Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 9, 2014



Respected Ukrainian Military Analyst Warns Russian Invasion Imminent, As Early As Within 24 Hours -- Paul Roderick Gregory, Forbes

The well-known Ukrainian military analyst, Dmitry Tymchuk, warns that the invasion of East Ukraine by Russian troops is imminent and could take place within 24 hours. Tymchuk heads the Center of Military and Political Research in Kiev, which he founded. His warning was posted in the Kyiv Post, which notes that it has not verified his findings. (How could they?)

Tymchuk links Russia’s military invasion plans with the preparatory activities of pro-Russian activists in East Ukrainian cities, which Washington now describes as an “illegal and illegitimate effort to destabilize a sovereign state …. with paid operatives across an international boundary.” (See WSJ, Ukraine Moves to Assert Control in East).

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs

U.S. and NATO Warn Russia Against Further Intervention in Ukraine -- New York Times

Second US Navy Destroyer to Arrive in Black Sea by Thursday -- RIA Novosti

Iran Nuke Head Admits to Hiding Info from IAEA -- Washington Free Beacon

China, U.S. reach consensus on military cooperation -- Xinhuanet

South Korean Defense Ministry Speculates About N.Korean Drones -- Chosun Ilbo

S.Korea Unveils Homegrown Drones -- Chosun Ilbo

S. Korea pushes to buy 10 low-altitude radars from Israel -- Yonhap News Agency

A Short History of Iran’s (Other) Fake Warplane: 2003's ‘Shafagh’ was a wooden mock-up -- Jassem Al Salami, War is Boring

Dutch concerns over the F-35 continue -- Eric Palmer Blog

Partnerships Key to Solving African Problems, DOD Official Says -- U.S. Department of Defense

US Could 'Re-Examine' Its Military Presence In Europe -- Defense News/AFP

DDG 1000 Christening Pioneers New Technology -- Military.com

'Most capable destroyer in history' to be christened Saturday -- Stars and Stripes/Bangor (Maine) Daily News

Giving LCS Critics What They Want -- Information Dissemination

US Navy Fleet Boss: 9-Month Deployments Unsustainable -- Defense News

Navy Finishes Specs for Future Nuclear Sub -- DoD Buzz

Why Aircraft Carrier Workers Deserve a Better Plan from the Pentagon -- Defense One

Army Opposes Calls for Aviation Commission -- DoD Buzz

Airmen at odds with Air Force brass over future of beloved A-10 plane -- PBS News Hour

Lawmakers say Air Force plans to cut A-10 flights and training are illegal -- Air Force Times

Boeing Built Marines an Osprey Jeep with NASCAR Connection -- Defense Tech

National Guard chief changes tone on cuts -- The Hill

Navy and Marines Still Unclear How Army Will Fit Into Pacific Pivot -- John Grady, USNI

U.S. will cut deployed nuke missile force by 50 -- Washington Tiems

Pentagon: B-61 Bomb Update Faces Possible Delays -- National Journal

Army tests jungle boots for Pacific deployments -- Army Times

SEAL Team 6 seeks $11 million for fitness center -- Stars and Stripes/Bloomberg

Military: Marine fatally shot colleague at NC base -- AP

Experts say Fort Hood shooter fit profile of rampage killer -- Stars and Stripes

Secret Service removing supervisor, tightening rules after drinking incidents -- Washington Post

Names of Iraq, Afghan war dead to be read aloud at Vietnam Wall -- Stars and Stripes/Washington Post

US sailors sue TEPCO for $1B, say utility lied about radiation levels -- AP

The Pentagon’s Strategists Have Closed Up Shop -- Timothy R. Homan, The Fiscal Times

Eliminating Double Standards in the Marine Corps -- Rep. Duncan Hunter, Defense One

The American Ways of War and Play: The connection between sports culture and military culture. -- Michael P. Noonan, US News and World Report

Pentagon’s Reliance on Europe Is ‘Wishful Thinking’ -- Michael Shurkin and Chris Pernin, Defense One

Can This Man Save the Pentagon? -- Bill Sweetman, Daily Beast

US military deaths in Afghanistan at 2,177 -- AP

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