Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 2, 2011

US Could Respond To Cyber-Attack With Conventional Weapons -- The Telegraph

Washington will to consider using conventional weaponry in response to a cyber-attack on the United States, according a new US strategy.

In an effort to lay down military guidelines for the age of internet warfare, President Barack Obama's administration has been formalising rules on cyberspace amid growing concern about the reach of hackers.

Defence company Lockheed Martin, the biggest supplier to the Pentagon, admitted over the weekend that its computer networks had been subjected to a sustained attack, though it said security had not been seriously compromised.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

U.K. Army Must Become More Expeditionary: Chief -- Defense News

At Benghazi boot camp, instructor wears mocassins -- Space War

Colombia and South Korea sign military pact -- UPI

Australia's navy apologises over 'enemy' sub missing war games -- The Australian

NATO and Russia to exercise together against air terrorism -- NATO

Gates Talks of Boosting Asian Security Despite Budget Cuts -- New York Times

Okinawa decries reported plans to locate Ospreys at Futenma -- Stars and Stripes

Military Spending in Hawaii Tops $12 Billion, Surpasses Tourism -- Honolulu Civil Beat

Decoy Swarm Could Overload Enemy Defenses -- Danger Room

U.S. Army Acquisition Chief Resigns -- Defense News

Eisenhower XO fired amid investigation -- Navy Times

Navy may need to extend lives of attack subs -- DoD Buzz

U.S. Lawmakers Debate 30-Year Shipbuilding Plan -- Defense News (More info/commentary from Information Dissemination).

Lockheed Martin is Buying One of D-Wave's Brand New Quantum Computers -- Popular Science

Pentagon Details Plan for New Nuclear Bomber -- Global Security Newswire

Brain Injuries Are Seen in New Scans of Veterans -- New York Times

Dempsey: U.S. Military Must Adapt to 'Viral' Events -- Defense News

Gates: Defense Cuts Must Be Prioritized, Strategic -- U.S. Department of Defense

Lawmaker: Find 400K jobs for vets in two years -- Air Force Times

Lawmakers, military agree 30-year hardware budget plans are flawed -- The Hill

Legislators seek end to disruptive picketing at military funerals -- L.A. Times

Obama's job approval among the military is even worse than among civilians -- L.A. Times

The Politics of Defense Cuts -- Michael Goldfarb, Weekly Standard (commentary)

The blurring of CIA and military -- David Ignatius, Washington Post (commentary)

Does DoD need a ‘technology roadmap?’ -- DoD Buzz

US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,491 -- AP

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,454 on Wednesday, according to Associated Press count -- Washington Post/AP