Missile Defenses Offering Israel Calm In Conflict -- Wall Street Journal
BEERSHEBA, Israel—Facing the worst barrage of rockets from Palestinian militants since 2009, Israel is getting a boost from a new interceptor system that destroys missiles in midair before they fall on population centers.
The "Iron Dome" missile system has provided an added layer of security for Israel's homeland by downing dozens of rockets in the past four days, buying more time for the country's leaders to confront militants with less citizen pressure to stem hostilities.
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U.S. soldier to be charged in Afghanistan massacre -- McClatchy news
Cyber Command Lawyer Praises Stuxnet, Disses Chinese Cyber Stance -- Aol Defense
Chinese Spies Use Fake Facebook Pages to Gain Intel -- Defense Tech
NATO flagship executes multi-threat live firing scenario successfully -- Dvids
Russia: No Plans to Resume S-300 Sales to Iran -- RIA Novosti
Russia's T-90 Struggles To Find An Audience -- Strategy Page
Warplanes: What Is Worse Than Cheap Russian Crap -- Strategy Page
Syria And Hezbollah Have Advanced Missiles -- Aviation Week
Indonesia seeks to modernize its military -- Bikyamasr
Somali woman shines in military training program -- AP
Pakistani U.N. peacekeepers sentenced in Haiti rape case -- Reuters
Canadian Sub Program Belongs in Octopus's Garden -- Peter Worthington, Huffington Post
UK government sued for helping US drone strikes -- Stars and Stripes/AP
Pentagon Chief in Kyrgyzstan for Military Talks -- RIA Novosti
U.S. Expenditures on Missile Defence More than $90 Billion But Pentagon Officials Insist Such A System is Crucial To America -- Ottawa Citizen
Lawsuit goes after makers of F-22 over faulty pilot life support system -- Eric Palmer Blog
Nominations Announced for 3 U.S. Defense Posts -- Defense News
Prosecution of ex-NSA official Thomas Drake was ‘ill-considered,’ former agency spokesman says -- Washington Post
Military Intelligence Redefined: Big Data in the Battlefield -- Forbes
Leading The Army's Charge To Go Mobile, Secure Networks -- Aol Defense
Poll: Most support U.S. military action to stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons -- CBS
Bradley Manning's treatment was cruel and inhuman, UN torture chief rules -- The Guardian
Parking Tickets Issued During Fallen Marine’s Procession Now Voided -- CBS
Lewis-McChord soldiers concerned about Afghan massacre fallout -- McClatchy News
U.S. Army Commander in South Korea Bans Alcohol Sales After 9 PM -- Military.com
How Health-Care Spending Strains the U.S. Military -- Forbes
More Money is Needed for Defense, McKeon Says -- Defense News
U.S. Air Force, Air Guard Lock Horns Over Cuts -- Defense News
GOP lawmaker: Military action without approval an impeachable offense -- The Hill
Iran Drumbeat Watch: 'Edge of Breakdown' for the Military -- James Fallows, The Atlantic
The Test Case in Afghanistan for Special Operating Forces -- Dan Cox, Small Wars Journal
Cameron And Obama Must Shore Up NATO For Age of Austerity -- Stephen J. Flanagan, Aol Defense
Ignoring sequestration won’t make it vanish -- Walter Pincus, Washington Post
Poll: Morale’s up, but war pessimism lingers -- Army Times
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