Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 5, 2013



As U.S. Weighs Spying Changes, Officials Say Data Sweeps Must Continue -- New York Times

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has told allies and lawmakers it is considering reining in a variety of National Security Agency practices overseas, including holding White House reviews of the world leaders the agency is monitoring, forging a new accord with Germany for a closer intelligence relationship and minimizing collection on some foreigners.

But for now, President Obama and his top advisers have concluded that there is no workable alternative to the bulk collection of huge quantities of “metadata,” including records of all telephone calls made inside the United States.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Troubling Disclosures Likely to Change How the NSA Does its Spying -- LAT

US agencies say restrictions on snooping harm effort -- Washington Times

Kerry: US will get surveillance right -- AP

Britain Operating 'Electronic Spy Posts' in Germany: Independent -- New York Times/Reuters

North Korea developing 'electromagnetic pulse weapons' -- AFP

Japan eyes government support for military aircraft exports -- Reuters

SUBMARINES: China Keeps Trying -- Strategy Page

Britain’s ‘secret listening post in the heart of Berlin’ -- The Independent

Egypt army chief seeks immunity for military -- Al Jazeera

Israel Bumps Marines, Will Receive 6 Ospreys in 2 Years -- Dod Buzz

US wants to expand training exercises in western Pacific -- Stars and Stripes

Budget Uncertainty Could Derail Expansion of US Special Ops Forces -- Defense News

Pentagon Toils to Build a Bomber on a Budget -- Wall Street Journal

Navy Weighs Possible Upgrade to Advanced Super Hornet -- Defense Tech

PROCUREMENT: Unofficial Reaper Replacement Survives And Thrives -- Strategy Page

Corps testing solar-powered Marines concept -- CNN

Hey Navy, We’re Doing This Aviation Thing All Wrong -- War is Boring

Good News and Bad News in New U.S. Sub Design -- War Is Boring

Feds: Navy secrets sold for hookers and Lady Gaga tix -- CBS/AP

Pentagon police chief misused his power, report finds -- CNN

'Purge surge': Obama fires another commander -- WND

Killer Robots and the Laws of War -- Kenneth Anderson & Matthew Waxman, Real Clear Defense

Lessons Learned At Cameri, Italy’s F-35 HQ: Implications for Asia -- Robbin Laird, Breaking Defense

Pacific Strategy: Adm. Locklear ‘Spreads The Theater’ -- Sydney J. Freedberg Jr., Breaking Defense

Congress, give Doolittle Raiders their medal -- Bob Greene, CNN Contributor

At boot camp, first day is the toughest -- Stars and Stripes/Dayton Daily News, Ohio

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