Reuters
WASHINGTON – The Pentagon under President-elect Joe Biden will face the same threats as it has under the Trump administration but will likely approach them in a different way, analysts say.
The Pentagon's massive $700 billion budget is unlikely to take deep cuts given those threats, they say.
Clear breaks with Trump's approach to the military, however, are likely on social issues.
Trump's defense strategy, authored in large part by former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, views China and Russia as the nation's principal adversaries with lesser threats posed by Iran, North Korea and terrorist groups. That view of aggressors – referred to in some military circles as the "4 + 1" threat matrix – is unlikely to change on Biden's watch.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 11, 2020
Five defense challenges on the horizon for Biden -- Rebecca Kheel, The Hill
Trump loyalists given top Pentagon roles after several officials resign following Esper's ouster -- NBC
The Navy's New Missile Subs Carry a Devastating Nuclear Payload -- Popular Mechanics
Life aboard a US Navy destroyer during a record-long deployment at sea -- Business Insider
Northrop Grumman's Plan To Replace The MQ-9 Reaper With Stealthy Autonomous Drones -- Warzone/The Drive
The Army looks at mass recharging for drone swarms -- Army Times
Army Offers Glimpse Of New Low-Cost Surface-To-Air Missile -- Warzone/The Drive
SpaceX gets $29 million Space Force contract for surveillance of non-military launches -- Space News
Pentagon Grappling With AI’s Ethical Challenges -- National Defense
Intel Community Investing in Biothreat Detection Tool -- National Defense
How should US military forces plan for a future that’s nothing but variables? -- Tom Temin, Federal News Network
Nato Secretary General rejects UN treaty banning nuclear weapons -- Army Technology
Putin Unveils New Command Post for Russia’s Strategic Nukes as New START’s Fate Hangs in Balance -- Sputnik
Russian military forces dazzle after a decade of reform -- The Economist
Iran’s Enriched Uranium Stockpile Is More Than 10 Times Nuclear Accord’s Cap, U.N. Agency Says -- WSJ
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Open Records Request Finds NO INVOICES OR WORK ORDERS on Reported Election Day Water Main Break in Atlanta — Here’s What We Found…
Yup, there was no cheating.
Democrats take there cheating skills with them into the State Department and CIA and then wonder why the US always gets owned.
Democrats think the Russians and Chinese should roll over for them like country club Repugs do.
loser at7:16
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