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Code and Dagger is natsec news site founded by @LeeFerran. CodeAndDagger(at)protonmail(dot)com.

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Random re-up: Red strands of yarn form a wild, asymmetrical web that Charlie Day would appreciate. But right now, you’ve hit a dead end… https://t.co/accXazqEZJ(by @leeferran)

[Aaron Mehta @AaronMehta]

State Department just confirmed what a source told @Genevaexpat -- that there are around 1,500 pieces of trackable debris as a result of what appears to be a Russian ASAT test.

All the info we have, here:

https://t.co/RBzoxzu2R0

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But the more novel problem, the theft and potential weaponization of genetic information, is just now starting to bubble to the surface.
https://t.co/niwpeFCqTV #JamesBond #NoTimeToDie

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… So Bond finds himself in a familiar position: solidly between escapism and highlighting real-world worries from which movies are an escape. https://t.co/niwpeFCqTV (by @leeferran)

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NEW POST: #Afghanistan Analysis: Was Kabul's Collapse an Intelligence Failure? https://t.co/Is4xqSkX86 (by @leeferran)

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Archive - “Body of Lies” Review: You could not get farther away from martinis in Monte Carlo. And that’s a good thing. https://t.co/rgHLUq16lO

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The report warns that if the military doesn’t better track its contractors, the greater the chance events like Nisour Square could happen in the future. https://t.co/CeqPRwESOJ

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NEW POST: US Military Uses So Many Private Contractors It's Lost Track of Them https://t.co/CeqPRwESOJ (by @leeferran)

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ICYMI: Military Wants to Test Green Berets' Battlefield Brain Function https://t.co/3yJBp6y4cy

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NEW: The U.S. Pentagon'’s official watchdog is taking military officials in #Africa to task for not keeping proper track of equipment given to friendly nations as required, including high-value items like night vision goggles. https://t.co/DlUhbpy0nC #military

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Reminder: Ever wonder how much money the Department of Defense spends every day? On most days, hundreds of millions, easy, in defense contracts alone. https://t.co/FcGFcG1gHI

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As billionaires go to space... https://t.co/rvwfLlQuMC #CyberSecurity #NASA #space

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ICYMI: The military wants to study the cognitive function of elite Special Forces soldiers, also known as Green Berets, to learn more about how they make critical battlefield decisions — decisions the military compared to those made by pro athletes.
https://t.co/3yJBp6y4cy

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Chinese hackers were able to worm their way into “dozens of victim companies, universities and government entities” to steal information, everything from secrets about submarines to genetic sequencing, according to the DOJ. How’d they manage? https://t.co/ZC7UT00sgB

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NEW: How Chinese Spies Allegedly Hacked Targets Around the World https://t.co/ZC7UT00sgB

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.@USSOCOM is looking for an outside firm to help it study how Green Berets’ brains work when they make combat decisions - split-second decisions the military likened to those made by elite athletes https://t.co/3yJBp6y4cy

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ICYMI: Take a leisurely stroll along the beach, let the ocean water lap up on your ankles and have no fear that you’re actually walking through tiny, tiny bits of uranium... https://t.co/dVKApBo1BS #science #energy #nuclear

[galaxywire @galaxywirespace]

https://t.co/v4iC13gz3s has been updated with reports from... @nataliejelliot and @sciam on "otherworldly oceans", @DanClery on Hubble's triumphant return for @ScienceMagazine, @PaulMattSutter on "photon spheres" for @SPACEdotcom. Check it out: https://t.co/VeezjAWZvz, sound on.

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NEW: The military wants to closely study the cognitive function of elite Special Forces soldiers to learn more about how they make critical battlefield decisions — decisions the military compared to those made by pro athletes. https://t.co/3yJBp6gsNY (by @leeferran)

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'Hand With Many Fingers' Review: You stand in an office, staring at a corkboard full of news articles, bank statements and secret CIA cables. Red strands of yarn form a wild web that Charlie Day would appreciate. But right now, you’ve hit a dead end. https://t.co/accXaz93B9