– Former CJCS Dunford and Harvard prof Graham Allison stress need for nonpartisan military.
– RAND analyst says we need to revise our war games to get useful results.
-WaPo says new cyber strategy has real teeth.
– TNSR article shows how hard it is to change military doctrine. [because of bureaucratic politics]
– Hawley relents on DOD nominees after TikTok deal.
– Appropriators question USAF budget plans.
– Corporations gave to election deniers, despite promises.
– Newsweek spreads rumors about Putin illness.
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