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Dead Drop Nugget for Today: Cipher Brief experts Charlie Allen and Dan Hoffman have been named to the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board.  They join Cipher Expert Kevin Hulbert who was named last year. Get more Dead Drop Intel here. The Coming Chinese Storm Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats briefed the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence last week about the comprehensive threat that China poses to U.S. national security. While there were a number of areas where the IC assessed a serious national security threat, including in the areas of cyber, counterintelligence, space and counterspace, just to name a few.   The DNI also laid out the threat based on China’s expanding global reach and predicted a coming ideological battle between the U.S. and China. Cipher Brief Expert and former CIA Deputy Director for Counterintelligence, Mark Kelton examines the roots of The Coming Chinese Storm…  The Trust But Verify Strategy with North Korea OPINION -- Columnist Walter Pincus writes that “the ‘tremendous progress’ with North Korea that President Trump has repeatedly claimed, does not approach the success that Kim Jong Un has achieved, based on the status of negotiations as described by Trump’s own Special Representative for North Korea, Stephen Biegun. Trump’s North Korea strategy is certain to come up during tonight’s State of the Union Address…. Before you listen to that, read this piece by Walter Pincus. Get Walter Pincus’ Fine Print here… Under/Cover Book Review: Does Strategic Warning Intelligence Matter? “The importance of strategic warning analysis is something all can agree upon,” writes reviewer Jason Manosevitz of the book, Strategic Warning Intelligence: History, Challenges, and Prospects. “If you believe, as I do, that this kind of analysis is vital for sound policymaking, then you would agree that it deserves our attention,” adds Manosevitz. “Unfortunately, this is probably where agreement about strategic warning analysis ends.” Read Manosevitz’ review of the book by John A. Gentry and Joseph S. Gordon here… Intel Brief: A Farewell to Arms Control Just last week, the United States pulled out of the landmark 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, citing years of Russian violations. On February 02, Russia announced that it, too, would suspend adherence to the treaty, sparking fears of a renewed arms race reminiscent of the Cold War.   China wants Russia and the U.S. to remain in the treaty while arguing against expanding its scope or mandate to include Beijing’s nuclear weapons program.   The widely expected move highlights the trend of Washington moving away from Cold War-era frameworks that proved essential to decades of stability. Get today’s Intel Brief, powered by The Soufan Center…    This week's rundown Advertise with The Cipher Brief Looking to raise your company’s profile among an elite audience of national security influencers?  Consider advertising with The Cipher Brief.  With multiple products from conference sponsorships, to podcasts to daily newsletters with an impressive and influential  opt-in reach, The Cipher Brief can help you reach the audience that matters to you.  Contact Brad Christian at bchristian@thecipherbrief.com for details. Under/Cover The Cipher Brief’s Eye on Publishing, has a free monthly newsletter on all the national security-focused and fiction and non-fiction you desire.  Sign up here and check out the books our experts have written inThe Cipher Brief’s Online Book Store….https://www.thecipherbrief.com/tcb-bookstore If you have an announcement, or a tip that you’d like to share with Cipher Brief readers, or news about an upcoming event, please send a very short paragraph description to: Editor@thecipherbrief.com  There are still a few seats remaining for the national security conference of the year.   Come see what former CIA and NSA Director Michael Hayden calls ‘a Live Action version of what you get on The Cipher Brief every day.’  The focus at this March 24-26thconference is on engagement with the experts, so if you were hoping to sit through endless panels, this might not be the right place for you.  If you’re ready to roll up your sleeves, share best practices and engage in meaningful conversations between the public & private sectors, then be sure to request your invitation to The Cipher Brief’s 2019 Threat Conference today.