Military

• [New] China's increasingly assertive use of a wide range of economic, political and military tools to shape the international environment into one more favourable to its interests has engendered anxiety in much of the world, stoking fear over Beijing's long-term intentions and goals. / Crisis Group
• [New] Deterrence of China's use of force will be strongest when the United States is credibly committed both to using military force to defend Taiwan and to preventing Taiwan's emergence as a de jure independent state. / War on the Rocks
• [New] Strategic ambiguity is correct in its assumption that clarity in U.S. military support risks increasing support among Taiwanese for independence. / War on the Rocks
• [New] Uncertainty will instill caution in China's calculus and will remind both Beijing and Taipei that the United States does not support Taiwanese independence. / War on the Rocks
• [New] The Iranian regime has repeatedly attempted to cultivate business contacts in highly developed states for the purpose of acquiring equipment and technical knowledge that might be applied to nuclear activities and the development of weapons of mass destruction. / The DEFCON Warning System
• [New] The United States and European countries have repeatedly warned in recent weeks, during and after the latest military operation in Gaza, against any Israeli provocation in East Jerusalem. / haaretz.com
• [New] HHS will make an initial commitment of approximately $60 million from the Defense Production Act appropriation in the American Rescue Plan to develop novel platform technologies to increase domestic manufacturing capacity for API. / The White House
• [New] Advanced pharmaceutical ingredients: The Department of Health and Human Services will use authority granted under the Defense Production Act to commit approximately $60 million to develop novel platform technologies to increase domestic manufacturing capacity for API. / CNBC
• [New] Whatever Washington could throw at Russia, the residual Russian forces would penetrate American defenses and wreak havoc on the American homeland. / Algora Blog
• [New] China is a systemic competitor and that the significant impact of China's military modernisation and growing international assertiveness within the Indo-Pacific region and beyond will pose an increasing risk to UK interests. / Daily Maverick
• [New] The U.N. atomic watchdog has seen indications in North Korea of possible reprocessing work to separate plutonium from spent reactor fuel that could be used in nuclear weapons. / Reuters
• [New] Beijing strongly objects to strengthened relations between the U.S. and Taiwan, the self-governing island claimed by China, which threatens to use military force to bring it under its control. / The Diplomat
• [New] The increasing pace and intensity of climate hazards will strain military and security services around the world as they are called on to respond to climate-driven crises, while also facing direct climate threats to their own infrastructure and readiness. / The Center for Climate & Security
• [New] DOD assesses that a global PLA military logistics network could both interfere with U.S. military operations and support offensive operations against the United States as the PRC's global military objectives evolve. / Congressional Research Service
• [New] Issues for Congress U.S. policymakers and observers, including some Members of Congress, increasingly describe China's military buildup as a threat to U.S. and allied interests. / Congressional Research Service
• [New] To meet maritime, surface, undersea, space, air, and ground operational requirements, DOD will need reliable and secure advanced battery technologies. / U.S. Government
• [New] The next war, fought between the United States and the Soviet Union, would be airborne and its threat existential, thanks to the newfound power of atomic weapons and the advance of aerial martial technology. / Foreign Policy
• [New] U.S. and NATO officials continually warn Russia against aggression in Ukraine, increase its own arms sales to Kyiv, and expand exercises between U.S. troops and Ukrainian soldiers. / Washington Examiner
• [New] States are increasingly developing autonomous drone swarms, which pose global security risks akin to traditional weapons of mass destruction. / Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
• [New] In the last 36 months, Iran's, Turkey's, and Saudi Arabia's leaders have all threatened to get nuclear weapons and withdraw from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. / Politico
• [New] While the world's militaries will undoubtedly face growing climate risks, the most pressing threats to security come from the disruption of social systems, rather than the disruption to military assets and missions. / International Military Council on Climate and Security

Last updated: 10 June 2021