Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 3, 2013



US Vows To Help Japan Defend Status Quo As China Air Defence Row Escalates -- The Guardian

Joe Biden stops short of calling on Beijing to rescind zone it imposed in dispute over Senkaku/Diaoyu islands

The US and Japan will work together to prevent any attempt by China to change the status quo in the Asia-Pacific region, the US vice-president, Joe Biden, has said, on a visit to north-east Asia.

His comments came at the start of a week-long trip that will be dominated by rising tensions between China and Japan over a territorial dispute.

Biden, who will visit Japan, China and South Korea, is seeking to avoid escalation in the dispute, which intensified late last month when Beijing imposed an air defence identification zone (Adiz)] in an area of the East China Sea that includes the Senkaku islands – known as the Diaoyu islands in China – which Japan and China both lay claim to.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Japan’s Evolving Security Architecture -- Sebastian Maslow, The Diplomat

Taiwan military jets fly into overlapping zone with China -- Voice of Russia

NATO chief: US deal with Afghanistan crucial -- AP

North Korean official: Nukes intended for self defense -- UPI

Kim Jong-un's uncle 'purged' by North Korea military -- The Telegraph

Exclusive: Comrade of American held in N.Korea recalls friendship, stealth mission -- Reuters

Naval Air: China Catching Up With X-47B -- Strategy Page

First carrier-based fighter enters production in China -- Want China Times

Singapore Contracts for 2 New German Subs -- Defense News

Israel eyes big arms deals with longtime buyer India -- Space Daily/UPI

Egypt overhauls constitution, empowers military -- USA Today

Russia to Test UAE-Made Drone Next Year -- RIA Novosti

Arctic Made Priority for Russian Navy in 2014 -- RIA Novosti

Strategic Weapons: Russian SLBMs Still Stuck In Port -- Strategy Page

Russia to trace launch of US ballistic missiles -- Voice of Russia

Putin Eyes 'High-Precision' Arms as Partial Nuclear-Weapons Alternative -- Global Security Newswire

Former Russian Defense Minister Refuses to Give Evidence -- RIA Novosti

Russia, US to Hold Joint Military Drill in July -- RIA Novosti

U.S. Ship Readied for Possible Syrian Chemical Arms Destruction -- Maritime Executive

European rights court hears of secret CIA prisons -- AP

Guardian: We Have Published 1% of Snowden Leak -- Breitbart

Israeli hacking school trains cyber warriors -- Space Daily/AFP

X-37B Marks One Year On Orbit -- Space War

US Navy deploys Standard Missile-6 for first time -- Space Daily

Pentagon Forcing Many Workers Back to BlackBerry -- Defense One/NextGov

Obama Names Christine Fox Acting Deputy Defense Secretary -- Defense News

Pentagon floats plan to close US commissaries -- FOX News

U.S. military court hears case on prostitution at Army base -- Reuters

Marines get refresher in values, discipline -- UT San Diego

World War II Japanese mega-submarine discovered off Hawaii -- FOX News

Army Ponders Its Post-War Identity -- Sandra I. Erwin, National Defense

The Reality of National Security Strategies -- Richard Fontaine, Center For American Security

Healing Soldiers’ Most Exposed Wounds -- Claudia Dreifus, New York Times

'For some reason, I’m alive and he’s not' -- Martin Kuz, Special to Stars and Stripes

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