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Threat Status for Thursday, December 25, 2025. The Threat Status daily newsletter team is on hiatus Dec. 25-26 in recognition of Christmas. 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 exclusive videos

National Security Editor Guy Taylor sits down with Sen. Todd Young, Indiana Republican, who has emerged in recent years as a leader on the most nuanced aspects of U.S.-China competition.

WATCH: Biotech & rare earths — The future of the U.S.-China great power competition

Advanced technology is intersecting with national security and U.S.-China relations in unprecedented ways: from the race for dominance over futuristic biotechnology to the fight for global control over critical mineral supplies. Mr. Taylor sits down with Sen. Todd Young, Indiana Republican and a leader on the most nuanced aspects of this competition, for a discussion on what’s needed to maintain American security leadership on the world stage.

WATCH: How Pentagon acquisition reform is reshaping the aerospace defense industry

Mr. Taylor sits down with Eric Fanning, president and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association, for a wide-ranging discussion on challenges and opportunities at play within the evolving transformation of how the government acquires and delivers new tech for the U.S. military.

PODCAST: Inside the future of the U.S. Space Force

Chief Master Sgt. of the Space Force John F. Bentivegna joins the Threat Status weekly podcast to talk about the weaponization of space and how America and its allies can work together to protect the fast-evolving futuristic domain.

EXCLUSIVE FEATURE: Hack of Chinese state time center hints at U.S. advanced missile defense

National Security Correspondent Bill Gertz examines how a Chinese Ministry of State Security intelligence service disclosure about a U.S. National Security Agency cyber campaign offered clues to one of the most secret American programs in support of an advanced form of strategic missile defense called “left of launch.”

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Threat Status Events Radar

• Jan. 12 — Next Steps for the U.S.-Japan Alliance: Deterrence, Cybersecurity and Indo-Pacific Partnerships, Center for Strategic & International Studies

• Jan. 14 — A New Direction for Artificial Intelligence and Students: Findings from the Brookings Global Task Force on AI and Education, Brookings Institution

• Jan. 15 — The Future of U.S. Foreign Assistance, Center for a New American Security

• Jan. 15 — 10 Conflicts to Watch in 2026, Chatham House

• Jan. 20 — The Future of Biosafety: Confronting Gain-of-Function Research, The Heritage Foundation

• Jan. 21 — Artificial General Intelligence: America’s Next National Security Frontier, Institute of World Politics

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