U.S. In Cyberweapons Race With China, Russia -- Washington Times
Cybersecurity is to 2013 what the space program was to the 1950s and 1960s, and the United States is in an aggressive race with China and Russia to develop cyberweapons that can damage infrastructure, one industry expert says.
The three nations have constructed huge inventories of technologically advanced computer viruses, worms, Trojan horses and the like, all aimed at inflicting massive computer-related damages, said Scott Borg, the chief executive officer of the U.S. Cyber Consequences Unit, which is a nonprofit that guides the United States on cybersecurity policy and development, according to an NBC report.
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US Works to Head Off Cyber Threat -- Voice of America
Spy agencies scrounge for details on North Korean nuclear test -- Reuters
North Korea Recently Tested Engine for Strategic Missile: Report -- Global Security Newswire
North Korean leader visits military base -- UPI
Amid Tensions, US, S.Korea to Hold Annual Military Drills -- Voice of America
Japan Eyes Cruise Missiles to Attack N.Korea -- Chosun Ilbo
Iran nuke unlikely to start Mideast arms race: report -- Reuters
Israel's Prisoner X isn't the first -- Space War/UPI
Taiwan plans troop withdrawal from islets near China -- Sino Daily/AFP
Air Transportation: China Hits Another Major Milestone -- Strategy Page
Canadian air force chief stands by Sea Kings -- Leader Post/Post Media News
Afghanistan: armed forces without an Air Force -- Voice of Russia
Airpower: Karzai’s Ace in the Hole -- Robert Farley, The Diplomat
Syria War Spurs US Military Aid To Lebanon -- Al-Monitor
U.K. Seeks Cutting-Edge Naval UAV -- Defense News
Senator Lists the Death Toll From U.S. Drones at 4,700 People -- Danger Room
Graham: No secret drone data revealed -- CNN
GOP senator: Drones memo 'fraught with constitutional problems' -- The Hill
US Military's Robot Space Plane Settles Into Mystery Mission -- Space.com
MV-22 Ospreys Land on Bonhomme Richard -- Navy.mil
‘Big data’ poses big problem for Pentagon -- Defense Tech
Darpa Wants to Help You Survive a Nuclear Disaster -- Danger Room
Ships Leaking $37 Billion Reflect Eisenhower’s Complex Warning -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Panetta notifies Congress of Pentagon plan to furlough civilians -- Reuters
Pentagon Braces for Automatic Cuts -- Voice of America
Army lays out state-by-state cuts in report -- Military Times
Navy paints even bleaker budget picture -- Military Times
Navy Tweets How Budget Cuts Will Sink Its Fleet, Ground Its Planes -- Danger Room
Without a budget accord, Pentagon prepares for furloughs -- McClatchy News
Pink slips being printed as Congress vacations, defense industry likely to cut thousands of jobs -- Washington Times
New Medal to Retain Place in Order of Precedence -- US Department of Defense
Pentagon investigating SEAL who shot bin Laden -- The Hill
Paula Broadwell military promotion revoked -- CNN
NATO Head Urges Halt To Defense Cuts -- Defense News
Europe`s The Defense Dividend -- Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Project Syndicate
A sequestration break for Defense? -- Walter Pincus, Washington Post
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