The Wire - June 12, 2024

//The Wire//1930Z June 12, 2024//
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//BLUF: RUSSIAN AND NATO EXERCISES CONTINUE IN CARIBBEAN AND BALTIC SEA RESPECTIVELY. DOMESTIC HOMELAND THREATS CONTINUE TO MOUNT.//
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-International Events-
Caribbean: The previously announced Russian naval exercise continues in Cuban waters as planned.
Baltic Sea: The similarly-timed NATO exercise (BALTOPS 24) continues simultaneously to the Russian activities in the Caribbean. This year’s demonstration is the largest in the history of this routine naval exercise, with 20x NATO members contributing over 50 surface vessels to take part in maneuvers throughout the Baltic Sea.
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North Carolina: Local media reports indicate that the FBI is investigating an attack on electrical infrastructure that occurred last week. Allegedly, small arms were used to target an electrical transformer in Durham County, which resulted in a power outage in Raleigh. AC: The location where the attack took place is a remote site in the vicinity of the 3900 block of Carpenter Pond Road, well outside of the typical bounds of small arms fire that is fairly routine in the well-known hotspots in Durham and Raleigh. The general area around this site is very high-income, with a major electrical substation being located only a few hundred yards away from the alleged attack location.
USA: Various mainstream media outlets have announced the arrest of at least 6x potential ISIS operatives in the United States, as part of a coordinated counterterrorism operation. All 6x suspects allegedly are from Tajikistan and obtained entry into the U.S. illegally via the southern border.
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Analyst Comments: As this information comes from closed-sources not made public by any media outlet, independent verification of these claims is not possible at this time. However, considering the tens of thousands of people that also exhibit terrorism concerns (along with the thousands placed on commercial flights with zero identity documents), only arresting 6 potential terrorists is merely a fraction of the total number of potential terror threats that authorities have confirmed are entering the United States daily.
Analyst: S2A1
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