Monday, April 14, 2014

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 14, 2014

Photo: Members of a Chinese Army honour guard are seen marching during a ceremony in Beijing, on January 10, 2011 - Larry Downing/MSN

Here's How Much The Largest Militaries Around The World Cost -- Business Insider/The Guardian

Russia spent a higher proportion of its wealth on arms than the US last year for the first time in more than a decade, according to figures published on Monday by a leading international research body that highlights Moscow's resurgent military ambition as it confronts the west over Ukraine.

Western countries, including Britain and the US, reduced defence budgets, but Russia increased arms spending by 4.8% in real terms last year to almost $88bn (£52m), devoting a bigger share of its GDP to the military than the US for the first time since 2003, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri).

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs

Russia’s Vladimir Putin keeps Westerners guessing on his strategies, intentions -- Washington Times

NATO Chief Sees Russian Hand in East Ukraine Escalation -- Defense News/AFP

NATO Weighs East Europe Deployments -- Defense News

Russia bolstered military in 2013 while global arms investments fell -- AP

US lawmakers push Treasury to sanction Russian arms dealer -- The Hill

Navy's submarine secrets 'were stolen in burglary and then blackmailer demanded money for their return' -- Daily Mail

Report: German Government To Cancel Saudi Tank Deal -- Defense News

Iran calls off plan to send warships to Atlantic -- Army Times/AP

Iran Increases Number of Air Defense Sites in Sensitive Points -- FARS News Agency

South Sudan Free to Purchase Weapons Says Army Spokesman -- Voice of America

India to conduct complex interceptor missile test -- The Hindu

Taiwan planning to buy two warships from U.S.: defense minister -- Focus Taiwan

PLA Navy modifying Yuan-class submarine -- Want China Times

Growing Muscle: China's Neighbors Gear Up for a Fight -- Defense News

Top Marine in Japan: If tasked, we could retake the Senkakus from China -- Stars and Stripes

DOD Official: Russia’s Actions Could Reshape Transatlantic Alliance -- US Department of Defense

Admiral: Sealift Can Complement Amphib Fleet -- DoD Buzz

General says Marines need more ships in Asia-Pacific -- The Hill

Army explores sea-basing helos -- Army Times

McCain Joins Fight to Save A-10 Warthog -- DoD Buzz

Fast and Light: US Army Overhauls Its Gear Strategy -- Defense News

NSA said to have used Heartbleed bug, exposing consumers -- Bloomberg

Heartbleed bug denial by NSA and White House -- BBC

U.S. rallied 120 nations in response to 2012 cyberattack on American banks -- Washington Post

2013 F/A-18 crash: Out of fuel, out of time and one chance to land -- Stars and Stripes/The (Norfolk) Virginian-Pilot

Marines, Army prepare women for combat -- FOX News

Dempsey: DOD must make fixes on sexual assaults, quickly -- Stars and Stripes

Sikhs with long beards complain they can’t go in U.S. military -- Washington Times

Navy wasting almost $5M on phone upgrade in Hawaii, whistleblower says -- Stars and Stripes/The Honolulu Star-Advertiser (MCT)

Sgt. Maj. Barrett writes open letter to Marines following backlash -- Marine Times

Soldiers stuck in backlogged disability system can't go forward, can't go back -- Stars and Stripes/The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.)

A Loyal Soldier Doesn’t Deserve This -- Nicholas Kristof, New York Times

The CIA’s Cultural War Against Soviet Russia -- Cecily Hilleary, VOA

Social media helping destabilize world, strategist says at War College -- David Vergun, Army.mil

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