OUR PICKSBeijing’s Ukrainian Battle Lab | When to Trust Hardware and Software? | Is That an Outlaw Lawn?, and more Published 3 May 2022 ·  Mayorkas: Controversial Board Intended to Protect Speech While Addressing Disinformation’s ‘Connectivity to Violence’ ·  Is That an Outlaw Lawn? Las Vegas Has a New Approach to Saving Water. ·  Body in Barrel

CRITICAL MATERIALSReviving the National Defense Stockpile Funding Published 2 May 2022 Established during World War II, the National Defense Stockpile (NDS) ensures that the Department of Defense can access key materials necessary to maintain readiness in the event of a major supply chain disruption. Current critical minerals stockpile is inadequate to meet the requirements of

MILITARY EXPENDITURESWorld Military Expenditure Passes $2 Trillion for First Time Published 2 May 2022 Total global military expenditure increased by 0.7 per cent in real terms in 2021, to reach $2113 billion. The five largest spenders in 2021 were the United States, China, India, the United Kingdom and Russia, together accounting for 62 per cent

InsurrectionMember of Georgia Chapter of Oath Keepers Pleads Guilty to Seditious Conspiracy Published 2 May 2022 The defendant participated in plot to use force to oppose execution of U.S. laws, including the attack on the Capitol during the certification proceeding. DOJ says that the defendant aimed to obstruct Congress in an effort to stop transfer

OUR PICKS: CRITICAL MATERIALSOUR PICKS: CRITICAL MATERIALS Published 2 May 2022 ·  Tri-Cities Scientists ‘Magically’ Mining Metals from Water ·  The U.S. Has a Critical Need for Rare Earth Minerals That Enable Clean Energy, and This Exploration Company May Have Found the Largest Deposits in North America ·  ‘Deep-Sea Gold Rush’ for Rare Metals Could Cause Irreversible Harm

NUCLEAR WASTERComparing Geologic Repository Assessment Tools Published 2 May 2022 A computer modeling system is designed to answer critical safety assessment questions about future disposal options for spent nuclear fuel deep underground and the system of tunnels, containers and possible concrete-like barriers used to keep the radioactive material contained far from the surface and water sources.

WATER SECURITYAs Lake Powell Dries Up, the U.S. Turns to Creative Accounting for a Short-Term Fix By Jake Bittle Published 2 May 2022 A new agreement calls for Western states to leave their drinking water in the reservoir — and act as if they didn’t. Earlier this month, as water levels in the Lake Powell reservoir fell to

CLIMATE CHALLENGESWhat Choices Does the World Need to Make to Keep Global Warming Below 2 C? By Mark Dwortzan Published 2 May 2022 A new modeling strategy, which explores hundreds of potential future development pathways, provides new insights on the energy and technology choices needed for the world to meet that target. When the 2015 Paris Agreement set

ENERGY SECURITYEurope Cooperates on Gas, as Russia Turns Off Taps to Poland, Bulgaria By Barbara Wesel Published 30 April 2022 Russia has halted gas exports to Poland and Bulgaria, ramping up the pressure on all EU states to find alternative suppliers. Some are working on cutting Russian gas altogether, others have plans to share with neighbors.

OUR PICKS THIS WEEKNew Age of Bioterror | Managing Cyber Risk | The Case for the Nuclear Deterrent, and more Published 1 May 2022 Extremism & Terrorism ·  Mayorkas Promises Congress Data on Cases of Terror Watchlist Individuals Arrested at Border ·  A New Age of Bioterror: Anticipating Exploitation of Tunable Viral Agents ·  Islamic State ‘Beatle’ Sentenced