Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 15, 2014

A sign stands outside the National Security Administration (NSA) campus in Fort Meade, Maryland.

US Spy Program Penetrated Russian Military Networks – Report -- RT

WASHINGTON, January 14 (RIA Novosti) – The United States has infiltrated Russian military networks under a program that uses radio frequencies to spy on computers not connected to the Internet, The New York Times reported Tuesday.

The penetration was carried under a US National Security Agency (NSA) program, code-named Quantum, that has been used primarily against the Chinese Army but also against Mexican drug cartels, European trade institutions and targets in Pakistan, India and Saudi Arabia, the newspaper reported on its website, citing NSA documents, US officials and computer security experts.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

NSA devises radio pathway into computers isolated from web -- Sydney Morning Herald

NSA to senator: If we were collecting your phone records, we couldn't tell you -- CNN

Surveillance-court judges oppose White House group’s NSA proposals -- Washington Post

Spy Court Judge: These Aren’t the Reforms You're Looking For -- Shane Harris, The Complex/Foreign Policy

Germany dismisses report "no-spy" talks with US close to collapse -- Reuters

NSA spying? ‘We’ve seen this movie before’ -- Adam Serwer, MSNBC

Obama to Place Some Restraints on Surveillance -- New York Times

Obama to deliver speech on national security leaks on Friday -- The Hindu

Snowden to Join Board of the Freedom of the Press Foundation -- New York Times

Philippines seeks more US navy ships amid China threat -- Global Post/AFP

China hails first test of hypersonic nuclear missile carrier -- South China Morning Post

Report: China Tests a New Hypersonic Glide Vehicle -- Defense One

Gold, liquor, and houses: new details emerge of disgraced general Gu Junshan's graft loot -- South China Morning Post

Russia is in dire need of military bases -- Pravda

Leaked: UK 'wasted millions' on botched online Army recruitment program -- RT

U.S. mulls military sales to Iraq -- UPI

Congress Reacts to Chinese Hypersonic Missile Test -- Defense Tech

F-35 could go nuclear -- NL Times

Lockheed F-35 Comes Out Ahead in Spending Bill’s Defense Accord -- Bloomberg Businessweek

Navy to move Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier to Japan next year -- L.A. Times

DDG 1000 Preps for Heavy Weather Trials -- DoD Buzz

Mabus: Budget Deal Prevents Halt to Shipbuilding -- DoD Buzz

Outgoing General: US Army Must Continue To Fund Research and Development -- Defense News

Enhanced Missile Warning System to Protect U.S. Army Troops -- BAE Systems

Boeing Using Old Shuttle Hangars To House Secret Military Space Planes, Which Are A Real Thing -- Geekosystem

Pentagon 'big winner' in $1T omnibus bill -- The Hill

Despite Growing Military Budget, an Undercurrent of Skepticism -- New York Times

Vets devastated over Al Qaeda resurgence -- FOX News

Five Questions with Steven Metz on U.S. Landpower -- John Amble, War On The Rocks

US Military Deaths in Afghanistan at 2,164 -- AP

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