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National Security News

Year: 2024

NASA seeks industry input to strengthen space station’s robots

NASA is calling on American companies to share their ideas for using and operating a group of free-flying robots on the International Space Station (ISS). The trio of cube-shaped robots, named “Bumble,” “Honey,” and “Queen,” are part of the Astrobee…

Robert Gray: We need dialogue channels with China on space

Messages from the US about China may contribute to a sentiment among Chinese citizens that they are being deliberately held back.

Thousands of fake accounts targeting U.S. voters exposed

Thousands of AI-controlled social media accounts designed to disrupt the U.S. election have been linked to China, according to a report by cyber investigators. The network, known as “Green Cicada”, has been uncovered by cyber security firm CyberCX, which found…

US prepares for threat of joint Chinese, Russian and North Korean nuclear strike

The United States is making plans to counter the growing possibility of a joint Chinese, Russian and North Korean nuclear strike, according to a classified Pentagon document. In March, Joe Biden, the US president, secretly approved a significant change to…

Israeli software firm ionir set to put hackers out of business

Ionir believes it has a solution to ransomware attacks which are predicted to have a global industry cost of $250bn USD by 2030.

Jordan questions citizenship of man accused of anti-Israel U.S. attacks

The Jordanian citizenship of the Florida resident charged with attacking a solar farm is under scrutiny following reports from several Arab-language outlets claiming he is not a Jordanian citizen. National Security News (NSN) has uncovered social media posts from the…

Former astronaut Gen. Charles Bolden warns against kinetic weapons in space

Where you hit an object with a kinetic weapon, debris is generated in that orbit and below for months, if not years to come.

Britain at risk from GRU sabotage attacks, says former intelligence chief

An ex-military intelligence officer has warned that Britain is facing a series of sabotage attacks by Russian sleeper agents, the Sun on Sunday can reveal. Former Army officer Col Philip Ingram said that President Vladimir Putin intends to punish the…

Ukraine does not support terrorism in Africa, says political expert Olexiy Haran

“Russia supports terrorism in different forms, many, many regions of the world, and also by using these Wagner groups.”

Britain to launch first ever military spy satellite.

Britain is about to launch its first ever dedicated military spy satellite.Called Tyche, the washing machine-sized spacecraft will have sufficient resolution to identify battlefield troop positions and vehicles.A successful launch will mean that the UK will no longer be the…