Saturday, March 22, 2014

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- March 22, 2014


Ukrainian Military Bases Targeted In Crimea -- BBC

Pro-Russian protesters have stormed a Ukrainian naval base in western Crimea.

Several hundred unarmed protesters attacked the base at Novofedorivka, which is now under almost complete control of Russian forces.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian troops surrounded by Russian forces have been ordered to battle stations at Belbek airbase.

Russian forces, including snipers and armoured personnel carriers, have advanced and an ultimatum to surrender has just expired.

Read more ....

Military And Intelligence News Briefs

2,000 out of 18,000 Ukrainian Troops to Leave Crimea -- RIA Novsoti

Russian Navy Flag Raised at Ukraine's Only Sub -- RIA Novosti

Tensions over Crimea, but not nuclear weapons -- Washington Post

Susan Rice: We still believe a diplomatic solution is possible in Russia-Ukraine crisis -- Washington Times

Crimea Freezes US-Russia Military Relationship -- Military.com

OSCE Agrees on Ukraine Observer Mission -- RIA Novosti

Poland calls for larger U.S. military presence in eastern Europe -- Reuters

Detectives investigating unfounded claims that British troops murdered Iraqi civilians were paid £1,000 a day -- Daily Mail

India's Top Secret 1962 China War Report Leaked -- The Diplomat

Xi Jinping consolidates his control of PLA -- The Interpreter

Cyprus defense minister dies from brain hemorrhage -- AP

Sri Lanka army admits torture of women recruits -- Al Jazeera

This Is the Ultimate MiG-21: Pakistani JF-17 builds on classic warplane -- David Axe, War is Boring

S. Korea worries over Pentagon’s budget woes -- Washington Times

US denies making decision on resuming military aid to Egypt -- Middle East Monitor

Benghazi deja vu? U.S. embassies in Pakistan poorly resourced to fight attack -- Washington Times

Pentagon: Hypersonic Needed to Defeat Russian Air Defense Systems -- Defense Tech

New U.S. Army Rocket Could Blast Any Target in the World in Just Three Hours: Now the Navy might want it, too -- David Axe, War is Boring

Report: Air Force tanker program $1B over budget -- The Hill

Dirigible Drones Will Watch the World From 13 Miles Up -- Danger Room

Tank Goodness: Armor Programs Will Recover Despite GCV Kill, Sequester -- Sydney J. Freedberg Jr., Breaking Defense

Sen. Feinstein 'open to changes' on NSA spying -- The Hill

Obama meeting with Internet heavyweights in Oval Office over NSA spying -- Washington Times

Revelations of N.S.A. Spying Cost U.S. Tech Companies -- New York Times

Pentagon database amasses millions of non-military police records -- RT

Police keep quiet about cell-tracking technology -- Washington Times

DARPA and Drone Cars: How the US Military Spawned Self-Driving Car Revolution -- Live Science

Google rejects military funding for its advanced humanoid robot -- The Verge

Deadly chemical weapons, buried and lost, lurk under U.S. soil -- L.A. Times

High unemployment still haunting U.S. military veterans -- Reuters

US soldier missing since 1964 buried with full military honors -- FOX News

Soldiers killed during WW1 named via DNA from relatives -- BBC

What’s in Veterans Affairs’ $164 Billion Budget? -- Jacob Sotak, New York Times

Children of wounded 'hidden casualties' of war -- UT San Diego

Western Journalists and Russian Intelligence -- XX Committee

Vladi­mir Putin, Russia’s spy in chief -- Jim Hoagland, Washington Post

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