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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | November 19th, 2024: Kyiv Launches First US-Backed Long-Range Strike On Russia & Pentagon Unable To Account For Trillions Of Dollars
Tue, 19 Nov 2024
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, Ukraine has launched their first barrage of U.S.-made long range missiles into Russian territory after getting approval from the White House on Sunday, prompting Vladimir Putin to officially revise the Kremlin’s nuclear doctrine, significantly lowering the stated threshold for the possible use of nuclear weapons. Then, we turn stateside, where the Pentagon has failed their mandatory annual audit for the seventh year in a row, apparently unable to account for trillions of dollars in assets and liabilities. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President’s Daily Brief by visiting PDBPremium.com. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief. YouTube: youtube.com/@presidentsdailybrief Patriot Gold: Call 1-888-870-5457 for a free investor guide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chapter 1: What recent military actions has Ukraine taken against Russia?
Dies ermutigte Putin, mit seinen vorher gestellten Plänen zu folgen, die Kremlin-Nuklear-Doktrin offiziell zu verabschieden, die gestellte Grenze für die mögliche Nutzung von nuklearen Waffen deutlich zu reduzieren. Nun, wie geht das? Du weißt, nukleare Annihilation war nicht etwas, was ich auf meiner Weihnachts-Wunschliste hatte.
Chapter 2: How has Putin responded to Ukraine's missile strikes?
Dann sind wir auf die Staatsseite geflogen, wo der Pentagon ihren mandatorischen jährlichen Ausschuss für das siebte Jahr in der Reihe verfehlt hat. Gut gemacht, Jungs. Offenbar nicht in der Lage, für Trillionen von Dollar und Aspekte und Verhältnisse zu sorgen. Nun, um ehrlich zu sein, wer hat nicht einen Trillionen Dollar auf der Rückseite des Sofas verloren, komm schon.
Aber zuerst unsere Nachmittags-Spotlight. Es scheint, dass die Ukraine keine Zeit verpasst, die US-Long-Range-Missilien im russischen Territorium zu benötigen, nachdem sie am Sonntag von der White House das Grünlicht bekommen hat.
Chapter 3: What issues has the Pentagon faced with its annual audit?
Russland hat die Ukraine verurteilt, eine Barrage von US-gestellten Long-Range-Missilien in die Briansk-Region zu launchen, am Dienstagmorgen, der erste bekannte Anwendung dieser Waffen von der Ukraine, seit der Krieg begann.
Während Kiew noch nicht offiziell über die Schüsse kommentiert hat, haben zwei US-Affiziere die Aktion CNN bestätigt, dass die Ukraine sechs Ballistikmissilien an einem Militärgebiet in Bryansk gefeuert hat, z.B. amerikanische Atakums, ein supersonic ground-launched tactical ballistic missile mit einer Größe von ca. 190 Meilen.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Russian air defenses shot down five of the missiles and damaged the sixth. Fragments of that missile reportedly struck a military facility, causing a fire. No injuries or casualties were reported by Russian officials as a result of the attack. As I mentioned, officials in Kiev have not formally commented on the attack.
However, an anonymous source from the Ukrainian military told the BBC, "...indeed, for the first time, we used attackams to strike Russian territory."
As we discussed yesterday, President Biden authorized on Sunday Ukraine's use of U.S.-supplied long-range missiles to strike deeper into Russian territory, relaxing long-standing restrictions that were aimed at keeping the conflict from escalating further. The move, while hailed by the U.S.
's NATO allies, has prompted concerns about nuclear escalation and the threat of a wider conflict breaking out in Europe. In response, President Biden said, quote, Come on, man, I'm on my way out the door. Good luck with that nuke thing. Yes, that was a fake quote.
Back in September, Russian President Putin floated the idea of making changes to Russia's nuclear doctrine, warning that Moscow could use nuclear weapons if it was struck with conventional Western missiles, a message clearly meant to intimidate the US and other Western nations.
Er bestätigte, dass die Anerkennung von Ukrainens der Anwendung von westlichen langen Waffen die direkte Bedeutung von NATO-Staaten, den Vereinigten Staaten und europäischen Staaten und der Krieg in der Ukraine bedeuten würde. Am Dienstag, nachdem die erste offizielle Strecke in der Ukraine mit diesen vorgelegten Munitionen stattfand, hat Putin offiziell Russlands nukleare Doktrin geöffnet.
um die bestehende Grenze für die mögliche Nutzung von nuklearen Waffen zu reduzieren. Speziell sagt die Revision, dass ein Angriff auf Russland von einem Nuklearpowern, aber mit der Teilnahme und Unterstützung eines Nuklearpowers, jetzt als eine gemeinsame Angriff auf die russische Föderation gesehen wird.
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Chapter 4: What are the implications of the revised Russian nuclear doctrine?
On that cheery note, coming up, we turn to the US, where the Pentagon has failed their mandatory annual audit for the seventh year in a row, unable to account for trillions of dollars. But hey, who's counting? Obviously not the Pentagon. I'll be right back. Vielen Dank. Whatever plants you're interested in, Fast Growing Trees has you covered to get your dream yard delivered directly to your door.
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Since the audits began in 2018, the Pentagon has yet to pass one. Mandatory Audits for the DoD were introduced as part of broader financial accountability measures. Yeah, that seems like a good idea.
Chapter 5: How does the U.S. government respond to the nuclear threat from Russia?
Despite ongoing efforts to improve transparency, the DoD has faced repeated public criticism for its inability to meet standards, a failure that comes as its annual budget continues to rise, swelling to over $824 billion just this year. Which they've probably already misplaced.
The latest results, announced on Friday by Michael McCord, the Undersecretary of Defense, the Comptroller, and the Chief Financial Officer, oh, they have one, reported the result was, quote, expected. Of the 28 entities audited, more than half, 15 to be exact, received disclaimers of opinion, meaning they failed to provide sufficient data for a comprehensive evaluation.
Sounds like Chief Financial Officer McCord has also failed. Nine entities achieved unqualified or clean opinions, up one from last year. Wow, well done you, signaling a slight improvement. McCord noted that eight of these entities resolved or corrected previous audit issues in collaboration with the Treasury Department, pointing to, quote, progress in resolving issues.
Well, I don't think the Chief Financial Officer has a firm grasp on the definition of progress. Regardless, that so-called progress came at a price of $178 million for 1,700 auditors to sift through $4.1 trillion in assets and $4.3 trillion in liabilities. Now, in case you missed the humor in that...
Offensichtlich hat der Pentagon 178 Millionen Dollar verwendet, um einen Ausschuss durchzuführen, um herauszufinden, dass der Pentagon wieder einmal den Ausschuss verfehlt. Nun, ich bin kein Cheffinanzierter, aber das klingt nicht wie eine Verhandlung. Für Reference, die letzte Jahrs-DOD-Ausschuss enthüllte 1.600 Ausschüsse und kostete 187 Millionen Dollar.
The primary hurdle for the DOD, aside from being able to find anything, remains accounting for physical assets and property. McCord identified the Department of the Army, Navy and Air Force as critical components for achieving an overarching clean audit. McCord stated, quote, End quote. Despite the disappointing results, there was a milestone.
The Marine Corps made history earlier this year by passing its first audit for the prior fiscal year, becoming the first branch to do so. Well done, Leathernecks. This year's audit added the Defense Threat Reduction Agency to the list of entities receiving clean audits.
Other entities with clean records include the Defense Health Agency, Military Retirement Fund, National Reconnaissance Office and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works. While McCord acknowledged that challenges remain, do you think, he expressed optimism about the department's trajectory, stating, quote, momentum is on our side.
In 2020, the Pentagon originally thought it might pass by 2027. Following that string of failures, Congress gave it an extra year, mandating a clean audit by 2028 in the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act. Nun, es ist wichtig zu bemerken, dass drei Entitäten noch in Überzeugung sind.
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