Footage showing incoming Iranian ballistic missiles moments ago over the West Bank in Central Israel.

Outside of the Mideast, the U.S. strike on Iran will make waves in Moscow and Beijing. For Xi, what might Trump do if China invades Taiwan? For Putin, what might he do if Russia attacks a NATO ally? There are many reasons Trump might avoid military action in each of those cases -

"If the U.S. government, U.S. military, and political leadership are serious about preparing for a potential conflict with China ... then they have to accept the very serious risk of nuclear use. It is not something you can minimize and eliminate." bit.ly/3SQvvO4

Japan’s great unsticking has begun on.ft.com/4nu3gCz | opinion

Largest Russian Long-Range Drone Onslaught Of The War Rains Down On Ukraine Ukraine Situation Report: The unprecedented Russian attack came just hours after Trump announced arms shipments to Ukraine would resume. Story: twz.com/land/largest-r…

NEW: Russian forces conducted the largest combined drone and missile strike of the war so far on the night of July 8 to 9 with 741 total drones and missiles — an about 34 percent increase from the previous record high of 550 Russian drones and missiles launched on the night of

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New report: Harnessing AI for transformative change in DoD civilian personnel operations. bit.ly/3GcjTC8

Interesting.

The FT is claiming that more than $1 billion worth of NVIDIA chips have made their way into China over the last three months, including Blackwells which they claim are 'widely available.' They report that the current market price for a rack of eight B200's is $489,000.

"A CBS News investigation has revealed that China is still secretly buying Iranian oil and evading U.S. sanctions by using what's known as a "dark fleet" to transfer oil from ship to ship in the middle of the sea." cbsnews.com/news/china-ira…

Why Drones Can’t Replace Traditional Firepower My Geopolitics Decanted by Silverado discussion with Justin Bronk about his recent provocative RUSI piece on this topic. We also discuss efficacy of Ukrainian F-16s, Operation SpiderWeb and much more. Watch 👇 youtu.be/ykLIH2kY1U8

Here is a longer video capturing the collision between the PLA Navy 164 and the China Coast Guard 3104. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has consistently urged the Chinese government to respect the COLREGS and to approach these matters with professionalism, especially considering

Impressive take on warfare in Ukraine and implications for a US-China war.

Lavrov showed up in Alaska wearing a USSR sweatshirt. Very reassuring to at least 14 of Russia’s neighbors.

A downed Russian surveillance drone type Gerbera contained test footage from the Chinese factory from which it was delivered.

Quite a hot mic moment on CCTV in Beijing today as Putin and Xi, both 72 years old, are caught casually talking about living to 150 and maybe forever thanks to organ transplants. (As picked up by Bloomberg.)

Just another night at The Bank #RingTheBell

Medvedev’s September 8 claims about Finland’s alleged persecution of ethnic Russians, destruction of Russian culture, ties to Nazism, and threat to Russia’s security directly parallel claims that the Kremlin has used to justify its invasions of Ukraine in 2014 and 2022. ⬇️

A Parade of Power, a Dearth of Hope Lingling Wei 魏玲灵 wsjchina.cmail20.com/t/d-e-gpltut-d…