On COI #452, Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman discuss the latest on the US surveillance state, China, and the Middle East.

Connor covers a scandalous disclosure regarding the FBI snooping on US lawmakers, as well as a recent study exposing the devastating and far-reaching effects of US nuclear weapons tests.

Kyle covers Beijing’s response to inflammatory comments made by Japan’s defense minister suggesting Tokyo would support Taipei in a conflict with the mainland, the CIA director saying Washington is boosting its spy presence in China, and the US testing a cargo plane missile system in the Asia-Pacific eyeing China.

Connor also details the White House’s redoubled efforts to forge a Saudi-Israeli normalization deal. Plus, Kyle breaks down the latest escalations in Syria between Russian and American aircraft.