Saturday, December 10, 2011

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 10, 2011

Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey. Photo: Charles Dharapak

Top US General Warns Of Euro Unrest -- Sydney Morning Herald

TOP US military officer General Martin Dempsey has admitted he is ''extraordinarily concerned'' about the euro's survival, pointing to potential civil unrest and the break-up of the European Union.

''The euro zone is at great risk,'' the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said, giving the strongest indication yet about the depth of Washington's concerns over Europe's financial tumult.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

A New Blast at an Iranian Research Facility -- Defense Tech

MI6 Goes Public For Praise
-- Strategy Page

US students dig up Beijing's secret nuclear stockpile -- Sydney Morning Herald

US defense official says military alliances in Asia not aimed at China -- Washington Post/AP

US-Pak military ties 'are a mess': US general -- Hindustan Times

How valuable is downed US drone to Iran? -- Christian Science Monitor

Could Google Reveal Secret Spy Drone Lost in Iran? -- FOX news

US Military Keeps Wary Eye On Asia's Space Race -- NPR

White House Demands Price Tag For European Missile Shield, Again -- Aol Defense

U.S. Air Force Inspecting F-22 Oxygen Systems -- Defense News

Lockheed Gets $4 Billion for 30 F-35s -- Defense Tech

Dempsey: DoD's F-35 Buy May Be Stretched Out -- Defense News

Lockheed: Pentagon Order for F-35s Undefinitized -- Defense News

EU Crisis Will 'Clearly' Hit JSF, Dempsey Says -- Aol Defense

DOD releases contract for F-35 low-rate initial production batch 5 -- Eric Palmer Blog

Military Strategy Drives Budget Decisions, Dempsey Says -- US Department of Defense

Panetta to Unveil Defense Strategy Next Month as Budget Prelude -- Bloomberg

Retirement changes worry enlisted ranks -- Stras and Stripes

Clinton warns tech business not to help tyrants -- Seattle PI/AP

Android to be approved for DOD use within weeks -- Stars and Stripes

The Return of the Worm That Ate the Pentagon -- Danger Room

The Future of the Combat Outpost
-- Bring the heat. Bring the Stupid.

Tom Cruise Talks 'Top Gun 2': 'We're Working On It' -- MTV

Gamers Safe From War Crimes Prosecution -- Military.com

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