China WatchChina Nuclear Arsenal Growing Faster Than Previously Thought: Pentagon By Carla Babb Published 4 November 2021 The Pentagon warns that China’s rapidly growing nuclear arsenal is expanding at a much faster pace than estimated just a year ago, while a new Chinese military modernization goal could provide Beijing with “more credible military operations in Taiwan.”

SpywareU.S. Sanctions NSO Group, Israeli Maker of Pegasus Spyware Published 3 November 2021 The U.S. authorities said the NSO Group’s spyware helped authoritarian governments “silence dissent.” The new measures will limit NSO Group’s access to U.S. components and technology. The U.S. Department of Commerce on Wednesday announced export limits on the Israeli software company NSO Group,

PandemicsPreventing Future Pandemics Starts with Recognizing Links between Human and Animal Health By Deborah Kochevar and Guilherme Werneck Published 3 November 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that zoonotic diseases – infections that pass from animals to humans – can present tremendous threats to global health. More than 70 percent of emerging and reemerging pathogens

ExtremismIn 9/11 Video, Al Qaeda Doubles Down on Enmity toward Jews and Israel Published 3 November 2021 Each year, to commemorate the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, Al Qaeda releases a video featuring one of the group’s senior leaders who typically reiterates the significance and impact of those deadly events from

Infrastructure ProtectionProtecting U.S. Critical Infrastructure from Cyberattacks Published 3 November 2021 Over the past year, there has been a sharp increase in cyberattacks using malware to target the systems of critical infrastructure such as utility companies, government agencies and organizations that provide services and products that we rely on daily. Over the past year, there has

WMDWMD Threat Sensors Deployed on Police Vehicles Published 3 November 2021 DARPA’s SIGMA+ program completed a 3-month test in Indianapolis, in which CBRNE sensors were deployed on IMPD vehicles. DARPA’s SIGMA+ program, in collaboration with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD), recently concluded a three-month-long pilot study with new sensors intended to support early detection and

Climate ChallengesThe Ripple Factor: Weather Extremes Amplify Economic Losses Published 3 November 2021 Weather extremes can cause economic ripples along our supply chains. A new study shows that if they occur at roughly the same time the ripples start interacting and can amplify even if they occur at completely different places around the world. Weather extremes

Our picksResilient Jihadi Networks | Getting Climate Intelligence Right | Wars of the Future, and more Published 3 November 2021 ·  Jihadi Networks Are More Resilient Than We Think ·  The Number of People Who Have Died from COVID-19 Is Likely to Be Close to 17 Million ·  Co-Founder of Neo-Nazi Terrorist Group Was Dedicated to ‘All-Out

Flying MachinesResearchers Test Electric Personal Flying Machine By Tina Hilding Published 3 November 2021 Imagine hopping into a zero carbon emission, personal aircraft and zipping skyward over the traffic and congestion to land conveniently right at the office. The day of the personal, electric flying machine nears. Imagine hopping into a zero carbon emission, personal aircraft

Energy SecurityIs Russia Using Energy as a Weapon Again? By Stephen Sestanovich Published 1 November 2021 Europe is experiencing energy turmoil, with spot prices for natural gas surging in the past month to levels five times those of a year ago. Putin and Gazprom didn’t create Europe’s new gas crisis, but they are happy to