Topic: High Alert

Reports of a cut undersea communications cable in the Baltic Sea are identified as a major indicator of the "road to war." General Flynn notes that Russia has placed its nuclear triad on high alert and is conducting strike drills in response to Western escalations. He also advises monitoring the Chinese submarine and bomber fleets, suggesting the conflict is expanding beyond a regional proxy war.

Maria Zee and Michael Yon address reports of increased military activity and communications outages in the U.S. While Yon notes that many such reports in the past were routine exercises, he acknowledges the high state of alert following recent cyber attacks. They discuss the issuance of satellite phones to U.S. Senators and threats from Russian hacktivist groups against European banks.