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Threat Status for Thursday, November 27, 2025. The Threat Status daily newsletter team is on hiatus Nov. 27 & 28 in recognition of Thanksgiving. While we’re away, please enjoy some recent highlights from the deep-dive journalism produced by the Threat Status team.

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Threat Status podcast: Here's the role of U.S. Special Forces in the 21st century. File photo credit: Getmilitaryphotos via Shutterstock.

WATCH: Inside the U.S. Army’s role in space and missile defense

Mr. Taylor sits down with Lt. Gen. Sean Gainey for a wide-ranging discussion on the Army’s role as a mission leader and integrator across these futuristic domains.

WATCH: Trump’s talk of resuming nuclear tests ratchets up tensions with Moscow, Beijing

Defense and National Security Correspondent John T. Seward breaks down the global implications of President Trump’s threat to resume nuclear weapons tests. In this exclusive video, Mr. Seward explains how the situation has caused unease in Moscow and Beijing and triggered frustration among some U.S. nonproliferation experts who say the administration is sending mixed signals on an intensely sensitive global security issue.

WATCH: AI and drones rewrite the rules of war in Ukraine’s digital battlefield

More than three years into Russia’s brutal invasion of its neighbor, the war raging on Ukraine’s eastern plains is increasingly being fought by machines. Threat Status Special Correspondent in Ukraine Guillaume Ptak examines the situation in this exclusive video featuring on-the-ground footage from the war zone.

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Threat Status Events Radar

• Dec. 2 — Strengthening U.S. Alliances and Partnerships in the Indo-Pacific, Brookings Institution

• Dec. 2 — Keeping China Grounded: Ensuring Long-Term U.S. Tech Leadership in Low Earth Orbit, Center for Strategic & International Studies

• Dec. 2-3 — AI+ Space Summit, Special Competitive Studies Project 

• Dec. 4 — The FIFA World Cup and National Security Resilience: Private-Sector Perspectives, Atlantic Council

• Dec. 5 — Moldova’s Euro-Atlantic Path: Regional Security, Energy Opportunity and Democratic Resilience, Hudson Institute

• Dec. 6 — 2025 Reagan National Defense Forum, Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute

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