#national-security — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #national-security, aggregated by home.social.
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Reuters: US military turns off ad trackers on devices amid Middle East targeting reports. “U.S. military officials say they have disabled advertising trackers on a range of phones and computers, according to letters released on Friday by U.S. Senator Ron Wyden and statements given to Reuters, a development that follows reports that commercially available location data had been used to […]
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More than 80 generals and admirals have been fired, forced into retirement, or had their promotions blocked (behind the scenes) by Pete #Hegseth.
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Daniel Hannan: "The free world has assumed, since 1941, that the U.S. would ultimately side with the good guys. Yet, in Venezuela, as in Ukraine, its attitude is predatory, mercenary, shameless. For the first time in my life, US policy actually resembles the caricature drawn by Latin American leftists. Yes, it is the policy of one man, but it has been enabled by the entire system. Some things are hard to unsee.”
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With the government of the United States under the control of #PutinsPuppet Donald Trump, loyal #NATO nations understand that they cannot rely on help from the United States in any future military conflict against Russia, as this military activity shows:
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/05/nato-iceland-allies-trump-us-01065450
"The absence of American ships or aircraft is striking for an exercise, known as the Northern Viking, that the U.S. has led for decades."
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Dan Driscoll departure as Army secretary amid Hegseth Pentagon clash
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Dan Driscoll’s departure as Army secretary has brought new scrutiny…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Defense #Military #nationalsecurity #pentagondefense #PeteHegseth #Politics #SecretaryofDefense #UnitedStates #Us #usarmy #USA
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Germany accuses Russia of Leipzig drone attack, eyes Baltic task force
Russia’s shadow fleet launches drone campaign across Europe Jennifer Griffin reports on Russia’s shadow fleet launching a drone…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Europe #Germany #nationalsecurity #NATO #Russia #World
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IC Brief Morning — 2026-09-06
Russia will likely sustain dual-track operations against NATO allies' domestic political processes and Ukrainian security infrastructure through October 6. The Pentagon's munitions-leak investigation and Israeli security accountability proceedings show allied counterintelligence organizations managing internal vulnerabilities alongside external threats. We have high confidence in the Russia assessment: Storm-1516's 77-campaign record since 2023 and the September 4 SBU headquarters strike during active ceasefire talks confirm institutionalized tasking on both tracks. A formal ceasefire agreement is the single observable that would constrain this tempo.
The Pentagon investigation and HPSCI testimony on AI data-center vulnerabilities reveal US defense information reaching adversary collection through unauthorized disclosure and supply-chain-embedded access. A senior US official will likely cite Iran-conflict munitions depletion as a constraint on Ukraine support within 60 days. Chinese state media will likely reference disclosed stockpile data to challenge allied military credibility within two months. Moderate confidence reflects the investigation's single-source reporting base.
Israeli media will very likely report additional factual discrepancies in the PMO's October 7 timeline within two weeks. The Kirya arrival-time inconsistency and the omitted wake delay provide anchors for further IDF and Shin Bet-sourced reporting that sustains domestic pressure through the October 7 anniversary period.
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But it’s not a “war” right? 🙄
#US #military hits 3 Iranian #oil tankers after saying Navy warships were targeted with missiles
#Trump #JDVance #idiocracy #kakistocracy #TrumpsWar #IranWar #Iran #war #ForeverWars #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy
https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-war-oil-tankers-b3650799901c56a6deeca962cbaa4109?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=more_org_joinmastodon_app_shareactionextension -
RE: https://mastodon.social/@RonSupportsYou/117218342541410568
The American people have a right to know that the Trump Administration was so reckless in its use of missiles that it now has a shortage of missiles, a shortage which explains how the #IranWar has been hopelessly lost by Donald Trump.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth showed the highest ranking officers in the military of the United States that he does not trust them. Trump's gift to Russia, Hegseth, is "subjecting roughly 50 members of the U.S. military’s Joint Staff to polygraph tests over leaks to journalists, including about how the Iran war has created a shortage of crucial munitions":
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/us/politics/pentagon-staff-polygraph-tests.html
Putin is helped when distrust spreads within the American military.
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IC Brief Morning — 2026-09-05
Iranian state-linked actors' concurrent cyber infrastructure probing and IRGC maritime sabotage recruitment will likely compel a formal US government attribution of at least one Iranian-linked compromise or operational plot by year-end. Russian intelligence-directed sabotage against European defense-sector targets is very likely to produce at least one additional arson or kinetic incident before January, extending the documented disposable-agent pattern. Moderate confidence in both assessments reflects sustained targeting tempo and structural difficulty halting exposed campaigns.
Congressional expansion of counterintelligence mandates over commercial AI or critical infrastructure will likely stall through December, with oversight bandwidth consumed by the Pentagon polygraph investigation, FBI surveillance of a former congressman, and the Round River declassification fight. None of these will resolve within their stated timelines. Passage of CFIUS expansion legislation out of committee would alter this assessment.
Southeast Asian port authorities will likely announce enhanced security measures against IRGC-linked networks by late November, compelled by the public naming of recruited operatives. At least one major US technology firm will likely disclose state-sponsored enterprise compromise by year-end, given concurrent DPRK and Iranian targeting. An Iran ceasefire would shift the attribution timeline, but no comparable mechanism constrains the Russian sabotage pattern.
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Reward: You've received a complimentary Tin Foil Hard Hat. Cosmetic only. Does not block cyberattacks.
#CyberSecurity #Iran #CriticalInfrastructure #APT #NationalSecurity #AchievementUnlocked (3/3)
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Torture and the War on Terror didn’t just fail. It made things worse. Soufan tells how real intelligence got lost.
#books #bookreview #IntelligenceFailures #NationalSecurity
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U.S. sanctions Turkish bank accused of enabling Iran
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a press conference at the Cash Room of the Treasury Department,…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #Banks #breakingnews #BreakingNews:Politics #businessnews #DonaldTrump #donald-j-trump #Elections #Governmentandpolitics #Governmentdebt #Iran #nationalsecurity #Politics #ScottBessent #Turkey #UnitedStates #worldeconomy #XiJinping
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Why a prolonged stalemate in the Strait of Hormuz may actually work in Washington’s favor: veteran diplomat James F. Jeffrey breaks down why holding the line—and avoiding both premature withdrawal and open escalation—is the United States' strongest strategic play against Tehran.
Read the full analysis: https://www.thelevantfiles.org/2026/09/watch-now-prolonged-stalemate-in-strait.html
#StraitOfHormuz #ForeignPolicy #MiddleEast #Geopolitics #USIran #NationalSecurity #EnergySecurity
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Climate Crisis Stretches Nepali Military to Breaking Point
The devastating avalanche that triggered floods along the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli rivers near the China–Nepal border on August 26 left a trail of destruction, wiping out a critical border corridor, entire settlements, and traditional bazaars in an instant. The disaster has created an urgent search-and-rescue mission and humanitarian…
#ClimateCrisis #Nepal #NaturalDisasters #HumanitarianCrisis #NationalSecurity
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Trump Taps Telle to Lead Army as Acting Secretary
President Trump has announced that Adam Telle will take the reins as acting Secretary of the Army, effective immediately, praising him as a "Great Patriot, who is respected by all". This move comes as the Army is navigating a period of significant transformation and modernization efforts.
#UsMilitary #LeadershipChange #ActingSecretary #NationalSecurity #Defense
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#Diesel hit a new record price in the #US on Friday, soaring to an average of $5.85 a gallon for the first time ever as the 6-month-long #war with #Iran continues to disrupt the world’s flow of #fuel.
#Trump #idiocracy #kakistocracy #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis #TrumpsWar #IranWar #ForeverWars #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
https://apnews.com/article/gas-diesel-prices-us-iran-war-ebd01b9773365ee40550dcfd7d3ebf87?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=more_org_joinmastodon_app_shareactionextension -
IC Brief Morning — 2026-09-04
Three European governments disclosed distinct Russian operations within 48 hours, a convergence that will likely prompt additional NATO disclosures within the next two months. Moderate confidence rests on Germany's formal GRU attribution of the Leipzig drone attack, convergent US intelligence, Denmark's PET exposure of defense-industry sabotage recruitment, and the Munich arrest of two Bulgarian nationals after a firebomb on Rohde & Schwarz. European defense contractors will likely announce enhanced security measures before November. A third-country disclosure before October would confirm an alliance-wide cascade.
The administration will likely frame Iranian cyber operations against US critical infrastructure as part of the broader military confrontation within the next six weeks. Moderate confidence reflects explicit Iranian threats coinciding with Hormuz strikes and a presidential refusal to rule out covert support to dissidents, though CISA's generic advisories suggest institutional resistance to formal linkage. Congressional pressure for CISA funding restoration will likely intensify by December.
HPSCI's counterintelligence-reform hearing and the FBI's disclosed wiretapping of a sitting member's calls create converging oversight pressure. A Democratic member will likely cite both the Subramanyam intercept disclosure and CISA personnel reductions in a formal accountability push by December. Low confidence reflects the conjunction's dependence on minority-party messaging calculus amid competing priorities.
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US Air Force Wrestles with HVAA Protection Paradox
The US Air Force faces a daunting dilemma: with a planned fleet of 187 F-35s, it may be outnumbered by China's 300+ J-20s in a long-range aerial battle, unless it rethinks how to safeguard its high-value airborne assets.
#HvaaProtectionParadox #AirForce #UsMilitary #AerialWarfare #NationalSecurity
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Xi Jinping's China Prepares for Power Transition
With China's Communist Party's national congress just over a year away, all eyes are on Xi Jinping as China watchers refresh their knowledge on the country's enigmatic leader. This pivotal event, held every five years, sets the stage for a major power transition in China.
#China #XiJinping #CommunistParty #NationalSecurity #Geopolitics
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Citing an “unprecedented lowering of standards,” the career #ICE ofcl said that “systemic breakdowns” had allowed applicants to receive job offers before they had passed basic fingerprint‼️, identity or credit checks in a preliminary vetting process. Political appointees had unjustly skirted background investigations & received #NationalSecurity eligibility.
#Trump #law #immigration #Sturmabteilung #ExtraJudicialKillings #DueProcess #UseOfForce #CivilRights #MafiaState #fascism #WhiteSupremacy
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In Small Iranian Town, a #US Attack Turns a #Wedding Into a Tragedy
The bomb that hit the #residential area was American, according to a weapons expert & a visual analysis by NYT. It killed 5 people & wounded 67 others, the Iranian authorities said.
#Trump #Hegseth #WarCrimes #kakistocracy #TrumpsWar #IranWar #Iran #war #RulesOfWar #InternationalLaw #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/video/iran-us-attack-wedding.html?unlocked_article_code=1.-VA.l0O_.PT7uzyf8tGO2&smid=nytcore-ios-share -
Donald Trump is Putin's Puppet. This explains why Trump attacked Iran (high oil prices enrich Russia), why Trump does favors for Putin while Putin is helping Iranians kill Americans, why Hegseth is getting rid of so many generals and admirals, and why Hegseth shut down an Army drone program.
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China's Economic Coercion Erodes Sovereign Decision Space
Ten years on, a resounding endorsement of a landmark arbitral award has been issued by 14 governments, including global powers like Australia, Japan, the UK, and the US, alongside a united statement from the European Union, yet a deafening silence from others raises questions about the complex forces at play.
#Geopolitics #EconomicCoercion #China #NationalSecurity #SovereignDecisionSpace
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IC Brief Morning — 2026-09-03
Concurrent FBI seizure of Hamas's crypto fundraising network and IDF/Shin Bet capture of a senior Gaza City security figure will likely prevent Hamas from rebuilding a public donation platform or mounting a claimed retaliatory operation within 21 days. The Pentagon's removal of decades of Orders Book classified material from SIPRNet will likely suppress further public military non-concurrences over the next three weeks, though at least one HASC or HPSCI member will likely cite the purge in support of the structural intelligence reform HPSCI began examining this week.
Moderate confidence in the Hamas assessment reflects the FBI's multi-year penetration of the rotating-wallet system and the intelligence harvest of thousands of donor identities, which raises the cost of any replacement channel. Hamas-affiliated channels promoting new donation addresses within the next week would be the earliest indicator this assessment underestimates recovery speed.
Congressional oversight of the Pauken MSS sentencing and the FBI's relaxed hiring standards will likely remain siloed over the next 21 days, with jurisdictional divides between Judiciary and Intelligence committees preventing officials from publicly linking active adversary recruitment with weakened vetting. DOJ's active Hamas counter-financing pipeline will likely produce additional seizures within 30 days, outpacing any follow-on charges in the separate Pauken MSS network.
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Wyden Presses NSA on Commercial VPN Security Risks
Senator Ron Wyden is raising a red flag about the security risks of commercial VPNs, warning that they may not be as protective as users think against sophisticated online threats. He's pressing the NSA for clearer guidance on the potential dangers of relying on standard consumer VPNs for online security.
#CommercialVpnSecurity #NationalSecurity #Nsa #VpnSecurityRisks #EmergingThreats