Monday, May 19, 2014

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 19, 2014

A map of China is seen through a magnifying glass on a computer screen showing binary digits in Singapore in this January 2, 2014 photo illustration. Credit: Reuters/Edgar Su

U.S. Government Charging Chinese Officials With Hacking Into American Companies To Steal Trade Secrets -- Daily Mail

* Attorney General Eric Holder is expected to announce the criminal charges Monday afternoon
* Will name specific Chinese government officials who will be accused of committing cyber espionage on behalf of a former government
* The officials are believed to have hacked into the computers of American companies and stolen trade secrets
* Individuals will be considered international fugitives after the charges
* Names of the companies involved have not been released
* Case against the foreign government officials will be the first of its kind

The United States is preparing to announce criminal charges against Chinese military officials in an international cyber-espionage case, a government official said today.

Attorney General Eric Holder and other federal law enforcement officials are expected to reveal the new indictments later this afternoon.

The indictments will accuse individuals of participating in cyber-espionage on behalf of a foreign government though any further details about the charges have not yet been released.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs

U.S. to announce first criminal charges against China for cyberspying -- Washington Post

U.S. to accuse Chinese officials of cyber spying on companies -- Reuters

U.S. Charges China With Cyber-Spying on American Firms -- NBC

China state-owned firm in $3.4 billion deal to buy military assets -- Reuters

Chinese Military Said to Be Massing Near the Vietnam Border (+Photos) -- Epoch Times

Japan Plans New Military Outposts near Disputed Islands -- IBTimes

U.S. wants Tokyo, Seoul to aid missile defense against N. Korea -- Japan Times

Saudi Defense Leaders Replaced By Moderates -- Defense News

24 Countries To Take Part in Jordan Wargames -- Defense News

Report: Jordan redeploys military along border with Syria -- Jerusalem Post/Reuters

New Iran WMD threat: UN report IDs 2 new missile sites -- World Tribune

Nigeria’s Giant Military Is No Match For Boko Haram -- Michael Moran, GlobalPost

The French Military Shakes Things Up in Africa -- Peter Dörrie, War is Boring

Former Official: Ukraine Wants Old US Gear -- Defense News

Swiss Reject $3.5 Billion Jet Purchase in Blow to Saab -- Bloomberg

Airbus Looks To Overseas, Cyber To Grow Business -- Defense News

Nuclear staff shortage sparks MoD safety alert -- Herald Scotland

NATO sends thousands of troops to Estonia for war games -- Stars and Stripes

American missile cruiser to enter Black Sea on May 23 - source -- Voice of Russia

RAF's £70 million F-35 fighter 'may be cancelled because of poor performance' -- The Telegraph

Jump jets on Australia's defense radar -- West Australian

DoD Research Chief: High Cost of Weapons Threatens Security -- Defense News

Analyst: House Defense Budget Prizes Pork -- DoD Buzz

Dempsey To Urge Military Chiefs To Step Up Mediterranean Security -- Defense News

GOP's New F-35 Line: Don't Burn Partners US Will Need Later -- Defense News

Exclusive: VA Scandal Hits New Hospital -- Jacob Siegel, Daily Beast

Air Force chief: U.S. military walking "very tough line" amid budget cuts -- CBS

Post-Snowden, the NSA's future rests on Admiral Rogers' shoulders -- Reuters

Cisco chief urges Obama to curb NSA surveillance activity -- Reuters

Honoring our troops, Harley Davidson Museum hosts unique military display -- FOX News

The Air Force's Rationale For Retiring The A-10 Warthog Is Bullshit -- Tyler Rogoway, Foxtrot Alpha/Jalopnik

Is the US Military About to Let Transgender Soldiers Serve? -- Matt Taylor, Vice

Are We Underestimating China's Military? -- Timothy A. Walton, National Interest

America's Military Bases in the Asia-Pacific: Strategic Asset or Vulnerability? -- Robert Haddick, National Interest

Inside America's Shadow War on Terror—and Why It Will Never End -- James Kitfield, National Journal

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