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Lawmakers eye opportunities as Philippines base access expands

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers say the Pentagon’s newly unlocked access to a handful of additional bases in the Philippines will boost the United States’ ability to deter Chinese aggression while deepening collaboration with a key ally in the region.

Tribune News Service

Digested week: US’s ‘spy balloon’ explanation enough to spark panic

Plus, New Yorkers gawp at an owl living the high life and actors seeking the Oscars spotlight

The Guardian - UK

Pentagon was aware of suspected spy balloons during Trump admin, report says

Former Trump national security adviser says balloon shot down on 4 February was unprecedented

The Independent UK

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Ohio Train Derailment Is Another Excuse for Mudslinging and Conspiracy Theorizing

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Reason

Lawmakers eye opportunities as Philippines base access expands - Roll Call

Lawmakers say the Pentagon’s new access to additional bases in the Philippines will boost its ability to deter Chinese aggression.

Roll Call

First Thing: latest objects shot down over US not linked to China, Biden says

‘Private companies’ conclusion likely to fuel criticism that downings were overreaction amid pressure over initial balloon discovery. Plus, there may be a reason you want to sleep more in winter

The Guardian - UK

Militaries have sought to use spy balloons for centuries. The real enemy is the wind

The U.S. government suspects that China's surveillance balloon may have blown off course. It wouldn't be the first time.

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Top Pentagon official to visit Taiwan, report says, amid US-China tensions

Relations between Beijing and Washington have soured since the US accused China of sending a spy balloon into its airspace

The Guardian - AU

Pentagon's top China official travels to Taiwan, sources say

The Pentagon's top China official, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Michael Chase, has arrived in Taiwan, two sources familiar with matter said on Friday, beginning a visit that could exacerbate tensions between Beijing and Washington.

Reuters

US reportedly sending Pentagon official to Taiwan within days

The U.S. is sending its top China defense official to Taiwan in the coming days, according to the Financial Times — though it’s unclear how Beijing will respond given the softer tone it has adopted in its diplomacy with the U.S. and allies recently.

Tribune News Service

Biden says the 3 most recent aerial objects shot down were probably tied to scientific research

WASHINGTON — The mysterious objects U.S. fighter jets shot down over North America in recent days were probably balloons tied to private scientific research and have no connection to the large Chinese spy balloon the U.S. military destroyed off the coast of South Carolina on Feb. 4, President Joe Biden…

Los Angeles Times

Biden speaks on spy balloon, says UFOs were likely tied to private scientific research

WASHINGTON — The mysterious objects U.S. fighter jets shot down over North America in recent days are likely balloons tied to private scientific research and have no connection to the large Chinese spy balloon the U.S. military shot down off the coast of South Carolina on Feb. 4, President Joe…

Los Angeles Times

Renewed push is on to help hungry military families - Roll Call

Congress is seeking legislative fixes to the scourge of military hunger, which is a persistent problem for the Pentagon.

Roll Call

How Ukraine war has shaped US planning for a China conflict

As the war rages on in Ukraine, the United States is doing more than supporting an ally

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The Guardian - US

Competitor or adversary? West struggles to define relationship with Beijing

US’s most vital trade partner and main long-term competitor presents a sticky ‘pacing challenge’

ABC News

Spy balloons: Is the edge of space a new frontier for surveillance or have we always been watched from above?

US officials are still searching for answers around the mysterious objects shot down during the past week — a difficult task given the tense geopolitical environment and a patchy history of transparency around unidentified aerial phenomena.

The Conversation

What is a UFO? The US shot down three mysterious objects as interest and concern increase over unidentified craft

On the heels of the Feb. 4, 2023, shooting down of a Chinese balloon suspected of spying on the U.S., American fighter jets have shot down three additional objects in or near U.S. airspace.

Roll Call

Newcomer’s placement on Pentagon spending panel attracts notice - Roll Call

Rep. Mike Garcia's rapid ascent to a seat on the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee is turning heads in Washington.

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Salon

Defense contractors' "merger mania"

Tackling Pentagon waste means battling the big weapons makers and asking more of Congress

Tribune News Service

US scrambles jets for ‘routine’ intercept of Russian warplanes

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon scrambled fighter jets to counter four Russian aircraft that approached but didn’t enter U.S. or Canadian airspace, in what officials described as a routine encounter unrelated to the series of unidentified objects shot down in recent days.

The Independent UK

Did China launch the other objects shot down by American fighter jets?

The White House says there’s no evidence they came from China’s sprawling surveillance programme. Recent changes to radar and a military on high alert could offer some clarity

The Independent UK

Marjorie Taylor Greene draws wild comparison between Chinese spy balloon and 9/11

Far-right congresswoman dismisses military reasons for downing Chinese craft as ‘bull****’

Axios

Senators demand Biden speech after classified briefing on aerial objects

Briefers said the so-called "UAPs" are still being recovered and didn't pose a direct threat.

Fortune

Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt says A.I. will change everything about war

Eric Schmidt says the Pentagon needs to move fast if it wants to catch up with China on A.I. in war.

WEKU

The U.S. military lifts the Chinese balloon's 'priority sensors' from the ocean floor

"Crews have been able to recover significant debris from the site, including all of the priority sensor and electronics pieces identified," U.S. Northern Command said.

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