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and you should not expect to be protected if something goes wrong It's Tuesday, December 5th.

It's too little. It's Tuesday, December 5th.

Welcome to the PDB afternoon bulletin.

I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage.

Let's get briefed.

The U.S. is once again responding to attacks by Iranian-backed

militants in the Middle East, launching a deadly airstrike against a militia in

Iraq on Sunday, and proposing an Allied task force to provide security

for ships in the Red Sea.

We'll also discuss a developing situation at the UK's largest nuclear waste and decommissioning site, where officials have reportedly

engaged in a years-long cover-up of a hack by a foreign cyber group that may have compromised the sprawling facilities systems.

But first, our afternoon spotlight.

The U.S. is pushing back on land and sea in the wake of renewed Iranian-backed proxy attacks in the Middle East.

Now, the U.S. killed at least five Iranian-backed militia members in a drone strike in Iraq on Sunday,

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