Juan F. Bravo

Juan Bravo Fernandez is a retired security professional and wildlife photographer.📷

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@VDHanson Don’t forget Michael Avenatti

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@TheJerzWay @AmericanAir Similar situation happened to me. But AA sent the email with the hotel offer the next morning. By that time I had of course already paid for a hotel the night before. I’m also Executive Platinum. It means nothing! They don’t care!

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@AimenDean 👏👏👏👏 class act!

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In recent days, there has been considerable debate about whether Iran poses an “imminent” threat to the United States. The reality is that the word imminent means different things to different people.

As a security professional, however, this word carries particular significance to me.

I remember vividly the events of September 11, 2001, when passenger planes struck the Twin Towers. In the months that followed, Congress and countless investigators asked why our intelligence agencies failed to recognize the warning signs that might have prevented such a tragedy. As the layers were examined, many concluded that had we properly connected the dots, that devastating attack might have been anticipated, and possibly prevented.

For forty-seven years, Iran’s leadership has openly vowed to destroy the United States. Over the decades, this hostility has manifested itself through acts of violence and terrorism across the globe. Americans have lost their lives in places such as Beirut, Baghdad, and elsewhere as a direct result of Iran’s actions and influence.

Iran has also extended its reach through proxies, Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, and others, spreading violence and instability throughout the Middle East and beyond. Their rhetoric is not subtle. They chant “Death to America,” and it would be dangerously naïve to dismiss those words as mere slogans.

If Iran were to acquire a nuclear weapon and pair it with intercontinental ballistic missile capability, the consequences for the United States, its allies, and the world would be profound. Despite operations such as “Midnight Hammer,” Iran has demonstrated a persistent willingness to reconstitute and advance its military capabilities. Their ideological worldview, radical and deeply hostile, continues to shape their actions.

Over the years, Iran has built thousands of short, medium, and long-range ballistic missiles. This arsenal was designed to create layers of deterrence and destruction—effectively shielding their nuclear ambitions from external intervention. The calculation was clear: overwhelming missile capability would discourage others from attempting to neutralize their nuclear program.

When all these elements are viewed together, it is difficult to conclude that Iran does not pose a serious threat to the United States. If we connect the dots, the pattern becomes unmistakable. Iran is a grave danger not only to America but also to its allies and partners around the world.

Which brings us back to the question of imminence.
What does “imminent” truly mean? Must a nuclear weapon already exist, fully weaponized and mounted atop an intercontinental ballistic missile, aimed directly at the United States before some consider the threat imminent? Is that the threshold we are prepared to accept?

No responsible security professional or government official would allow a threat to escalate to that point. Action should occur long before the final stage is reached. The moment the dots form a clear pattern, long before a missile sits ready for launch, the threat must be recognized as imminent.

Waiting until the final moment is not prudence; it is negligence.

That is the lesson of 9/11. We did not connect the dots soon enough with Osama bin Laden. Today, those same lessons apply when evaluating the intentions and capabilities of Iran’s leadership under Ayatollah Khamenei.

Failing to act until the threat fully materializes would not merely be irresponsible, it could be catastrophic. Allowing such a danger to grow unchecked risks devastation on a scale that could dwarf even the horrors of September 11.

From a security standpoint, imminence is not defined by the moment a weapon is launched. It is defined by the moment the evidence becomes unmistakable. And when you connect the dots, that moment is already here.

We can’t wait until the planes carrying the hijackers are about to take off to act.

In my view, “imminent” is now.

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@HorifyingPeople Where’s Hublot? Movado?

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@RealStevenSlate @RealJamesWoods What a croc of crap!

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@AmericanAir American’s WiFi is the most expensive and worst in the airline industry. I can barely get texts messages and that’s it. Forget browsing or streaming. Shameful!! AA95

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@MiamiDade_SO @Sheriff_Rosie Our condolences to MDSO and Deputy Jaramillo’s family for this senseless and tragic loss. 🙏🙏

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@Rainmaker1973 Progress

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@MrAndyNgo @PortlandPolice @KatieDaviscourt

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@MarioNawfal

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@ickesCyberGB @FBIAtlanta @hollykesler @GuntherEagleman @alx @bennyjohnson Recitivation??

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@Max33Verstappen You’ve improved a lot since they fired Horner!

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@FBIDirectorKash RIP!

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@AmericanAir I congratulate AA on changing its boarding procedure to now allow First & Business class passengers to board before the other groups. At last!!!

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@AmericanAir It was about time!

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@musk_news13 👍

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@F1 More excuses!

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@SecRubio @ThisWeekABC @POTUS I’m so proud of you!

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@kayleighmcenany If a pardon is an admission of guilt, why is Schiff serving in the Semate, or in a Semate Committee?