#military-preparedness

#military-preparedness

There does not seem to be a clear point or purpose in President Trump's address to military generals today. It's a garden variety tear; he's talking about tariffs, Joe Biden and the autopen, the southern border, CNN, his personal feelings about President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and his anxieties that he won't be given a Nobel Peace Prize he feels he deserves. These are things he talks about almost every day regardless of audience or setting.

The 10-day live-fire Han Kuang exercise began on Wednesday, just a day after a Chinese military spokesperson warned of Beijing's inevitable reunification with Taiwan.

The decision to move embassy staff and dependants comes as Israeli preparations for an attack on Iran intensify amidst rising regional security concerns.