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BY ARTICLE:

• Scenario: Trump makes case for China to pay reparations as ‘handmaiden’ of Iran War
• Chilling: PLA’s co-location of nuclear, conventional systems called ‘destabilizing’
• Mystery: China ends 10-day break in daily military flights near Taiwan
• Think tank cites vulnerabilities of China’s warhead arsenal at mountain site
• Iran’s Strait of Hormuz gamble: Maximum deterrence from decimated arsenal
• In three short years, Xi Jinping’s ‘China Dream’ became a nightmare
• ‘Space power’ China’s 15th Five Year Plan prioritizes ‘space economy’ and space war
• China pressed to end forced repatriation of North Korean defectors
• Weakened Hizbullah enters the war, after Lebanon declined to disarm it
• Colby: Trump defense doctrine unchanged after operations in Venezuela, Iran
• Arming Iran while pushing ceasefire: China’s two-faced strategy
• Sharp drop in China’s military flights near Taiwan unexplained
• Pakistani testifies IRGC spies coerced his role in Trump assassination plot
• Reports: U.S. missiles, THAAD batteries deployed from South Korea to Iran War
• Report: Board of Peace has launched; Iran War seen as key to its success
• Irony: China’s proposed Moon site inspired by Obama-cancelled Constellation program
• Iran attack on Gulf states infuriates Saudis; Houthis prepare for uncertain future
• Top Navy officers: China expanding forces to erode U.S. undersea advantage
• Trump cracks CRINK alliance; Iran War threatens CCP global ambitions
• Regime in race to salvage nuclear program; Told Witkoff of enriched uranium for 11 bombs
• U.S. SPACECOM among ‘first movers’ in Iran War; Artemis Moon schedule updated
• Two days before Iran attack, nuclear-armed Kim signaled flexibility toward U.S.
• Analysts: China’s strategic backing for Iran aimed to distract U.S. from East Asia
• Report: China’s strategy called for expanded anti-Israel messaging since 2021
• FBI probe of 2nd China-linked lab in U.S. raises specter of bio weapons program
• State Dept. links anti-Iran War groups to CCP-aligned influence operations
• Book profiles DIA psychic who identified foreign agent still at the FBI
• Iran ‘close to a deal’ for China’s supersonic anti-ship missiles
• ‘Midnight Hammer’ shook China; 2020 underground nuclear test confirmed
• [Updated] China used fighter interception to divide critical U.S.-South Korea alliance
• ‘Kim Jong-Un era’: 9th Congress of Workers’ Party elevates grandson above lesser Kims
• As U.S. buildup continues, Iran students renew protests, Witkoff meets Shah’s son
• Trump on Xi’s warning and Taiwan missiles sale: ‘I’m talking to him about it’
• Iraq in political turmoil amid U.S. opposition to pro-Iran Maliki; U.S. forces exit Syria
• China’s 20 ‘commercial’ space companies press dual use infrastructure export drive
• Americans’ changing view of Israel: Huckabee-Carlson interview made waves in region
• How China is boosting defenses of Iran’s regime as U.S. forces reach Middle East
• Report calls for 200 B-21s to target China leadership; Drone ships prioritized
• Pentagon’s list of Chinese military companies in U.S. withdrawn before summit
• Rubio in Munich exposed China’s Global Governance Initiative, tied to UN
• China begins its push to the Moon with first test of Long March-10
• U.S. in race with China to dominate once-nonthreatening space domain
• Iran’s simple strategy: Weaponize diplomacy to outlast President Trump
• Ninth Party Congress in North Korea seen resetting conventional weapons goals
• Broadening regional support for Syria’s new government tracked by Iran
• China’s massive and opaque nuclear buildup killed new START Treaty
• PLA Daily clarifies: Gen. Zhang violated ‘absolute power’ of CCP over military
• Xi talks Taiwan in phone call to Trump after ‘singular’ U.S. missile sale
• For its Arctic ambitions, China exploits Canada’s weak defenses, indigenous population
• Khameini said to believe regime can survive U.S. attack; Iran committed to missiles
• Mars can wait: Elon Musk pivots to the Moon
• Trump factor? No New Year message from Kim Jong-Un
• Los Alamos National Lab breaks silence: Plutonium production for warheads on track
• Lebanon’s army works with CENTCOM but balks at disarming Hizbullah
• As U.S. pressure builds against Iran, Trump is focused on Iraq
• Panama court ends canal contracts with CCP-linked firm in major blow to China
• Trump’s effective Taiwan Strait deterrence: Selling 11,500 missiles to Taiwan
• Despite internal turmoil, China remains focused externally on 3 U.S. power hubs
• Battle for the heavens: Trump-Musk in lead, but China’s vision is long-term
• Report warns AI-boosted decision-making edge required to win future wars
• As U.S. ‘armada’ closes in, Iran drone targets carrier; ‘Boiling public anger’ in the streets
• Nuclear power benefits for North Korean citizens? Annual recyclable collection quotas
• Chinese national convicted in first successful prosecution of AI tech theft
• Mysteries, deception and danger: Xi Jinping purges top Gen. Zhang Youxia
• As USS Abraham Lincoln nears Iran, drone expert warns of swarm threat
• DIA report on Iran projected arsenal of 60 ICBMs by 2035
• Long-range missiles on China’s new Tang-class sub could reach U.S.
• Iraq militia issues call to war for all Iran proxies; Trump warns against Maliki’s return
• U.S. Navy spy ship, destroyer collect data in Taiwan Strait for underwater drone warfare
• ‘No hard evidence’ backs top general’s ouster; Central Military Commission reduced to 2
• Maduro on his mind? Fear returns as central governance mode under Kim Jong-Un
• Growing Rocket Lab rolls out economical, innovative Neutron SLV
• Analyst: U.S. raid in Venezuela provided signal intelligence gold to China via Cuba
• In 1956, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs was emphatic on ‘acquiring title’ to Greenland
• Analysis: Proxy militias may have entered Iran to suppress protests
• Nightmares in Pyongyang? Maduro raid revives angst over U.S. ‘decapitation’ drills
• U.S., Japan to strengthen supply chains, joint operations to southwest
• CCP uses 81 organizations in Mexico as ‘window’, bridge to U.S. tech
• China-supported ‘Islamic NATO’ targets Israel, undermines U.S. and India
• China claims discovery of carbon nanotubes on the Moon
• Syrian forces displace Kurds, consolidate control
• High tech Chinese air defenses failed as U.S. warplanes approached Venezuela
• Unlikely spymaster restores CIA’s lost luster; Cited China’s 2020 election interference
• California man charged; Chinese money laundering called key to cartel operations
• Iran diplomats project normalcy; Trump promises protesters ‘help is on the way’
• ‘Don’t get no respect’? North Korean state media failed to observe Kim’s birthday
• Iran drops out of China-led ‘BRICS-Plus’ exercise, putting its future status in doubt
• China astronauts train to advance underground Moon base ambitions
• Fall of Kurdish neighborhoods in Aleppo challenge fragile Syrian unity
• China, in post-Iran Mideast projection, advances 2025 Saudi-Pakistan agreement
• ‘Operation Absolute Resolve’ delivers major blow to China-Venezuela strategic links
• Maduro ‘gleefully’ reaffirmed strategic China ties hours before before capture
• Report: Khamenei could hit same exit ramp as Assad: To Russia
• Trump orders ‘American space superiority’
• Maduro’s capture further stresses Iran’s terror proxies and networks
• Venezuela checklist: Access advanced weapon systems from China, Russia
• PLA ended 2025 with ‘encirclement’ exercise as ‘signal’ to Pentagon, Japan
• ‘The system is in crisis’: Sources see Iran at Soviet-style breaking point
• Kim: First 2026 missile test (into Sea of Japan) due to ‘recent geopolitical crisis’
• ‘Nothing worries me,’ says President Trump after surprise China exercise around Taiwan
• With Netanyahu meeting, Trump plays Soleimani card; Protests erupt in Iran
• Investigation: Energy Dept. fueled China’s nuclear weapons development
• With surprise exercise surrounding Taiwan, China telegraphs coercion to Japan, USA
• Congress quietly mandates major upgrade to Taiwan defense
• North Korea’s SSBN: Russian reactors, proliferation to Pakistan?
• In its 2025 China military report, Department of War highlights space advances
• Israel recognizes Somaliland, triggers threat from Houthis, frustrates Saudis
• Pentagon’s annual China military power report details new nuclear force doctrine
• ‘Non-hemispheric’ China gets a call from ‘strategic partner’ Nicholas Maduro
• Trump allows sales to China of advanced chips as Nvidia sets release of more advanced tech
• Season’s greetings from Geostrategy-Direct
• U.S. to end moratorium (since 1996) on underground nuclear tests
• China’s new long-range unmanned systems pose threat to Taiwan, all U.S. forces in Asia
• Lebanon’s Christian foreign minister blames Iran for instability; Will Beirut back him?
• CCP convicts Jimmy Lai, formally ends Hong Kong freedom, orders U.S. silence
• China’s December launch signals possible replication of America’s ‘Golden Dome’
• Attack on U.S. forces in Palmyra threatens new high stakes cooperation with Syria
• Satellite imagery reveals modernization of North Korea’s Yongbyon nuclear site
• Adm. Paparo: AI power will provide ‘decision superiority’ in advanced warfare
• Iran and region’s ‘conflict dynamic’ downgraded in new National Security Strategy
• Stepping up East Asia coercion, Russia ‘strongly’ backs China’s targeting of Japan
• 100 PLAN ships press U.S. allies Japan, Taiwan, Philippines, Australia
• New book: Employee stole Tesla source code, gave to Chinese EV firm
• In break with precedent, new U.S. security strategy omits any mention of North Korea
• China subsidizes startup of its reusable space launch vehicle era
• Hearing on jihadist terror in Nigeria: Disarm militants, make Sharia Law unconstitutional
• Testimony: Three China cyber groups have penetrated U.S. electric grid
• China already in the race with U.S. to build AI data centers in space
• ‘Reunification with Taiwan’ a hoax: CCP forced to quote Miles Yu’s column in rebuttal
• Post-mortem: Israeli think tank details, assesses attack on Iran’s nuclear sites
• Analyst: Time to cut ties with China’s companies, ‘America’s enemies’
• U.S. Treasury: IRGC Quds force managed to transfer $1 billion to Hizbullah this year
• Weaponization of Space Force begins with space interceptors for ‘Golden Dome’
• Syria-CENTCOM complete first joint operation against ISIS
• North Korea showcases drones resembling U.S. Global Hawk, Reaper at Kalma Airbase
• Functional hypocrisy: China’s ‘arms control’ narrative vs documented warhead buildup
• A rarity: Xi calls Trump, but his purpose was to set a trap
• U.S. report: China’s deep-sea cable tech threatens global transactions, Taiwan
• Arming Yonaguni: Preparing for China’s War against Taiwan and Japan’s Ryukyu Islands
• CCP’s PLA floats using submarine lasers to neutralize Starlink
• U.S. underwater communications cables called ‘vulnerable, critical, irreplaceable’
• By proposing nuclear submarines for South Korea, Trump ‘took Pyongyang by surprise’
• Congressional report: ‘Policy constraints’ block ‘weaponization’ of U.S. Space Force
• Trump move against Muslim Brotherhood called ‘tectonic act’
• Iran’s regional clout countered by series of border walls erected by Syria’s neighbors
• Trump secures UN Security Council backing for 20-point Gaza plan, ‘Board of Peace’
• Quantum ‘leap’ in U.S.-Saudi ties: From oil to F-35s, ‘Strategic Defense’ pact, respect
• Indo-Pacific Command cites China’s ‘nature reserve’ claim on reef as ‘legal warfare’
• ‘Psychotic’: China’s barrage of nuclear threats against Japan; U.S. next?
• Japan to debate hosting U.S. nuclear weapons; Can Washington deliver?