I-CAT

Institute for Countering Asymmetrical Threats (I-CAT). A Leading Independent Research Think-Tank. RTs, Likes & Quotes ≠ Endorsements/Affliations/Views

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"HSI recently reactivated a $2 million contract with Paragon Solutions to remotely hack into cellphones, which would give the agency secret access to the device’s LOCATION data, MESSAGES and PHOTOS on the phone — in REAL TIME and for MONTHS at a time." https://t.co/9mCOaZN8yg

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"The Asagiri’s deliberately non-provocative profile – capable, but not a cutting-edge offensive system – allowed Japan to elevate a partner’s deterrence “without dramatically altering the regional military balance”, Giang said." https://t.co/AhAs46Cf5W

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"China notably has something of a clone of Catfish based on a Russian-made Tupolev Tu-204C airliner, which itself was designed as an analog to the 757. The PRC jet’s primary purpose has been supporting the development of the J-20 stealth fighter..." https://t.co/TYs0Ao901G

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"The Dragon Lady continues to offer a unique ISR platform that can fly higher than any other non-orbital platform, bring imaging, signals intelligence, communications payloads, and other sensors up to those altitudes, giving them good fields of view." https://t.co/xAVb9yk98q

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"Investigators say they uncovered more than 300 gold bars, roughly $2 million in cash and dozens of luxury watches inside Rush’s Virginia home on May 18." https://t.co/tzxliwwHtg

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“It is our intelligence assessment and the assessment of other countries in Nato that there could be an attack by Russia on Nato as soon as 2030,” Starmer said. https://t.co/T5bJaOSyIU

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"The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said her country's status as a nuclear-armed state is absolutely irreversible, calling it a "line of no retreat" and vowing not to tolerate any threats against it, the North's state media reported..." https://t.co/4gkynVZaDw

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"Dozens of commandos & Mossad agents were stationed along the Azerbaijan-Iran border, including, at the closest post to Iran, some 60 miles from the northwestern Iranian city of Tabriz, which Israel struck during the war, according to CNN..." https://t.co/T7R0jxNZD0

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Angela Walker, SNAP’s Executive Director: “We believe that survivors, their families & the people of Rhode Island deserve complete transparency and a full accounting of what happened, who knew and how survivors’ abuse was allowed to persist over decades.” https://t.co/5LtGXrK5vw

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"Cheongwang's laser output currently stands at the 20-kilowatt class, enough to disable small FPV drones. Cruise and tactical guided missiles require at least 100 kilowatts, while ballistic missiles and fighter jets call for megawatt-class power." https://t.co/AJhEDUQlkv

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"The Vietnamese Communist Party chief also warned of the creation of a culture where “the big fish swallows the small fish”, as he laid out his vision of a regional order in a rare display of foreign policy prescriptions to an international audience..." https://t.co/WK2PKPSdgj

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"The true value of AI lies in filtering core threats from massive data.” This suggests an intent to let AI pre-screen targets, as manual surveillance of 1.4 billion citizens is impractical."
https://t.co/e1ntJVuXul

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“China itself doesn’t feel obliged to observe these diplomatic niceties,” said a former U.S. official. “It may not be wolf warrior diplomacy but it’s fuck you diplomacy.” https://t.co/zau3vB50IA

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"During the exercise, the Cooperstown launched four aerial drones, including a medium-sized Group 3 UAV whose collection could be used to train AI targeting models in a crowded maritime environment." https://t.co/l5HQbJP6Bj

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"Earlier this year, the Army shared that it had established a new schoolhouse for high-altitude balloon training, including a basic skills course for “High-Altitude Soldiers”, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington State." https://t.co/YQD0fMsF8n

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"The symbolism was especially striking because Beijing arranged the Putin-Xi talks for May 20, a date that carries the homophonic meaning of “I love you” in Chinese." https://t.co/BzgKrkt8rx

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“They told me, ‘You're here to scam. We are scammers. This is a scamming company’,” Abdul said. “I was left with no option other than surrendering myself to these guys.” https://t.co/W1OkACESKi

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@ASEAN

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@SNAPNetwork SNAP's courage and strength is inspiring. Speaking truth to power.

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"Think about it. There's a country that has a huge arsenal of nuclear weapons and strategic bombers. Japan has neither of such weapons, and yet Japan is labelled 'new militarism'?," said Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi. https://t.co/u5wf44oJio

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@LawrenceWongST Very proactive and an excellent far sighted program.