# Tulsi Gabbard

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## Timeline

- **2035**: Projected Threat Peak — U.S. Intelligence Community expects the global missile threat to reach 16,000 units.
- **2026-07-10**: Third round of layoffs announced — Pulte tweets that ODNI has started a third round of cutting redundant or non-critical personnel.
- **2026-06**: ODNI supervisors warn of major cuts — Employees told to expect significant workforce reductions after Trump urges Pulte to act.
- **2026-06**: Pulte appointed acting DNI — Trump replaces Tulsi Gabbard with Bill Pulte, an ally with no intelligence experience.
- **2026-03-18**: Gabbard Warning — DNI Tulsi Gabbard alerts the public to Pakistani ICBM development plans.
- **2026-03-18**: Senate Intelligence Hearing — DNI Tulsi Gabbard presents the Annual Threat Assessment to U.S. lawmakers.
- **2026-Q1**: Operation Epic Fury — U.S. or allied strikes conducted against Iranian missile production and launch facilities.
- **2023-10-18**: Ababeel Re-test — Pakistan conducts a second flight test of the Ababeel weapon system.
- **2017-01-24**: Ababeel Debut — First test of MIRV technology, indicating advanced payload capabilities.
- **2015-03-09**: Shaheen-III Test — Pakistan tests its longest-range missile capable of reaching all of India.

## Recent coverage (6 stories)

### 51-47 Vote Puts Clayton at Helm of Intel Community, Steering Space Satellites and SIGINT
2026-08-01 14:40:31 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

With Jay Clayton confirmed as DNI in a 51-47 vote, the oversight of 18 intelligence agencies—including the NRO and NGA—raises questions about space-based surveillance priorities and the politicization of intelligence in an election year.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/clayton-dni-confirmation-space-intel-satellites

### ODNI's Third Round of Job Cuts Threatens Space-Based Intelligence Capabilities
2026-07-27 09:00:58 · Sentiment: Bearish · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 4

The ODNI's third round of layoffs raises critical concerns for the defense space sector, potentially impairing satellite reconnaissance, missile warning, and space domain awareness missions.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/odni-cuts-space-intelligence-threat

### DEI Firing Case Shakes National Security: 19 Intel Officers Reinstated
2026-07-04 14:36:00 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2

A federal appeals court halts the firing of 19 CIA and ODNI officers involved in DEI projects, raising questions about workforce stability in critical national security agencies.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/dei-firing-national-security-19-intel-officers

### 18 Intel Agencies' Space Assets Hang in Balance as Clayton FISA Standoff Drags
2026-06-11 20:36:06 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 7

The nomination of Jay Clayton as DNI could stall coordination of space-based intelligence gathering across 18 agencies, as Democrats tie his confirmation to renewal of critical foreign surveillance laws.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/space-intel-agencies-clayton-fisa-standoff

### DNI Tulsi Gabbard Warns of Pakistan ICBM Potential in Global Threat Briefing
2026-03-19 00:11:48 · Sentiment: Bearish · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 6

US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard warned the Senate Intelligence Committee that Pakistan’s ballistic missile program could expand to include ICBMs capable of striking the United States. The briefing projected a fivefold increase in global missile threats to the U.S. homeland by 2035.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/dni-gabbard-pakistan-icbm-threat-assessment

### Gabbard Warns of Pakistani ICBM Ambitions Targeting United States
2026-03-18 20:12:05 · Sentiment: Bearish · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 2

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has alerted lawmakers to Pakistan's efforts to develop long-range ballistic missiles capable of reaching the United States. This shift suggests Islamabad is looking to expand its nuclear deterrent beyond its traditional regional focus on India.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/pakistan-icbm-development-tulsi-gabbard-warning

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