BRIEF 002 | DefenseHub Daily Brief | August 22, 2026

What changed, why it matters and what to watch across Ukraine, Iran, Taiwan and the Korean Peninsula.

SATELLITE IMAGERY: ANTELOPE REEF ISLAND APPEARS COMPLETE

Satellite imagery reviewed by Reuters indicates the PRC appears to have completed the first stage of an artificial island on Antelope Reef in the Paracels. ISW assesses the roughly 1,490-acre site, with piers and a possible runway, could become the PRC's largest South China Sea naval base.

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