NBC: More Than 1,000 U.S. Spies Protecting Rio Olympics
U.S. intelligence has assigned more than 1,000 spies to Olympic security as part of a highly classified effort to protect the Rio 2016 Summer Games and American athletes and staff, NBC News has learned.
Hundreds of analysts, law enforcement and special operations personnel are already on the ground in Rio de Janeiro, according to an exclusive NBC News review of a highly classified report on U.S. intelligence efforts.
In addition, more than a dozen highly trained Navy and Marine Corps commandos from the U.S. Special Operations Command are in Brazil, working with the Brazilian Federal Police and the Brazilian Navy, according to senior military officials.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 5, 2016
US Bombing Missions in Libya Now Total Nine over Three Days -- Military.com
U.S. Releases Video From New ISIS War in Libya -- US News and World Report
What new F-35 jets mean for Israel’s air force -- Al-Monitor
U.S. declines to acknowledge Afghanistan’s child soldiers, experts complain -- Center For Public Integrity
What Makes Russia’s New Tu-160M2 Blackjack Supersonic Bomber Special -- National Interest
Rapid restructuring in the Turkish military raises concern -- DW
Taiwan Sets up Sub Development Center -- Franz-Stefan Gady, Diplomat
Stoking the Fire: Australia May Spy on Chinese-Russian S. China Sea Drills -- Sputnik
Submarines: Another Collision -- Strategy Page
Anti-submarine warfare: Seek, but shall ye find? -- The Economist
China's third aircraft carrier likely to be fitted with catapults -- IHS Jane's 360
British Laser Gun Development Held Up By Industry Protest -- Defense News
UK troops train Joint Expeditionary Force -- Army-Technology
Operational Assessment of the F-35A -- RCD/Heritage Foundation
Marines order 24-hour pause in flight operations for all non-deployed aircraft -- Marine Times
Pentagon Advances Multi-Object Kill Vehicle to Destroy Enemy ICBMs & Decoys Simultaneously -- Scout
US Military's Robotic Submarine Hunter Completes First Tests at Sea -- Live Science
WATCH: US Marines Are Getting Land Drones With Heavy Machine Guns and Tiny UAVs -- Sputnik
ISIS hit list targets 700 U.S. Army soldiers: ‘Kill the dogs’ -- Washington Times
Back to the Future: Company Looks to Sell Hoverboards to Military -- Defense News
Hover Boards May Have Defense Applications Yet: Report -- Defense Tech
The U.S. military is dumping the dumbest uniform ever -- Navy Times
US military aims to combat chemical threats with ‘smart uniform -- FOX News
Hawaii-based Army missile defense command gets new leader -- AP
Drug Abuse, Mental Illness Rise Among Veterans: VA Report -- Military.com
Zika's Threat to the U.S. Military -- The Atlantic
Mobile ICBMs are a Bad Idea -- Brian E. Wish, RCD
Guess Where the US Will House Its New Modernized Nuclear Arsenal? -- Sputnik
Does America Really Need to Spend More on Defense? -- Lawrence J. Korb and Eric M. Goepel, National Interest
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