Thursday, June 20, 2013

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 20, 2013

A military truck carrying a Shahab-3 missile drives by during a military parade commemorating the anniversary of the start of the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war, in Tehran, September 21, 2008.

Analysts Assess Impact Of Military Attack On Iran -- Voice of America

The United States and the European Union believe Iran is seeking to develop nuclear weapons, but Tehran says its program is for peaceful, civilian purposes.

The international community has been trying for years to persuade Iran to end its uranium-enrichment program, but to no avail. Low-enriched uranium can be used for civilian nuclear-power plants, but highly enriched uranium is an integral part of a nuclear bomb.

In an effort to pressure Tehran to end its enrichment program, the U.N. Security Council has imposed sanctions on Iran. And several individual nations, such as the United States, have imposed their own measures, for example targeting Tehran’s oil industry and financial sector.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

NSA leaks: Wikileaks' Assange asylum bid for Snowden -- BBC

Momentum Builds for Iron Dome in Paris -- DoD Buzz

Moscow Links More Nuclear Cuts to Missile Defense - Minister -- RIA Novosti

Russia to Adopt New ICBM Targeting System by 2020 – Source -- RIA Novosti

Russian Mistral Warship Build ‘on Track’ - Rogozin -- RIA Novosti

China: Jet exercises from aircraft carrier -- China.or.cn

Qatar, France to discuss Rafale fighter jet on Hollande trip -- Reuters

S.Korea to buy European missiles -- Space Daily/AFP

Iran Increases Precision Capability of Persian Gulf Ballistic Missile -- Fars News Agency (Iran)

Scrapping equipment key to Afghan drawdown -- Washington Post

Kyrgyzstan votes to end lease for U.S. airbase, key on the military supply route to Afghanistan -- New York Daily News

Navy: Sequestration won’t slow Pacific Pivot -- DoD Buzz

Obama Directs New Limits on Pentagon Nuclear Weapons Use -- Washington Free Beacon

News Analysis: Obama Offers Few Nuclear Policy Surprises in Berlin -- Global Security Newswire

DoD will Continue to Make Nuclear Investments -- Defense News

MBDA Adapts Brimstone to Target Swarming Fast Attack Craft -- Defense Tech

Official: F-35 on Target, Critical Milestones Await -- Defense News

Air Force releases new F-35 study -- Stars and Stripes/Northwest Florida Daily News

F-35 Sails Through Crucial Senate Hearing; Witnesses Testify There’s No Alternative -- Breaking Defense

Navy’s F-35 Is Top Priority For New Lockheed Aeronautics Chief; Carrier Landings Key To Confidence -- Breaking Defense

Sen. Durbin questions whether F-35 project has become 'too big to fail' -- Defcon Hill

Air Force Bomber Could Fly Unmanned Missions -- Military.com

Firms Test-Fire Portable Cannon on MC-27J -- DoD Buzz

USAF May Use V-22s for Combat Rescue Mission -- Defense News

19 Reasons The Navy Should Cut This $37 Billion Floating Eyesore -- Geoffrey Ingersoll and Brian Jones, Business Insider

Lockheed Proposes 'Dual-Launch' For Final Meads Test -- Aviation Week

NSA contractor threat -- Washington Times

Boeing Told to Repay After Charging $2,286 for $10 Part -- Bloomberg

FBI chief admits agency uses drones in domestic surveillance -- Washington Post

Three Navy Football Players Charged in the Latest Military Assault Story -- Atlantic Wire

Women Can Certainly Make It In Special Ops, But There Will Be Issues -- Brandon Webb, Business Insider/SOFREP

Why Rush to Cut U.S. Nukes Further? -- Robert Zarate, Real Clear Defense

Rep. Mike Rogers: NSA keeps America safe -- Mike Rogers, USA Today

Utah soldier hit 9 times by IEDs finally gets Bronze Star -- Washington Times

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