Stevenson’s army, September 24

– Turkey approved Sweden in NATO; Hungary still needs to act.

– Republican Senators fight over border & Ukraine, shows weakened McConnell

– Some Senators question Biden authority to attack Houthis [My view: President has authority & precedents for Red Sea operations, not for defense of Israel]

– Taiwan Caucus group goes to Taiwan.

– WOTR writer sees corruption in Chinese rocket forces

– Scottish prof says AI is already changing the battlefield

– WSJ says US sees new threats in West Africa

– Deja vu: Heritage supports Jimmy Carter’s road-mobile ICBM plan

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