"[There needs to be a] layered approach to tracking advanced threats that include everything from undersea sensors to detect enemy submarines, standoff weapons, aircraft, and satellites. “I think it’s a seabed-to-space approach,” General Guillot said. defensenews.com/air/2025/05/15…

"The Cyber Center is also working to proliferate EW expertise across the entire Army and the other centers of excellence in an expansion of a partnership that began a couple of years ago." defensescoop.com/2025/05/15/arm…

"Users on these forums proposed selling spyware to pentesters and corporations, developing exploits, or finding vulnerabilities in local businesses’ networks to then turn that into an opportunity to sell protective services" cyberscoop.com/what-cybercrim…

"Friction in cities is not theoretical—it’s tactical and visceral. Buildings obscure lines of sight. The environment itself resists clean execution. Urban warfare reveals Clausewitz’s insights not just as philosophical musings but as hard realities..." mwi.westpoint.edu/a-clausewitzia…

"In cities, Clausewitz’s theory finds its sharpest edge: Moral forces meet material realities, and the balance of war can shift not through firepower alone, but through the will of those watching, enduring, or resisting." mwi.westpoint.edu/a-clausewitzia…

"Modern urban warfare is fought in full view of the world, under moral scrutiny, and amid civilian populations whose support or suffering can shape the outcome as much as any weapon system." mwi.westpoint.edu/a-clausewitzia…

"China’s government quietly purchased more than 4,100 square meters of land in a strategically sensitive area of central Seoul in 2018—without seeking approval from South Korean authorities or paying acquisition taxes" chosun.com/english/nation…

"By carrying out these operations, HMS Spey and other allied vessels reinforce the rules-based order at sea, demonstrating that no single nation can dominate international waters or unlawfully restrict navigation." ukdefencejournal.org.uk/british-warshi…

"The bag of rice had a security tag inside it. The owner reported the rice missing, and police tracked its location from the security tag equipped with a satellite positioning system (GPS)." japantoday.com/category/crime…

"No hacker group has claimed responsibility for the latest alleged DDoS attacks on Russia. Similar attacks on the affected services have previously been conducted by Ukraine-linked hacktivists, including the IT Army." therecord.media/major-russian-…

"The Dutch government has approved a law criminalizing a broader range of espionage activities, including DIGITAL ESPIONAGE, in an effort to protect national security, critical infrastructure, and sensitive technologies." therecord.media/netherlands-la…

"Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) has also raised alarms 🚨, reporting that Doppelgänger has intensified its influence efforts in Poland in the run-up to the country’s presidential elections." therecord.media/russia-disinfo…

"Durov — the Russian-born founder and owner of the Telegram messaging app — claimed that Nicolas Lerner, the head of French intelligence, had asked him to ban conservative voices in Romania ahead of the elections." therecord.media/france-rejects…

"[Taiwan] is committed to peace. Because war has no winners. But when it comes to seeking peace, we cannot have dreams nor illusions. Taiwan must strengthen its defences and [deterences] as preparing for war is the best way to avoid it, Lai added. ❤️ france24.com/en/asia-pacifi…

"Drone swarms can be hugely beneficial for INTELLIGENCE gathering, SURVEILLANCE, and RECONNAISSANCE, which would be important in the event of an escalation in conflict between China and Taiwan. The aircraft can also carry cruise missiles..." stuff.co.nz/world-news/360…

North Korea’s staggering level of online censorship keeps getting more intense

On Sunday morning, Marles asserted that "what we have seen from China is the single biggest increase in military capability and build up in conventional sense, by any country since the end of the Second World War". bbc.com/news/articles/…

"Ukraine’s security services (SBU) arrested five individuals accused of using dashboard cameras to covertly film military sites and help Russian forces direct missile strikes across large parts of the country," therecord.media/ukraine-detain…