Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 23, 2011

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US To Cease Observing Arms Treaty With Russia: State Dept -- Yahoo News/AFP

The United States said Tuesday it would no longer provide data to Russia on conventional weapons and troops in Europe, citing non-compliance by Moscow with a two-decade old treaty that governed the information exchange.

State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland told reporters the United States will cease to observe the provisions of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE).

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

NATO Looks to Pool Resources Amid Budget Cuts -- Defense Tech

NATO Command Pushes Alliance into New Fields, Capabilities -- US Department of Defense

Abrial: NATO Closing ISR, Intel Sharing Gaps Exposed In Libya -- Aol Defense

Israel to receive US$20 billion of US military aid over next five years as military expenditure increases
-- Defence Web

Landmine use 'highest since 2004' despite record clearances -- BBC

EU faces warship shortage for Somali piracy mission -- Reuters

Iraqi Kurdistan Gov't looking into buying Fighter jets -- Kurd.net

The first F-35 stealth fighter plane is expected to arrive in Israel in 2015 -- Israel Defense Forces

Video: Russia’s Third Stealth Jet Flies -- Defense Tech

Russian air defenses can counter ‘even hypersonic missiles' -- RIA Novosti

3 US Navy Ships on Course for Longest Deployment in Years -- Military.com

Marines Want More Potent Air-burst Weapon -- Military.com

Lockheed Hits 2011 F-35 Test Targets Early
-- Aviation Week

Navy to kick out 28 sailors from USS Ronald Reagan for using Spice -- Stars and Stripes

Pentagon Confirms Military Action Is an Acceptable Response to Cyber-Attacks --eWeek

General: Prioritize nuclear upgrades in budget -- Washington Times

Blue Angels fly into age of budget woes -- USA Today

Boeing targets Wichita plant to prepare for defense cuts -- Chicago Tribune

Automatic Military Cuts May Stand in Congress
-- New York Times

Bureaucracy, Labor Woes Doom Super-Weapons Lab
-- Danger Room

Despite Threat of Cuts, Pentagon Officials Made No Contingency Plans -- New York Times

Pentagon 'doomsday'? Or are super committee failure fears overblown? -- Anna Mulrine, Christian Science Monitor

Social media allow military families a deeper connection
-- USA Today

Morale: It Worked For The Romans -- Strategy Page

US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,721 -- AP

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,485 -- AP

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