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Estonian Defense Forces: Russia could restore combat readiness in 2027
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Sci-Tech editor for @DefenseOne. Spies, AIs and the future(s). signal https://t.co/e6TjpPddhb
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Russia-linked hackers are targeting Signal and WhatsApp accounts of senior officials, military personnel and journalists in a global cyber campaign, the Netherlands' AIVD and MIVD intelligence services said in a joint statement. Hackers are impersonating a fake Signal Support chatbot to gain account access and read both private and group messages, while also exploiting the linked devices function to monitor accounts remotely without users' knowledge.
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1) Why do Russian soldiers seem to commit violence with impunity, and how does Russian propaganda help them get away with it?
New research piece out now 🧵👇
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Associate Press wins a Pulitzer for showing how across the world, surveillance technology – often made by Silicon Valley and sold with US government blessing despite sanctions – is increasingly monitoring the moves of citizens who have done nothing wrong. trib.al/r2ZVHZz
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Taiwan’s lawmakers propose defining Cognitive Warfare as “the act of foreign or hostile forces using artificial intelligence [AI], information technology, or other means to spread false or misleading information, with the intent to disrupt government functions, social stability or the constitutional order of freedom and democracy.” taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/ar…
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We’ve been covering for years defenseone.com/technology/202… 🧵
Greg R. Lawson@ConservaWonk
This is going to be a massive problem in the future of #warfare- the weaponization of #AI to influence the information ecosystem. @SmallWars smallwarsjournal.com/2026/05/04/the… Excerpt, "Imagine a communications failure during a military crisis. Under pressure, a cyber specialist consults an artificial intelligence system for troubleshooting guidance. The response appears detailed, confident, and technically sound. The recommendation is implemented immediately. Hours later, the system collapses. The operator does not realize that the recommendation contained a subtle flaw introduced through manipulated data sources or malicious prompts embedded within external information systems. The artificial intelligence response appeared authoritative, but it quietly introduced a vulnerability that triggered failure at a critical moment. No missile was launched. No obvious network breach occurred. Yet the operational outcome was the same: a mission-critical system failed when it was needed most. This scenario reflects a broader shift. Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming embedded in decision-making across military operations, cybersecurity defenses, infrastructure management, and intelligence analysis systems. These technologies promise significant advantages in speed and analytical capability. However, they also introduce new vulnerabilities, particularly when systems rely on external data sources or opaque model behavior. Adversaries may not need to penetrate networks directly if they can manipulate the information systems trusted by those who operate them. As a result, the weaponization of artificial intelligence may not occur primarily through autonomous weapons or robotic systems. Instead, the most consequential threats may emerge through manipulated information, cyber disruption, criminal networks, and destabilization of civilian systems. For Civil Affairs forces tasked with restoring governance and supporting stability operations, these developments introduce new challenges across the operational environment."
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Lithuania released the first images of its own HIMARS rocket systems coming off the production line. The same weapon that changed the war in Ukraine is now being built for Lithuania.
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The dilemma of balancing freedom of expression against limiting the spread of misinformation is a central debate in modern information ecosystems.
In our latest paper, we measured citizens’ preferences for speech governance in 40 countries (N = 47,719). People are nearly evenly split between protecting free expression (51%) and preventing misinformation from spreading (49%).
However, this preference is politically polarized: in 32 out of 40 countries, right-leaning participants prioritize protecting free expression more than left-leaning participants (55% vs. 48%).
This polarization pattern is amplified by political interest--people who care the most about politics are the most polarized. osf.io/preprints/psya…
This paper was led by @TobiaSpampatti @laura_k_globig @steverathje2 and @H_Sjastad
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BREAKING: According to BR and internal U.S. Army sources, the reported reduction of around 5,000 troops in Germany is linked to the Vilseck–Grafenwöhr area, where the 2nd Cavalry Regiment (Stryker formation) is based.
This is a combat-ready, forward-deployed unit, not administrative personnel. It is built for rapid movement, armored operations, and NATO exercises across Europe, with frequent deployments to Poland, the Baltics, and Romania.
The change would directly reduce the permanently stationed U.S. armored presence in Central Europe, meaning fewer ready ground forces based in Germany to quickly reinforce NATO’s eastern flank in a crisis.
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The most expensive piece of the Cold War that never ended is a building in central Vienna, and it's still on the clock. Russia's "Russencity" compound in Vienna, a nine-acre complex on the Danube, has SIGINT satellite dishes on its rooftops that face West. They reposition frequently. Vienna is optimally positioned for this, says @harkank in @FT.
One large dish reoriented on the eve of the Munich Security Conference, Europe's main annual gathering of defence officials, then returned to its previous angle the day after the conference ended. Whoever is operating it had better conference prep than most attendees.
The SIGINT station was commissioned in 1983. Andropov ran operations against dissidents, then ran the KGB, then ran the USSR, and also ordered a building. The building outlasted everything else.
It is still working exactly as designed. Russia has around 500 diplomatic staff in Vienna, with up to a third suspected of being covert intelligence officers. Austria's own domestic intelligence agency warned in writing that the Russian SIGINT stations "pose a significant security risk".
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BREAKING: Unprecedented security measures have been instituted in the Kremlin in recent weeks as Vladimir Putin anticipates a possible coup or assassination attempt — including a drone strike from within.
That's according to a European intel agency.
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President Trump may want “strategic stability” with Russia, but Vladimir Putin wants to harm the U.S. and its allies. wsj.com/opinion/how-ru… via @WSJopinion
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