As published (News and Guts - September 15, 2021) - On Tuesday, multiple outlets previewed “Peril” – a forthcoming book by Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Robert Costa – that makes a series of jaw-dropping revelations about the final months of the Trump presidency. Among the most startling is how close the United States and China came to war in late 2020. On Wednesday, new reporting from Axios added details from the perspective of top Pentagon officials.