Thursday, February 21, 2013

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 21, 2013



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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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

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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