Pulse Briefing: US bond market crisis, North Korea missile launch, Strait Hormuz stealth operations - Thursday, August 20, 2026

US long-term bond yields surge again erasing Treasury Secretary intervention effect as debt hits $40 trillion. North Korea fires 10 missiles day after Trump curtails South Korea joint military exercises. US military conducts stealth operation to keep Strait of Hormuz open as Iran targets tankers. The Pulse Briefing is a daily preparedness-intelligence briefing on the national and geopolitical developments that matter for prepared families: energy, supply chains, security, health, and the economy.