TUESDAY PDB โย Dementia in US officials may represent national security risk. This,ย according to a study funded by the Pentagon.
The study, published by the RAND Corporation's National Security Research Division in April, identifies individuals with both current and former access to classified material who develop dementia as threats to national security, citing the possibility that they may unwittingly disclose government secrets.
SOMEONE PLEASE TELL THE WHITE HOUSE!
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY โ Here's a roundup of today's other top defense stories from conservative national security expertย PAUL CRESPO.
Not theย President's Daily Brief, but almost as good โย PAUL'S DAILY BRIEFING โ the PDB:
POLITICS
McCarthy running out of options to stop shutdown as conservatives balk.ย He plans to hold a vote on a Pentagon spending bill on Wednesday, then the stopgap funding measure the next day.ย
Political divide emerges on Ukraine aid package as Zelenskyy heads to Washington.ย Theย Ukrainian president's visit this week comes at a critical juncture for the Ukraine-U.S. alliance as GOP leaders in Congress diverge on how to send more aid to the country.
PENTAGON WOKE WATCH
THIS COMMIE NEEDS TO LOSE โย Former Biden official at the heart of Pentagon culture wars launches House campaign.ย Fresh off a stint subverting the Pentagon, Gil Cisneros is making another run at Congress.
CHINA THREATย
Another country has called Xi a โdictator' and China is not happy with that description.ย China has lashed out at Germany after its foreign minister correctly called Xi Jinping a โdictatorโ and summoned Berlin's ambassador for a dressing down.ย
China poses threat to UK way of life, says Rishi Sunak.ย The Prime Minister said he is โacutely aware of the particular threat to our open and democratic way of lifeโ posed by China's Communist regime. This followsย a damning reportย on the UK's China strategyย by Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee.
FIX IT! โย No easy answers: Biden admin juggling pathways to send Taiwan weapons, but no line skipping. โWe have concluded that we're not able to change the production priorities [for Taiwan]. That would be an easy answer but unfortunately there are no easy answers,โ a senior State Department official said.
RUSSIA THREATโย UKRAINE WAR
Biden to offer โfull-throated' defense of Ukraine at United Nations General Assembly.ย Joe Biden will reiterate U.S. support during a high-profile speech at the UN โ as U.S. presidential election ramps up.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 573.ย Ukraine dismissed all six of the country's deputy defense ministers โ This follows the September 6 appointment of Rustem Umerov as the new defense minister.
Why improve Ukraine's deep-strike capability?ย As the counteroffensive progresses, Ukraine's leaders are giving higher priority to striking Russian targets beyond the immediate battlefield.
IRAN THREAT
OUTRAGEOUS BIDEN RANSOM TO A TERRORIST REGIME โย Officials say 5 prisoners sought by US in a swap with Iran left Tehran.ย he exchange was expected to take place after nearly $6 billion in once-frozen Iranian assets reached Qatar.
INTERNATIONALย SECURITY
NATO exercise planned for next year billed as largest since end of Cold War. Theย 2024 drill will bring together more than 40,000 troops for an exercise stretching from the Baltics to Poland and Germany.
Army turns to high-altitude balloons for more eyes in the skies. Itย is simulating high-altitude balloon flights in Japan this month as part of a plan to expand intelligence gathering in the Indo-Pacific region.
Australia boosts maritime surveillance with drones, aircraft upgrades. Itย will spend $966 million, buying more long-range drone aircraft and upgrading Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to surveil its northern approaches.
US MILITARY
Officials find debris from Marine Corps F-35 jet in South Carolina. This, following a 28-hour search afterย the pilot ejected and parachuted to safety.
Have you seen me? All the best โMissing F-35' memes.ย The โzombieโ plane was missing, but the memes were easy to find.
That missing Marine Corps F-35 isn't the first โzombie' aircraft to wander off without a pilot.ย What goes up must come down.
US Air Force celebrates 76 years of aiming high.ย Happy birthday to the Air Force, which officially celebrates 76 years of flying, fighting and winning on Monday.
WHAT A COSTLY JOKE โ COMMISSION TO DECOMMISION โย Navy commissions LCS USS Marinette, 4 Freedom-class to decommission this year. The 13th Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship USS Marinette (LCS-25) was just commissioned in Michigan, as the Navy has decommissioned two similar LCSs this year and is set to shed two more by the end of the month.
END of PDB
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4 Comments
For the whole Biden Admin OK
โโฆ Dementia In US Officials Is A National Security Threatโฆโ
However, dementia in a Sock Puppet is a sought-after feature!
Dementia Joe is merely a good cover for Obama’s third term.
Dementia IS a problem but so is greedy power mongering politicians which is about 95% of those in congress.