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forces to move into the rescue phase.

And as we've reported, that rescue was incredibly complex.

Hundreds of personnel and over 150 aircraft were involved.

Some aircraft were damaged, some had to be destroyed on the ground, and yet, remarkably, no American lives were lost.

As for the ghost murmur technology, this was its first known use in the field.

It was reportedly developed by Lockheed Martin's Secretive Skunk Works division, and while it shows real promise, well, it's not a silver bullet.

It requires time to process data, and it's far less effective in crowded or complex environments.

And that, my friends, is the President's Daily Brief for Wednesday, the 8th of April.

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First up, after a month of fighting, the war with Iran may be entering its most decisive stretch, with the endgame still very much in question.

Benham Ben-Taliblu from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, he'll join us to break it all down.

Later in the show, Japan takes a major step away from its post-war defense posture, deploying long-range missiles that can reach the Chinese mainland.