Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 28, 2011

Photo: Admiral Habibollah Sayari says Iran could easily close the Strait of Hormuz. BBC

Iran Navy Chief Says Shutting Off Gulf "Very Easy" -- Yahoo News/Reuters

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Closing off the Gulf to oil tankers will be "easier than drinking a glass of water" for Iran if the Islamic state deems it necessary, Iran's top naval commander told the country's state television Wednesday.

"Closing the Strait of Hormuz for Iran's armed forces is really easy ... or as Iranians say it will be easier than drinking a glass of water," Habibollah Sayyari told Iran's English language Press TV.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Russia: RS-18 Test With New Warhead Is Successful -- Defense News/AFP

Tests of Russia’s nuclear-capable Bulava missile complete after a rocky run, Medvedev says -- Washington Post/AP

Iran test-fires state-of-art torpedoes -- Press TV (Iran)

Finland: Missile Ship Free to Depart Port -- Defense News/AFP

South Korean Military Lowers Cyber Alert to Normal Level
-- Bloomberg Businessweek

China Embraces The Dogs Of War
-- Strategy Page

Japan's US base move hits fresh trouble
-- AFP

Radio Zeta: How Mexico’s Drug Cartels Stay Networked -- Danger Room

Damning Australian study examines failed Defence leadership and management -- Eric Palmer Blog

Iran: American spy suspect faces death penalty -- CBS News/AP

U.S. Army to Sent Three Unmanned Spy Helos to Afghanistan -- Defense Tech

Another 7.62mm Bullet For M-16s
-- Strategy Page

Military academies report more sexual assaults
-- Washington Post

DOD Releases Sexual Assault Report, Announces New Policies -- US Department of Defense

War Goes on as Contractors Stay Behind -- Military.com

Military drones began with tinkering in a garage -- Daily Herald

Afghanistan Hazing Cases Echo ‘A Few Good Men’ -- Wall Street Journal

Military Still Struggling to Treat Troops With Brain Injuries -- Propublica

Civil War's 150th stirs a trove of memories -- Stars and Stripes/AP

How Iraq, Afghanistan Have Changed The Military -- NPR

New Plan to Help Vets Find Work After War -- FOX News

Wake Up: America Can't Afford Its Military
-- Doug Macgregor, Aol Defense

US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,737 -- Seattle Times/AP

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