Friday, December 18, 2009

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 18, 2009

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, and Strategic Missile Forces Chief Nikolai Solovtsov walk past Topol-M intercontinental ballistic missile at a nuclear missile base in Teikovo, some 250 km (150 miles) northeast of Moscow, Thursday, May 15, 2008.

Report Urges Action to Break Tactical Nuke Deadlock In Europe -- Global Security Newswire

WASHINGTON -- The United States and Russia should agree to exchange data about their respective tactical nuclear arsenals in Europe as a step toward hastening the process of removing the weapons, a new report urges.

The two former Cold War adversaries have taken unilateral action to reduce these arms stocks on the continent, amid warnings that nuclear weapons as small as torpedoes or gravity bombs are difficult to track and might pose a serious risk of terrorist theft or unauthorized use.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

New U.S. Bomber To Focus Heavily On ISR -- Aviation Week

Video–F-22 undefeated at Al Dhafra: 27th FS pilot -- ELP Defens(c)e Blog

Recession hasn’t dampened sales of military planes -- The Hill

Israeli Robots Over Iran -- Strategy Page

Russian Military Aircrew Numbers Tumble -- Aviation Week

UK helicopter-making under threat as MoD nods to Boeing -- Times Online

Furore Over UK Defence Budget Shifts -- Defense Professionals

Iran Missile a Big Deal -- Defense Tech

Spytech Agency Wants Software Brains to Connect the Dots -- Danger Room

Obama, Medvedev may get arms deal "in principle" -- Reuters

Unmanned unit tested for psychological warfare --UPI

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