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The article argues NATO's Article Five is ill-suited to Russian hybrid warfare and proposes measures such as destroying intruding drones, expanding cyber defenses, and creating a special services unit. It criticizes President Trump as a Putin 'useful idiot' who undermines NATO and urges collective action against Russian active measures.
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A Russian drone struck a train at Yahodyn near Ukraine's border with Poland shortly after a diplomatic train carrying Boris Johnson and European security officials passed through. No casualties were reported, and Ukrainian officials condemned the strike as Russian terror while urging more air defenses and sanctions.
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An opinion analysis argues that six months of U.S.-Iran conflict have produced no reliable measure of either side's threshold, with both governments treating ambiguity, denial, and unverified claims as proof the other is closer to yielding. It highlights disputed military exchanges, Trump's AI-generated Kharg Island video, and U.S. officials' pushback on interceptor-depletion reporting to show how opacity obscures escalation risks.
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An opinion contributor reflects on the 2001 anthrax attacks to argue the U.S. remains unprepared for biological warfare, citing cuts to USAID, CDC, WHO withdrawal, and FEMA challenges. The piece calls for sustained funding, national coordination, and rebuilt public-health and emergency systems.
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This Guardian editorial argues that advanced AI poses existential and military dangers and that governments must regulate it globally rather than trusting companies or relying on superficial human oversight. It cites Anthropic misuse cases, expert warnings, and the film WarGames to claim that human control is meaningless if AI controls the information behind decisions.
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Simon Jenkins argues that Donald Trump’s America is no longer a reliable ally for Britain, citing Trump’s erratic speeches, attacks on democratic norms, and weakening of NATO guarantees. He urges Britain and Europe to secure their own defence and borders rather than depend on the US.