Today's D Brief: UNGA begins; COVID surpasses 1918 flu deaths; Putin the poisoner, cont.; USAF’s new tanker-airlifter; And a bit more.
By Ben Watson
September 21, 2021 10:34 AM ET
The D Brief
New: Check out the Space Force’s new uniforms, which were unveiled today by Chief of Space Operations Air Force Gen. John Raymond on stage at the Air Force Association’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference. Defense One’s Tara Copp tweeted a few images over here.
Also today: President Joe Biden is addressing the United Nations General Assembly for his first time as POTUS. Biden follows behind Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro, who opened today’s ceremonies from UN headquarters in New York City at 9 a.m. ET. (Livestream here.) COVID and climate change are expected to be the leading topics in this year’s addresses—as well as Afghanistan and Yemen, according to White House officials.
Biden will emphasize how America is “closing the chapter on 20 years of war,” U.S. officials told reporters in a preview Monday. He’ll also say that the U.S. is “opening a chapter of intensive diplomacy by rallying allies and partners and institutions to deal with the major challenges of our time: COVID-19; climate change; emerging technologies; rules of the road on trade and economics; investments in clean infrastructure that is noncorrupt and high-standards; a modern approach to counterterrorism; and vigorous competition with great powers, but not a new Cold War.”
https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2021/09/the-d-brief-september-21-2021/185487/
