Monday, February 4, 2013

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 4, 2013

Outgoing Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Gen. Martin Dempsey

Leon Panetta Goes Off: Letting The Sequester Happen Would Be 'Shameful And Irresponsible' -- Business Insider

Outgoing Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta warned on "Meet the Press" Sunday that Congress potentially letting the sequester go into effect would be "shameful and irresponsible," and it would "damage the readiness" of the U.S.

"Meet the Press" host Chuck Todd, who was filling in for David Gregory this week, asked Panetta about the potential effects of the sequester — automatic, across-the-board spending cuts that will affect most areas of government spending beginning on March. Sequestration would force the Pentagon to make across-the-board cuts of 16.3 percent in this year alone.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

As he leaves, Panetta says sequester is biggest concern -- CNN

North Korea 'preparing for two nuclear tests' -- The Telegraph

Nato chief: Mali shows holes in EU defence -- EU Observer

Syria Never Stood A Chance Against Israel's Electronic Warfare -- Business Insider/The Aviationist

Iran is smuggling 'manpad' anti-aircraft missiles for lone militants, warns US -- The Telegraph

10 Simple Reasons Iran's New Jet Will Never Leave The Ground -- Business Insider

Britain's MOD spending figures reveal nuclear ambitions
-- SNP.org

The alternatives to Trident carry an enormous risk -- The Telegraph

Brazil defense says wants to buy Russian antiaircraft systems -- Reuters

Europe Dominates South America’s Militaries
-- The Trumpet

Pakistani military hits out over abuse allegations -- The Telegraph

Pakistani military calls HRW report 'a pack of lies,' and 'fabricated' -- Threat Matrix

It’s Time For Canada To Build Its Own Fighter Aircraft
-- Ottawa Citizen

Taiwan deploys advanced early warning radar -- Space Daily/AFP

Japan Lets Its New Defense Budget Do The Talking Over Island Dispute
-- Business Insider

Prime Minister Abe to tackle US-Japan military relations -- Stars and Stripes

S. Korea, U.S. conduct joint naval drill amid nuclear test tension -- Yonhap News Agency

No new military bases in Asia according to U.S.
-- Gant Daily

US military expands its drug war in Latin America
-- Stars and Stripes/AP

Panetta defends military response to Benghazi attack: ‘This is not 911’ -- The Hill

Four House Democrats hit Army’s battlefield intel system -- Washington Times

Military takes new look at fitness tests
-- Star Tribune

Unintended pregnancies higher in military -- Baltimore Sun/Reuters

Another female veteran speaks on women in combat -- Hot Air

US military veteran suicides rise, one dies every 65 minutes -- FOX News/Reuters

Combat women and Congress’s wimps
-- Kathleen Parker, Washington Post

The U.S. military's global reach -- John Norris, TBO/Foreign Policy

Countdown to Sequestration: One Month to Go! -- Time

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