Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Military And intelligence News Briefs -- March 9, 2011



U.S. Sees Stalemate Emerging in Libya -- Wall Street Journal

The U.S. believes Col. Moammar Gadhafi has solidified control in parts of Libya, creating a stalemate with rebels and raising the stakes in the Obama administration's internal debate about whether to take military action to help the opposition, officials said.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Were Those SAS Troops Really On A Diplomatic Mission? -- Defense Tech

North Korea Nears Completion of Electromagnetic Pulse Bomb -- ABC News

Sharp New Ears From China -- Ares/Aviation Week

China's Military Space Surge -- Space Ref

SKorea to get more weapons amid NKorean threat -- Washington Post/AP

South Korea unveils military reforms after attacks -- Reuters

US Carrier Group to Join Exercise With South Korea
-- Voice of America

Russian Navy to use NATO warships in distant future? -- Pravda

Russia Made $8.6 Billion From Arms Sales In 2010: Arms Chief -- Defense News

Mistral Talks Seek Price Compromise: Russian Arms Chief -- Defense News

Think Tank: Japan is an aircraft-carrier power -- China.org

U.K. Must Examine Further Defense Savings This Year, Defense Minister Says -- Bloomberg

Canada's Big Vehicle Buy Takes Shape -- Ares/Aviation Week

Dutch still seeking release of soldiers in Libya -- ASD News

Barak aides deny he'll ask US to increase Israeli military aid -- Jerusalem Post

Amos: Marines May Buy Some F-35Cs -- Defense Tech

BAE, Marand partner on F-35 -- UPI Asia

Gates 'in accord' with Obama on Libya -- AFP

US military's Africa Command gets new leadership -- Washington Post/AP

DOD's Chem Bio Defense Budget for FY12 -- Armchair Generalist

Army, CIA, Canadians to train at Fort Leavenworth -- Kansas City/AP

What is the Army For? -- Information Dissemination

Prisoners Help Build Patriot Missiles -- The Danger Room

Female GIs struggle with higher rate of divorce -- MSNBC/AP

Time running out to apply for special stop-loss military pay -- Washington Post

CIA Website Disruption May Have Been Work of a Prankster -- National Journal

Is the CIA pension plan broke? -- Market Watch

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