The America That Americans Forget
As tensions with China mount, the U.S. military continues to build up Guam and other Pacific territories — placing the burdens of imperial power on the nation’s most ignored and underrepresented citizens.
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Your Wednesday Briefing: Wagner Chief in Exile
Also, American views on China continue to sour.
Chinese ‘Volt Typhoon’ hack underlines shift in Beijing’s targets, skills
“The PRC’s goal is developing capabilities to disrupt critical infrastructure in the event of a future conflict,” NSA Cybersecurity Director Rob Joyce told Breaking Defense in a statement.
Weather tracker: Typhoon Mawar narrowly avoids landfall as it hits Guam
Wind and rain bring island to a standstill but eye replacement cycle fortuitously weakens it temporarilyEarlier this week, Typhoon Mawar whipped up a storm in western Micronesia as the category 4 storm came close to landfall on the island of Guam. Star…
Typhoon Mawar tears through Guam, leaving most of island without power
Electricity lines and trees downed and ‘what used to be a jungle looks like toothpicks’ as governor declares the worst is overMuch of Guam was without power and running water after a typhoon packing ferocious winds and torrential rains battered the wes…
China-backed hackers ‘living off the land’ to target critical systems, says Five Eyes group
Targets include US military facilities on Guam that would be key in an Asia-Pacific conflict, say Microsoft and western spy agenciesA state-sponsored Chinese hacking group has been spying on a wide range of US critical infrastructure organisations and …
Chinese Malware Hits Systems on Guam. Is Taiwan the Real Target?
The code, which Microsoft said was installed by a Chinese government hacking group, set off alarms because Guam would be a centerpiece of any U.S. military response to a move against Taiwan.
Mawar Becomes a Super Typhoon After Lashing Guam: Latest Storm Updates
Island residents experienced howling winds and periods of intense rainfall, which left most of Guam without power. Officials had yet to assess the damage, but typhoon warnings remained in effect.
Weather tracker: Guam and Philippines brace for Typhoon Mawar
Typhoon projected to affect US territory of Guam as early as Tuesday. Elsewhere, Europe is heating upOver the weekend, a rapidly intensifying region of thunderstorms in the western Pacific culminated in the formation of Typhoon Mawar.The movement of th…
Tropical Storm Mawar Heads Toward Guam
The storm could bring damaging winds and flooding to the Mariana Islands in the Pacific, meteorologists said.