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New book reveals how decades of communist subversion are now an existential threat to the American system — China through its Marxism-Leninism and Russia through continued Soviet active measures washingtontimes.com/news/202…
Not sure a letter is going to cut it.
According to @BarakRavid of Axios, citing a U.S. official, U.S. Vice President JD Vance sent a letter to Iran’s principal national security decision-maker to ram home the importance of the nuclear file being included in any discussions between the two belligerents of the currently lukewarm conflict.
This comes as the U.S. maintains that the nuclear file must be included in any negotiations, as the negotiations are also likely centered on the administration of the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. economic coercive measures against Iran, and the ongoing blockade of vessels traveling to and from Iran, key points that Iran has yet to publicly budge on.
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NEW from me
Abdul El-Sayed’s father sits on the board of a charity that was busted by the feds for funneling cash to Saddam Hussein just before the Iraq War—and whose offices were raided by both the FBI and the U.S. military
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SOUTHCOM chief Gen. Francis Donovan told reporters today he wants to use unmanned boats to stop river-based drug trafficking by cartels.
Strategic imagination like that helps unlock autonomous systems’ full potential, Vice Adm. Mike Connor (ret.) and JINSA’s @TobinYoni recently wrote for @DefenseScoop. At the same time, failing to innovate means ceding ground to enemies like Russia, which has 20+ types of maritime drone projects, they warn.
defensescoop.com/2026/10/07/…
Today’s @WSJ story on underground warfare in Ukraine highlights the hidden threat layer facing US partners & America at home.
Just 2 days ago, @jinsadc released a report on this subject from Israel’s subterranean warfare commander in Gaza & Lebanon. It’s essential reading to grasp future - and present - warfare.
jinsa.org/jinsa_report/subte…
Ukraine and Russia are going head-to-head underground, with soldiers from both sides crawling through of miles of Soviet-era gas pipelines to get behind enemy lines on.wsj.com/4zHNmd7
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👀Can you spot the difference?
One is under Gaza.
The other leads from Mexico into the United States.
It's never been easier for cartels & terrorists to procure commercially available equipment + expertise for tunnel construction through near-frictionless int'l networks. 1/🧵
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For more on the report, check out our thread 👇
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These steps are great, but the priority should be getting these unmanned platforms to “talk” to each other and manned platforms.
I discussed why that’s so vital in a recent piece w/ former Asst. Deputy Chief of Naval Operations Admiral (ret.) Michael Connor in @DefenseScoop
Read more below.
defensescoop.com/2026/10/07/…
How The U.S. Army’s ‘Navy’ Aims To Go More Autonomous With Its Vessels In The Pacific
The Army wants to buy up to 100 new USVs and add autonomous capabilities into existing crewed vessels.
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The Blockade on Iran Is Now Hitting Home
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Just as Ukraine’s battlefield experience has accelerated advances in drone warfare, Israel’s sustained combat against Hamas and Hezbollah has produced hard-won lessons in detecting, mapping, and neutralizing sophisticated underground networks.
Fortunately, like Ukraine, Israel now has dozens of high-tech inventions + lessons for combating tunnel threats.
The United States should study Israel’s setbacks and successes, and deepen bilateral subterranean warfare R&D, training, intel sharing, and other cooperation. 8/
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🚨 Israel’s tunnel warfare lessons could reshape U.S. defenses against Iran, Russia & North Korea.
A new @JINSADC report by @TobinYoni and a former IDF Yahalom commander urges expanded U.S.-Israel cooperation, from battlefield tech to joint drills in South Korea.
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⛰️ The report is coauthored by the man who commanded Israel's counter-tunnel operations post-Oct. 7.
It also features photos of subterranean Hezbollah facilities and Hamas holding cells and tunnels in Rafah big enough to drive a Jeep through.
@axios axios.com/2026/10/20/idf-und…
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The report answers vital questions that, until now, have largely remained mysteries:
1⃣How did Hamas and Hezbollah build their underground war infrastructure?
2⃣How did subterranean sites advance their tactics and strategy?
3⃣What technologies are most effective vs. subterranean threats?
4⃣How does Israel see the underground threat domain evolving?
5⃣How prepared is the U.S. against cross-border tunnel threats?
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I know let’s boycott them!
Exclusive: What Israel's underground war can teach other militaries axios.com/2026/10/20/idf-und…
This says it all. As the @axios exclusive on my report notes, Israel is uniquely capable of helping America defend against subterranean threats - if we just let it.
The subterranean domain is among the most dangerous for modern militaries - and the least well understood.
For the first time ever, in a new JINSA report, the IDF’s top tunnel warfare commander reveals what America must do to prepare for the underground threats it now faces on its own border.
My latest report for @jinsadc, covered exclusively today by @axios
@demarest_colin
Exclusive: What Israel's underground war can teach other militaries axios.com/2026/10/20/idf-und…
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"Subterranean Warfare - An Urgent @DeptofWar Need Without An Owner," great piece by @sgblank There is no office, branch, school, or true proponent that owns SubT. I've watched for over a decade episodic work on it. From the 2019 Asymmetric Warfare Group (AWG) mobile training teams, @USArmy doctrine publication to @DARPA experiments. There are those of us ready, from @elonmusk @PalmerLuckey @anduriltech @traysartech @yadinsoffer @wolfejosh @SecWar @PeteHegseth
thecipherbrief.com/subterran…
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Last month, Ukrainian and Russian drone boats fought each other at sea – the first such battle ever.
Warfare is evolving. This requires “greater strategic imagination” by the Pentagon, former Asst. Deputy Chief of Naval Operations VADM (ret.) Michael Connor and @TobinYoni argue in @DefenseScoop.
defensescoop.com/2026/10/07/…
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Several European countries are trying to block Israel’s ability to make & test submarines.
Former Pentagon intel director Rear Adm. Paul Becker & @TobinYoni warn in @algemeiner these actions are undermining the West’s deterrence vs. Russia & Iran. These steps, ironically, also hurt Europe – which relies on Israeli defense tech – the most. @BeckerT3Group
algemeiner.com/2026/10/08/ai…
