Stevenson’s army, October 18

– FT says China tested a hypersonic missile.

– US & Canada sent FONOPs through Taiwan Strait.

– Congress rejected DOD reprogramming, protecting big contractors.

– DOD approves $6 billion in new Saudi arms sales.

– David Sanger assess new cold war.

– Intercept has Facebook’s blacklist.

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