Wednesday NatSec Roundup

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• The Russians have stepped up their support for Assad in Syria, escorting Syrian troops around Idlib in order to deter Turkish attacks.
• A rundown on what China’s military-industrial complex has been working up in the field of naval strike. Short answer: Quite a lot.
• It’s (roughly) the 30th anniversary of the release of The Hunt for Red October. There is probably a movie I’ve seen more times in the last 30 years than Red October… but I struggle to think of what it might be.
• Here’s a pretty amazing video representation of what happens when a submarine exceeds test depth and implodes…
• Chinese nationals assisting with North Korean cryptocurrency hacking. Some interesting stuff from the financial statecraft point of view…
• Russia getting its first female bomber pilot?