AlertsUSA Homeland Security Weekly Update

Dec 07 2024 418 ep. 6 mins 1.2k
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A weekly podcast from AlertsUSA, Inc expanding on SMS alerts sent as part of the National Threat and Incident Notification Service for Mobile Devices. Topics covered include terrorism, border security, nuclear and radiological emergencies, civil unrest, embassy warning messages, major public health threats such as epidemics and pandemics and more. Each weekly episode is a fast paced roundup of threats, developments and practical advice directly impacting your safety and security.

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Homeland Security Weekly Update - Dec 7, 2024

Dec 07 2024 7 mins  
In this week's update, we look into warnings by the FBI and DHS that Chinese hackers continue to lurk within US telecommunications networks, along with the need for Americans to begin using encrypted messaging apps. An expanded written version of this report can be found within our weekly Threat Journal email newsletter. You can subscribe for FREE by simply visiting https://www.Thr

Homeland Security Weekly Update - Nov 23, 2024

Nov 23 2024 11 mins  
In this week's update, we begin with a look at Moscow's response to Ukraine's use of western long-range missiles to strike the Russian homeland, as well as Putin's menacing warning. We then return to the US for a rundown of this week's Senate hearings on the massive cybersecurity threat posed by China. An expanded written version of this report can be found within our weekly Threat

Homeland Security Weekly Update - Nov 16, 2024

Nov 14 2024 8 mins  
In this week's update, we begin with a look at the content of a new DoD annual report on UFO/UAP encounters, as well as new Congressional testimony on the topic. We then shift over to Europe for an update on the rapid rise in antisemitic attacks. An expanded written version of this report can be found within our weekly Threat Journal email newsletter. You can subscribe for FREE by

Homeland Security Weekly Update - Nov 2, 2024

Oct 31 2024 7 mins  
In this week's update, we begin with a situation report on North Korean soldiers entering the conflict in Ukraine. We also explore claims from South Korea and Japan that North Korea could potentially detonate a nuclear weapon in time for next week's US presidential election. An expanded written version of this report can be found within our weekly Threat Journal email newsletter. Y

Homeland Security Weekly Update - Oct 26, 2024

Oct 26 2024 8 mins  
In this week's update, we look into the deployment of North Korean military forces to Western Russia near the Ukraine border. We also explore the latest developments with McDonald's growing E. coli outbreak. An expanded written version of this report can be found within our weekly Threat Journal email newsletter. You can subscribe for FREE by simply visiting https://www.ThreatJourn

Homeland Security Weekly Update - Oct 19, 2024

Oct 19 2024 8 mins  
In this week's update, we look at rising Middle East tensions with the elimination of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the mastermind of the October 7, 2023 attack, B-2 strikes on deep targets in Yemen, and deployment of US THAAD missile systems and troops to Israel. An expanded written version of this report can be found within our weekly Threat Journal email newsletter. You can subscri

Homeland Security Weekly Update - Oct 12, 2024

Oct 12 2024 7 mins  
In this week's update, we look at the details of an announcement by DOJ of the foiling of an Election Day terror plot. We also provide a clip of the chief of the UK intelligence service MI5 describing what he says is the most complex threat environment ever seen. An expanded written version of this report can be found within our weekly Threat Journal email newsletter. You can subsc

Homeland Security Weekly Update - Oct 5, 2024

Oct 05 2024 7 mins  
In this week's update, we look at the details of public warning messages from the FBI and DHS calling attention to the heightened terrorism threat environment and urging vigilance around the first anniversary of the Oct 7, 2023 attack by Hamas. An expanded written version of this report can be found within our weekly Threat Journal email newsletter. You can subscribe for FREE by si

Homeland Security Weekly Update - Sept 21, 2024

Sep 21 2024 6 mins  
In this week's update, we begin with a look at the details of a second attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump while on his golf course in West Palm Beach. We then look into a claim by Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz that he has been informed there are at least five assassination teams in pursuit of the former president. An expanded written version of this report ca

Homeland Security Weekly Update - Sept 14, 2024

Sep 14 2024 7 mins  
In this week's update, we begin with a rundown of Sunday's I-75 sniper incident in Kentucky and the ongoing manhunt for the shooter. 5 people were severely injured in this attack. We then look into the details of a foiled plot by a Pakistani national to arrange the assassination of USGOV officials and/or politicians. An expanded written version of this report can be found within ou