A tragedy in California, troops leaving Germany and Kim Jong Un’s weird flex - The Briefing, 8.04.20

An update on the tragic accident during Marine training off the California coast, the latest on the Pentagon’s plan to pull troops from Germany, and a congressional inquest gains steam over sex-trafficking among sailors in Bahrain.

Plus: What does a newly developed suppressor muzzle hybrid device mean for troops? And what’s Kim Jong Un up to mugging for the camera in these pictures? That and more on The Briefing for Aug. 4, 2020.

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