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18-24-61-B-17-17-4 to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year ago

House Intel chair warns of 'serious national security threat' ahead of planned White House briefing

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House Intel chair warns of 'serious national security threat' ahead of planned White House briefing

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Russia's pursuit of a space-based nuclear weapon raises national security concerns in Washington
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The House Intelligence Committee chairman warned of a "serious national security threat" without providing details. Three sources said it pertained to Moscow's efforts to target U.S. satellites.
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  • @dhork@lemmy.world
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    There’s a serious National Security threat, all right. It’s currently leading the race for the Republican Presidential Nomination.

  • @dhork@lemmy.world
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    33•1 year ago

    A bit more here:

    https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-congressional-intelligence-chair-warns-serious-national-security-threat-2024-02-14/

    Two sources familiar with the issue said Turner’s statement was related to Russia and operations in space, without providing further details on what was described as a highly-classified matter.

    Maybe they finally found the Moon Nazis from Iron Sky

    • no banana
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      I was hoping for space lasers

    • 18-24-61-B-17-17-4OP
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      About time! They’ve been getting away with it for far too long.

  • @ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works
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    22•1 year ago

    there’s no reason for Americans to panic.

    “Professor, without knowing precisely what the danger is, would you say it’s time for our viewers to crack each other’s heads open… and feast on the goo inside?”

    “Yes, I would, Kent.”

  • Lopen's Left Arm
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    Republican fear-mongering has now devolved to, “Something, somewhere will happen, and it’ll be very bad. I will not be elaborating or taking any questions.”

    • Deceptichum
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      Buddy, this is Republicans fear mongering about Russia. That makes it more alarming considering how much they love them.

      Four sources with knowledge of the issue told NBC News that the threat is a Russian military capability

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      Turner recently returned from a congressional delegation trip to Ukraine and said Friday that lawmakers “all have access to the intelligence as to the risk that is faced not only to the United States, our allies, but the world as a result of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.”

      We will find out soon at the meeting hopefully, but he cant just go around releasing intelligence information on his own. But take this seriously if even a Republican is worried.

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  • NegativeLookBehind
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    Oh, I know what the threat to America is! It’s everybody with an R next to their name in our government. They say that the R stands for republican, but it really means Russian.

    • @aew360@lemm.ee
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      Uhhhm, the article was mostly Republican congressmen urging the President to declassify the briefings and they all said the threat originates from Russia. So this is one of those rare times where Republicans seem to be genuine in their concern

      • @djsoren19@yiffit.net
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        Never, ever, ever assume a Republican is being genuine in any way, for any reason, at any time, especially when it is regarding Russia.

        One of two things is happening; Putin has either told them what to say in an effort to stir up some nonsense controversy, or he has lied to them about something to make them useful idiots.

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      • NegativeLookBehind
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        Yeaaaah I’m not buying that shit

        • @aew360@lemm.ee
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          I mean, I don’t blame you xD

      • @dhork@lemmy.world
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        Or, Putin doesn’t know what it is we know about so they call to declassify it all so it can be public

  • @Rapidcreek@lemmy.world
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    Somebody got rattled,. The NSA didn’t say there wasn’t a problem, yet he did a personal briefing to the gang. Bears watching.

  • @jordanlund@lemmy.worldM
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    UAPs?

    https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/are-5-memorable-moments-congress-ufo-hearing-rcna96476

    https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/whistleblower-calls-for-transparency-as-congress-digs-for-the-truth-about-ufos/

    https://www.c-span.org/video/?529499-1/hearing-unidentified-aerial-phenomena

    • @Boddhisatva@lemmy.world
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      Yeah, why not. This season is getting kind of humdrum. Let’s throw some space aliens in.

      • @gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works
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        8•1 year ago

        Hey, that was last year’s conspiracy. You gotta pick a new one.

        • NegativeLookBehind
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          Gay Jewish ANTIFA space aliens with lasers

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            I’ll allow it.

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  • @Alteon@lemmy.world
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    With it relating to Russia and there being a new Security threat all of a sudden, I would bet that it’s nuclear related, as in there’s either been recent activity at a monitored site. The articles said sources described something space related, so if it’s suddenly become a concern then they noticed that something has changed, maybe the flight path of a satellite, or something actively changed on one of their satellites? Maybe they e identified something up there as a potential weapon? Lots of unknowns still.

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