Thursday, April 8, 2010

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 8, 2010

Left to right, Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Energy Secretary Steven Chu conduct a press conference to discuss the Nuclear Posture Review at the Pentagon, April 6, 2010. DoD photo by Cherie Cullen

The Gaping Loophole in Obama's Nuclear Posture Review -- The Atlantic

President Obama's nuclear posture review (NPR), which defines U.S. policy on nuclear weapons, is less revolutionary than you might think. The NPR is sparking wide debate for narrowing the conditions under which the U.S. would use its substantial nuclear arsenal. Obama's NPR firmly commits, as the New York Times puts it, "not to use nuclear weapons against nonnuclear states that are in compliance with the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, even if they attacked the United States with biological or chemical weapons or launched a crippling cyberattack." This has drawn news reports touting a reduced role for U.S. nukes and cries that we're practically inviting attack.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Did Obama Get Nuke Review Right? -- DoD Buzz

China Insists its Nuclear Weapons Policy is Clear -- Global Security Newswire

Israel to Keep Nuclear Policy of Deliberate Ambiguity -- Global Security Newswire

Shrink the Ship, Save the Fleet -- New Wars

Trophy Active Protection System Ready For Deployment, Again -- Defense Tech

Nuclear Upgrade for the Pentagon’s Gajillion-Dollar Fighter -- The Danger Room

USAF's Mystery Spaceplane -- Ares/Aviation Week

Intelligence: NEOS Lives In The Data Matrix -- Strategy Page

Mexico Cartel Assassinations, 'Hit' Threats Grow -- Homeland Security Today

Cannon slams Russian plan to drop paratroopers in Arctic
-- CTV

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