satellites. “Space is an extremely contested environment, and it’s only getting more so". Read more


September 3, 2023 - The Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party stressed the need for the North to take "offensive actions" to make the U.S. and South Korea clearly understand the situation's "seriousness". Read more


September 1, 2023 - North Korea Fires Cruise Missiles Into Yellow Sea. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said that the North began launching cruise missiles at about 4 in the morning. Read more


September 1, 2023 - Russia: Sarmat "Satan II" MERV Equipped ICBM Put On Combat Duty. Russia has put the new generation of Sarmat "Satan II" intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) systems into combat duty. Read more


August 29, 2023 - Global Wildfire Update: North American Wildfire Smoke Reaching Europe. Wildfires continue to burn across the world. Read more


August 27, 2023 - Unarmed Minuteman III Test Launch To Showcase Readiness Of US Nuclear Forces. Space Force: "The purpose of the ICBM test launch program is to demonstrate the readiness of U.S. nuclear forces". Read more


August 24, 2023 - Japan has begun dumping ALPS-treated Fukushima nuclear waste into the Pacific Ocean, causing China to ban Japanese seafood. Read more


August 24, 2023 - India Successfully Lands On Moon Near South Pole. The moon's South Pole is expected to contain water in the form of ice located underground which can be used as oxygen, water, and fuel. Read more


August 23, 2023 - North Korea Launches "Space Launch Vehicle" In Second Attempt To Launch Satellite, Ends In Failure. North Korean state news admits that the attempt to launch a space launch vehicle ended in failure after an "accident". Read more


August 23, 2023 - Iran Claims New Mohajer-10 Has Enough Range To Reach Israel. Iranian state news reported that the drone has a maximum payload of 300 kilograms (661 pounds) and can carry "different kinds of ammunition and bombs". Read more


August 22, 2023 - Japan Set To Discharge ALPS Treated Fukushima Nuclear Waste Into Sea. Starting this year, over 1.3 million tons of ALPS-treated water will be released into the ocean over time over several decades. IAEA releases assessment. Read more


August 22, 2023 - North Korean state media released a statement saying that an “unprecedented large-scale thermonuclear war is approaching the Korean Peninsula,” citing the U.S. and South Korean joint military drills “Ulji Freedom Shield” as a "provocation". Read more


August 22, 2023 - Japan: North Korea To Launch Satellite. Japanese Prime Minister received a report that north Korea plans to launch a satellite between August 24th and August 31st. Read more


August 21, 2023 - US Issues Travel Alert To Belarus, Moscow: Attack On Belarus Is Attack On Russia. Russian ambassador to Belarus said that if Belarus is attacked, Russia will respond "with all our weaponry". Read more


August 21, 2023 - North Korea Tests Cruise Missiles, US-ROK Carry Out Joint Exercises. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) responded to the statement by North Korean state media saying that much of the statement was "exaggerated and different from facts". Read more


August 20, 2023 - Iron Dome Intercepts Unmanned Drone Flying Toward Israel. The unmanned aircraft did not cross over into Israel and was followed by the Israeli Air Force before it was intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system. Read more


August 20, 2023 - Russia's Luna-25 Crashes Into Moon. The Russian moon lander was scheduled to land on the moon on August 21st, but instead spun out of control and crashed into the moon. Read more


August 18, 2023 - Japan, South Korea, U.S. Strengthen Trilateral Cooperation. The nations agreed to elevate defense collaboration, including speeding up information sharing on North Korea's missile launches, cyber activities, strengthening ballistic missile defense cooperation. Read more


August 18, 2023 - DOD and Japanese MOD Commencement of Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI) Cooperative Development. Department of Defense: "Due to repeated missile launches and progress in the development of hypersonic weapons around Japan, missile attacks on Japan have become a real threat. It is an urgent need". Read more


August 17, 2023 - DoD: General Says Deterring Two 'Near Peer' Competitors Is Complex. Department of Defense: U.S. Strategic Command is focusing on extended deterrence during a time when the country faces two near-peer rivals. Read more


August 17, 2023 - Current Active Wildfires: United States & Globally. Current active wildfires in the United States (US government database), as well as globally (European Copernicus government database). Read more


August 11, 2023 - International Space Race To Moon's South Pole Begins. NASA administrator: The Moon's South Pole may become another "South China Sea" with China staking claims and telling other countries to "stay out" if they end up getting there first. Read more


August 11, 2023 - Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant's Reactor 4 Switched From Hot Shutdown To Cold After Water Leak Detected. IAEA and Ukrainian state energy company Energoatom: "There was no radiological release to the environment". Read more


August 10, 2023 - Likely Carcinogen Found At US Missile Base After Military Investigates Blood Cancer Cases In Base Personnel. In 2001 U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFAM) completed a review of Malmstrom cancer concerns showing no increased rates of non-Hodgkin lymphoma among missileers. Read more


August 7, 2023 - USAF/NOAA: High Solar Activity Past 24 Hours, Solar Cycle 25 Ramped Up Faster Than Predicted. Solar Cycle 25 has ramped up much faster than scientists predicted producing more sunspots and eruptions than experts had forecast. Read more


August 7, 2023 - Space Weather Conditions: Strong (G3) Geomagnetic Storms Observed. Temporary or complete loss of High-Frequency radio signals on the sunlit side of the Earth was possible during this event. Read more


July 31, 2023 - Poland: Wagner Soldiers Moving Close To Polish Border, Suwałki Gap. A Russian lawmaker had earlier this month also claimed Wagner forces were sent to Belarus to train Belarusian soldiers for an attack on Poland and a potential seizure of the Suwałki Gap. Read more


July 24, 2023 - The IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said that experts have observed directional anti-personnel mines "on the periphery of the site of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant". The agency also noted the planned transition of reactor 4 from cold to hot shutdown. Read more


July 24, 2023 - The South Korean military has reported that North Korea has launched at least one ballistic missile into the eastern sea. Read more


July 22, 2023 - North Korea Fires Cruise Missiles Into Yellow Sea. North Korea: The presence of the US nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarine which recently surfaced while visiting South Korea could be justification to use nuclear weapons. Read more


July 20, 2023 - US Carries Out Airstrike In Somalia, Africa Against al-Shabaab Terrorists. AFRICOM: "At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted a collective self-defense airstrike in a remote area near Hareeri Kalle". Read more


July 18, 2023 - North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea after an American nuclear ballistic missile submarine arrived at the Korean Peninsula, according to the South Korean military. Read more


July 18, 2023 - NASA’s Starling Mission Deployed Swarm Of CubeSats Satellites Into Low Earth Orbit. NASA: "The Starling swarm will power up and attempt initial contact with the ground; a process that may occur overnight or in the next several days". Read more


July 16, 2023 - The South Korean Navy held a joint missile defense exercise with the United States and Japan on Sunday in order to counter growing missile threats from North Korea. Read more


July 15, 2023 - China announced plans to build a “massive” remote sensing satellite network before 2030, which will include 300 remote sensing satellites in extra-low orbits around the earth that would be capable of taking high-resolution photos anywhere in the world within 15 minutes time of being requested. Read more


July 15, 2023 - The United Nations has claimed that the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launched by North Korea on Wednesday, July 12th landed in Russia's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), which has led Russia to investigate the site where the ICBM crashed down. Read more


July 14, 2023 - Russia Says It Will Treat F-16s To Ukraine As Nuclear Threat. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Moscow cannot ignore the nuclear capability of US-designed F-16 fighter jets, and how the aircraft could carry nuclear weapons. Read more


July 13, 2023 - North Korea Says It Test-Fired Hwasong-18 Solid-Fuel ICBM. State media said that the “military security situation on the Korean peninsula and in the region has reached the phase of nuclear crisis beyond the Cold War era”. Read more


July 12, 2023 - North Korea Launches Ballistic Missile Toward East Sea. The launch comes after North Korean state media claimed that U.S. reconnaissance aircraft made an intrusive flight into its EEC, and made threats to shoot down the American aircraft. Read more


June 11, 2023 - The Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement saying that it “strongly rejects” the arrival of a nuclear-powered submarine in Guantanamo Bay on July 5th, 2023, and called it a “provocative escalation”. Read more


July 9, 2023 - U.S. Airstrike Targets ISIS Leader in Eastern Syria. The strike on Friday was conducted by the same MQ-9s that had, earlier in the day, been harassed by Russian aircraft in an encounter that had lasted almost two hours. Read more


July 8, 2023 - Russia Responds To US Decision To Send Cluster Munitions To Ukraine. In 2022, in response to reports Russia had used cluster bombs in Ukraine, the White House said the usage of cluster munitions would "potentially" be a war crime. Read more


July 8, 2023 - Department of Defense: Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said today that the U.S. mission to defeat ISIS remains undeterred by Russia's recent harassment of U.S. aircraft operating in Syria after third day of Russian "unprofessional behavior" and harassment by Russia over Syria. Read more


July 8, 2023 - The United States has finished destroying its entire chemical weapons stockpile, which now means that 100% of the world’s declared chemical stockpiles have been destroyed. Read more


July 7, 2023 - IAEA Says No Evidence Nuclear Power Plant In Ukraine Has Been Mined With Explosives. IAEA: The nuclear safety and security situation at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant is "extremely fragile". Read more


July 1, 2023 - Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said that Poland is now ready to join NATO’s nuclear sharing program which would allow NATO-allied countries to deploy nuclear warheads on its territory, in light of Russia’s deployment of tactical nuclear warheads in Belarus, which borders Poland. Read more


June 26, 2023 - North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD): NORAD is aware of reports of a high-altitude balloon over Montana... Read more


June 24, 2023 - June 22, 2023 - The Ukrainian-Crimean Tatar partisan movement Atesh claims that the Wagner PMC is preparing to seize warehouses where Russia’s nuclear weapons are stored and have its eyes set on the warehouse known as 375 Object C. Read more


June 22, 2023 - June 22, 2023 - American Bombers In Sweden For First Time In Modern History. Swedish Armed forces: "On Monday, June 19, two American B-1B Lancers from the Bomber Task Force (BTF) landed at Luleå-Kallax airport to base Norrbotten's air fleet, F 21". Read more


June 20, 2023 - The Sun emitted a strong X1.0 class Solar Flare, peaking at 1:09 p.m. EDT on June 20, 2023. X-class solar flares are the most intense. Read more


June 20, 2023 - Russia: Nukes In Belarus "Indefinitely" Unless US Removes Its Nuclear Weapons From Europe. U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday said that the threat of Russian President Vladimir Putin using a tactical nuclear weapon is "real" but "absolutely irresponsible". Read more


June 19, 2023 - Swedish Defense Ministry: "An armed attack [by Russia] against Sweden cannot be ruled out. It also cannot be ruled out that military means of force or further threats of such may be used against Sweden". Read more


June 15, 2023 - North Korea Fired 2 Short Range-Ballistic Missiles Towards The East Sea. South Korea says the launches are in "apparent protest" over recent live-fire military drills between the United States and South Korea, which it says targeted North Korea. Read more


June 15, 2023 - US Indo-Pacific Command statement: "We are aware of the ballistic missile launches [By North Korea] and are consulting closely with our allies and partners. Read more


June 14, 2023 - U.S. Central Command: U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors deployed to U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility as part of a multifaceted show of U.S. support and capability in the wake of increasingly unsafe and unprofessional behavior by Russian aircraft in the region. Read more


June 14, 2023 - British Royal Air force: "RAF Typhoons from 140 EAW in Estonia were scrambled this afternoon to intercept a Russian Air Force IL-20 COOT A and 2x Su-27 FLANKER B flying close to NATO airspace. The Russian aircraft failed to comply with international norms by not liaising with relevant FIRs." Read more


June 13, 2023 - Updates: (2) - Syrian state media is reporting air defenses have been activated in Damascus to confront an "air attack" from Israel. Read more


June 13, 2023 - Dutch Official: Training Ukrainian Pilots for F-16s Can Begin This Summer. Russia Says Modification Can Enable The Jets To Be Equipped With Nuclear Warheads, accuses the West of seeking to escalate tensions. Read more


June 12, 2023 - A senior Israeli official was cited by an Israeli news agency that Iran knows that if it reaches 90% uranium enrichment purity, it will result in an Israeli strike on its nuclear facilities. Read more


June 12, 2023 - As geopolitical tensions continue to mount across the world, global powers are beginning to increase their usable nuclear warheads, with China leading the way. Read more


June 11, 2023 - Iran: West Cannot Stop Us If We Want To Become A Nuclear State. The IRGC has repeatedly threatened to wipe out Israel if it makes any 'mistakes', and also threatened to turn locations within the United States into "hellish ruins". Read more


June 9, 2023 - Russian President Vladimir Putin told Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko that Russia will begin deploying tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus in July after storage facilities are readied. Read more


June 8, 2023 - US/CANADA - Many areas within the eastern United States that were condition purple are now red, orange, or yellow indicating that the air quality is improving. Read more


June 8, 2023 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): NOAA satellites are monitoring more than 400 fires currently burning across Canada after unusually hot and dry weather triggered an early and intense start to the wildfire season. Canada is on track to have the worst wildfire season on record. Read more


June 8, 2023 - NASA: In the first week of the month, large amounts of smoke from fires in Quebec poured south into the eastern U.S. and degraded the quality of surface-level air that tens of millions of people breathe. Read more


June 7, 2023 - Federal Aviation Administration statement: “The FAA has slowed traffic to and from New York City area airports due to reduced visibility from wildfire smoke. The agency will continue to adjust the volume of traffic to account for the rapidly changing conditions”. Read more


June 7, 2023 - Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Tuesday that if the Hezbollah terrorist organization starts a war against Israel, it will hit them hard and send Lebanon back into the Stone Age, a comment that appears to be a response to Iran revealing its new hypersonic missile. Read more


June 5, 2023 - Russia reported a "planned flight" over the Barents and Norwegian seas for around five hours. A report by The Barents Observer cited Spokesperson Marius Vågenes Villanger from the Norwegian Armed Forces as saying NATO F-35 fighter aircraft were scrambled between 8:30 and 11:00 Norwegian time to meet "a group of Russian military planes" flying west from the Kola Peninsula. Read more


June 5, 2023 - In coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration, NORAD F-16 fighter aircraft responded to an unresponsive Cessna 560 Citation V aircraft over Washington, D.C., and northern Virginia on June 4, 2023. Read more

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September 1, 2023 - USSCOCOM Awards Contract To Deploy Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tool To Detect Disinformation Threats. What the AI threat detection software Argus does, and its potential to be used as a tool to target Americans Read more


August 17, 2023 - Cyber Criminals Targeting Victims through Mobile Beta-Testing Applications. The malicious apps enable theft of personally identifiable information (PII), financial account access, or device takeover. Read more


August 16, 2023 - Cyber Criminals Targeting Victims through Mobile Beta-Testing Applications. The malicious apps enable theft of personally identifiable information (PII), financial account access, or device takeover. Read more


August 15, 2023 - Milestone In Power Grid Optimization On World’s First Exascale Supercomputer. In the largest simulation of its kind to date, Oak Ridge Lab's Frontier allowed researchers to determine safe and cost-optimal power grid setpoints over 100,000 possible grid failures and weather scenarios in just 20 minutes. Read more


August 11, 2023 - DOD Announces Establishment Of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) Task Force. "We must also consider the extent to which our adversaries will employ this technology and seek to disrupt our own use of AI-based solutions". Read more


August 5, 2023 - Cyberattack Hits Medical Facilities In Multiple US States. Hospitals had to go back to using old-fashioned ways of record keeping, such as using pen and paper instead of computers to input and store information on patients. Read more


July 8, 2023 - Increased Truebot Activity Infects U.S. and Canada Based Networks. Truebot is a botnet that has been used by malicious cyber groups like CL0P Ransomware Gang to collect and exfiltrate information from its target victims. Read more


June 15, 2023 - Threat Actors Exploit Vulnerabilities in Multiple U.S. Government Servers. "Analysts determined that multiple cyber threat actors, including an advanced persistent threat (APT) actor, were able to exploit a .NET deserialization vulnerability". Read more


June 3rd, 2023 - The FBI released a joint CSA with our USG and South Korean partners detailing the operations of Kimsuky cyber actors, a subset of DPRK cyber actors. It outlines warning signs of spearphishing campaigns. Read more

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September 25, 2023 - U.S. Central Command forces successfully conducted a helicopter raid in northern Syria. Read more


September 3, 2023 - Operation Northwoods Unclassified Document. Subject: "Justification for US military intervention in Cuba". Read more


September 1, 2023 - USSCOCOM Awards Contract To Deploy Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tool To Detect Disinformation Threats. What the AI threat detection software Argus does, and its potential to be used as a tool to target Americans Read more


August 18, 2023 - Africa Command: At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted a collective self-defense airstrike in a remote area near Cali Heele, approximately 244 kilometers North East of Mogadishu, Somalia. Read more


August 13, 2023 - US Military May Put "Armed Personnel" On Commercial Ships In Strait Of Hormuz In Response To Iranian Seizures. CENTCOM: “U.S. Central Command is committed to defending freedom of navigation within our area of responsibility which includes some of the most important waterways in the world". Read more


August 10, 2023 - July 2023 CENTCOM Month in Review: The Defeat ISIS Mission in Iraq and Syria. CENTCOM and partners conducted "a total of 31 D-ISIS operations, resulting in 5 ISIS operatives killed and 30 detained". Read more


July 28, 2023 - CENTCOM: Multinational Task Force Completes Exercise in P-8 Flight over Arabian Gulf, F-35s Arrive In Region. As part of a pre-announced Department of Defense deployment, a squadron of U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning IIs has also arrived in the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility. Read more


July 20, 2023 - US Carries Out Airstrike In Somalia, Africa Against al-Shabaab Terrorists. AFRICOM: "At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted a collective self-defense airstrike in a remote area near Hareeri Kalle". Read more


July 9, 2023 - U.S. Forces provide airstrike assistance to Somalia National Army. The airstrike was in support of Somali National Army forces who were engaged by the terrorist organization. Read more


June 21, 2023 - Canadian P-3 aircraft detected underwater noises in the search area for the missing submersible from Polar Prince. As a result, ROV operations were relocated in an attempt to explore the origin of the noises. Read more


June 19, 2023 - Two Palestinians were killed and 29 were wounded, 6 seriously, during an IDF retaliatory attack on gunmen in Jenin located in the West Bank. Multiple Israeli soldiers were also wounded in the fighting according to Israeli media. Read more


June 13, 2023 - Syrian state media is reporting air defenses have been activated in Damascus to confront an "air attack" from Israel. Read more


June 11, 2023 - Syrian state media claimed that an American airdrop in Syria was "accompanied by heavy and indiscriminate shooting" toward the homes of the locals, killing one civilian and wounding others. As always, take state-run or government-controlled media with a grain of salt. Read more


June 5, 2023 - AFRICOM: At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia and in support of the Somali National Army engagements against al Shabaab, U.S. Africa Command conducted a collective self-defense strike in the vicinity of Wayanta, Somalia on June 1. Read more

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