Monday, November 4, 2013

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 4, 2013

Doctors Aided US Torture At Military Prisons, Report Says -- BBC

Doctors and nurses working under US military orders have been complicit in the abuse of terrorism suspects, a new independent US report says.

The study says medical professionals helped design, enable and participated in "torture and cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment" of detainees.

The report was compiled by an independent panel of military, health, ethics and legal experts.

Both the CIA and the Pentagon have rejected the report's findings.

The two-year study was carried out by the Institute of Medicine and the George Soros-funded Open Society Foundations.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

'Big, striking horror:' US military doctors allowed torture of detainees, new study claims -- NBC

Russia's 'aircraft carrier killer' Varyag and battle cruiser Pyotr Veliky arrive in Mediterranean -- RT

Russian-Japanese Talks Focus on US Missile Defense Plans -- RIA Novosti

Turks May Rethink China Missile Deal -- Defense News

Report: Saudi Arabia Eyes Buying German Submarines -- Defense News/AFP

Submarines: India Seeks Another Russian Rental -- Strategy Page

Russia Delivers 12 Helos for Afghan Army -- Defense News

US to Buy 30 Russian Helicopters for Afghanistan Next Year -- RIA Novosti

In volatile Congo, a new U.N. force with teeth -- Washington Post

China reveals its ability to nuke the US: Government boasts about new submarine fleet capable of launching warheads at cities across the nation -- Daily Mail

China replaces top general in Xinjiang after Beijing attack -- The Guardian

PLA needs at least 20 nuclear submarines, says admiral -- Want China Times

Spy agency says N. Korea continues cyber aggression against South Korea -- Global Post/Yonhap News

In S. Korea, few favor expansion of Japan's self-defense roles -- Stars and Stripes

Korea decides to purchase four Global Hawks -- Korea Times

Bill for sacking British troops to hit £500m: MoD discloses huge cost of the controversial cuts for the first time -- Daily Mail

Misawa base likely to host U.S. spy drones from next spring -- Asahi Shimbin

Report: NSA, GCHQ among worst surveillance offenders, Snowden says -- CNN

US Contends Europeans Misunderstand NSA Spying Programs -- Voice of America

Pacom Chief: Fiscal Climate Threatens to Hollow U.S. Military -- US Department of Defense

USAF Pilots Develop F-22 'Rapid' Deployment -- Defense News

US plans for hypersonic robot spy plane revealed -- BBC

Navy's new helicopter drone flies above Southern Calif. -- Stars and Stripes/L.A. Times

Plumbing the depths of surveillance with submersible drones -- Stars and Stripes

Navy christens new attack submarine North Dakota -- Stars and Stripes/AP

Birth, Re-birth and Death of a Flattop: Aircraft Carrier's Life Cycle Is on Display at Newport News -- Defense News

TRADOC seeks infantry input on women in combat -- Army Times

Two men married at West Point chapel for first time -- AP

Listen to This: Pentagon Wants Plutonium-Powered Radios by 2030 -- Killer Apps/Foreign Policy

Technology Has Killed Old-School Intelligence Gathering -- Business Insider

Navy warrior's quick cremation deepens mystery of Chinook disaster in Afghanistan -- Washington Times

U.S. tries to deal with ‘blowback’ from disclosure of surveillance on allies -- Washington Post

Warriors without a war face challenges at home -- Gregg Zoroya, Stars and Stripes/USA Today

Revealed: Secret Papers Show Nato Game Nearly Sparked Global Nuclear War -- Tom Porter, IBTimes

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