Threats

Ceasefire or No, US and Russia Remain ‘A Second or Two Away’ from Accidental War Over Syria

The head of Air Combat Command says one mistake by a pilot in an advanced warplane could mean an unintended escalation in Syria.

Science & Tech

Former NATO Commander: Alliance Needs to Take Cyber Fight to Russia's Door

In May, a former NATO supreme commander urged the alliance to plan an offensive cyber policy to combat Russian information influence operations.

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Ukraine Police Say This is the Source of Tuesday’s Massive Cyber Attack

The lesson from Tuesday’s massive cyber attack, beware of updates from Ukrainian accounting apps that are orders of magnitude larger than normal.

Science & Tech

What's the 'Risk' in China's Investments in US Artificial Intelligence? New Bill Aims to Find Out

Senator's proposal to give feds new powers protect an American technological advantage has more than a few critics.

Science & Tech

Detecting Secret Military Exercises With Micro Satellites, a How-To

The future of intelligence is small teams and tiny satellites. It’s not a future the U.S. will own exclusively.

Policy

Inside the West Wing Tug-of-War Over Russia and Ukraine

The president has been all over the map on Ukraine. The people around him have been much more consistent.

Science & Tech

The Future of Military IT: Gait Biometrics, Software Nets, and Photon Communicators

DISA director Lt. Gen. Alan Lynn talks about the tech he’s eyeing, some of which is barely out of the theoretical realm.

Threats

After A Shooting, What Do Security Pros Do Behind Closed Doors?

Wednesday’s attack on a congressional baseball practice will trigger re-evaluations of security posture, and decisions on next steps.

Policy

The 5 Biggest Unanswered Questions from James Comey’s Testimony

Here are the Trump-Russia investigation details that the former FBI director will only discuss behind closed doors

Science & Tech

With Qatar Hack, the Kremlin May Be Opening a New Front in Its Global Information War

A fake video slipped onto a government website may have touched off Qatar’s diplomatic isolation.

Threats

Russian Fighter Jet Intercepts a B-52 Over the Baltic Sea

A tense exchange near Russia’s border as European Command-led exercises get underway.

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Vladimir Putin and the Little Green Men of the Internet

The future of Kremlin-backed information operations against Western governments looks a lot like Russia's deceptive campaign against Crimea in 2014.

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Poland Is Preparing for 15 Years of Rising Tension with Russia

The future battles of Eastern Europe will be fought with lasers, cheap missile-drones, and surgical strike units.

Threats

Pentagon: Anti-Missile Weapons Can Keep US Safe Until 2020

The three-star who ran the May 30 test says it proves that U.S. defenses are at least three years ahead of North Korea’s ICBMs.

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Pentagon Accelerates Work on Multi-Warhead Interceptor

Officials won’t say it’s because of North Korea. But experts say Pyongyang’s planned ICBMs will almost certainly release decoys to cloak their nukes.

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The Rocket Startup That’s About to Eat Elon Musk’s Lunch

Rocket Lab is aiming to put small satellites in low Earth orbit at a fraction of the cost of even SpaceX.

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DARPA Picks Boeing To Build Its New Space Plane

The research agency hopes its XS-1 jumpstarts a whole new industry of very-low-cost satellite launches.