Monday, April 8, 2013

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 8, 2013



North Korea's Army Is Full of Jumping, Leaping, High-Kicking Martial Artists -- The Atlantic

Amid all of the very real threats of war and stuff from North Korea, you'd think American intelligence officers want as much video footage of the enemy as possible. Well, here is one video featuring North Korean exercises and Kim Jong-Un holding a gun, and we'll say this: they certainly get points for presentation.

Remember the clap-happy report from Dennis Rodman's diplomatic basketball vacation? This video comes courtesy of the same Youtube channel that gave us that Rodman video. It appears to be the same state news channel.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

US may be out of nuclear North Korea's reach, but Japan fears Tokyo, US bases aren't -- FOX News/AP

Riot police clash with protesters at Turkish military coup trial -- CNN

Iran to Display First Home-Made Semi-Heavy Submarine in Months -- Fars News Agency

Iran may have continued weapons research after 2003, IAEA chief says -- Washington Post

Independent Scotland Would Lose Defense Jobs, Report Says -- Defense News

WikiLeaks publishes 1.7m US diplomatic records -- The Guardian

France ‘to buy US drones’ -- France 24

Submarines: China Buys Some New Ideas
-- Strategy Page

Countering China: Hypersonic Missiles, Sensors, Stealth, & Speed -- Aol Defense

U.S. allies plan big Gulf naval exercise in May -- Reuters

Philippines assesses $1.4 million fine for damage from Guardian grounding -- Stars and Stripes

Dempsey: Taliban likely to be long-term threat in Afghanistan -- Stars and Stripes/AP

Dempsey: Sequestration Not Yet a National Security Threat -- US Department of Defense

CNO: Budget crisis creates ‘fog bank’ of uncertainty -- DoD Buzz

Gen. Amos, Adm. Greenert: F-35 Essential But Procurement 'Constipated' -- Aol Defense

Boeing unveils updated F/A-XX sixth-gen fighter concept -- Flight Global

Debate over A-10 Warthog's future doomed Myrtle Beach Air Force Base -- Stars and Stripes/The Sun News (Myrtle Beach, S.C.)

Super Hornet crashes in the Arabian Sea -- Military Times

U.S. Navy Finds New Ways To Improve Aegis -- Defense News

Sea Waves and Sunlight Power This Upgraded Naval Robot -- Danger Room

Experimental drug offers more time for battlefield wounded -- Stars and Stripes

Women eager to join ‘brotherhood’ on Navy’s fast-attack submarines
-- Washington Times

Special ops veterans’ group calls for select probe of Benghazi attack -- FOX News

As Navy rape case unravels, questions of homicide appear -- L.A. Times

After Pentagon inquiries, three Army generals censured for misconduct
-- Stars and Stripes/Washington Post

Smoke & Mirrors Alert: Pentagon’s 2014 Budget Proposal Drops Wednesday -- Winslow Wheeler, Battleland/Time

America the war-weary and war-wary
-- David Ignatius, Washington Post

Reining in fully autonomous 'killer robots' -- AL Jazeera

A Lesson in Futilty for the Pentagon?
-- New York Times

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