Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 25, 2012

Strategic nuclear submarine of Borey class. © Photo Courtesy of "Sevmash" press service

Russian Military Dumps Unified Nuclear Command Plan - Media -- RIA Novosti

Russia's Defense Ministry has abandoned plans to set up a unified command structure for the country’s nuclear triad, the newspaper Izvestia reported on Monday.

As a result, each major branch of the Armed Forces – the Strategic Missile Forces (SMF), the Air Force and the Navy - will retain control over its own triad component, Izvestia said, citing an unidentified source in the ministry.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

The Drone Age -- Global Post

Iran says new drone can cover much of region -- AP

Iran's arsenal poses threat to U.S. military, citizens -- USA Today

Scenes from the military mine sweeping exercise -- CNN

China announces formal handover of first aircraft carrier -- Reuters

China Shows Off an Aircraft Carrier but Experts Are Skeptical -- New York Times

Russia to Base MiG-31 Interceptors in Arctic
-- RIA Novosti

Pak developing non-strategic nuclear weapons -- Hindustan Times

Poland Eyes $4 Bln Missile Modernization Program -- RIA Novosti

Army general says US refocus on Asia-Pacific means more exercises with soldiers from region -- Washington Post/AP

What Crisis? U.S. Marines and Japanese Troops Train For War -- Time

MRAPS in Afghanistan getting upgrade -- UPI

F-35--spend more, get less -- Eric Palmer Blog

$2 Billion Later, Bloated Spy Blimp Finally Kills a Cruise Missile -- Danger Room

Air Force Launching Secretive X-37B Space Plane in October, Could Land in Fla. -- Space.com

DARPA funds drones to hunt quiet diesel subs -- Navy Times

Army Brass Abuzz About Brain Science: Predictable Irrationality -- Aol Defense

Panetta Discusses Efforts to Tackle Suicide -- US Department of Defense

Surveys Ensure Better-fitting Gear for Soldiers, Marines -- US Department of Defense

Army Designs Body Armor for Women and Batteries -- Military.com

Space Policy Needs A Reset Too -- Aol Defense

Navy official: Sequestration cuts would mean ‘difficult choices’ -- Stars and Stripes

Market Slide Could Force Congress To Face ‘Fiscal Cliff’: U.S. Lawmaker -- Defense News

Military leaders: We're still too fat to fight -- CNN

Accused Fort Hood shooter hospitalized -- CNN

Navy research ship to bear Armstrong’s name -- Navy Times

Will Enemy Drones Cause the Next 9/11?
-- Michael Rubin, Commentary

Women in military deserve better care -- Lawrence Korb and Jessica Arons, Politico

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