US Steps Up Military Preparations Over Iraq -- Al Jazeera
US sends more ships to Gulf and considers drone strikes in Iraq as politicians hint they may cooperate with Iran.
The US secretary of state has said his country is considering drone strikes in Iraq and is open to cooperation with Iran, as more US ships sailed towards the Gulf to deal with lightning advances by Sunni fighters.
John Kerry on Monday said drone strikes were "not the whole answer" to the takeover of large parts of northern Iraq by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in the north of Iraq. However, he said that they could be "one of the options that are important".
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- July 16, 2014
How Isis have rampaged towards the capital: A blow by blow account of how Islamist militants outnumbered 20-to-1 by the army cut through huge swathes of Iraq -- Daily Mail
Advanced radios captured by Iraqi insurgents could spell trouble -- Washington Post
Iraqi soldier who fought with Americans says decision to flee left him feeling ashamed -- McClatchy News
Iraq army’s collapse may hold lessons for the future -- Stars and Stripes
Kerry Says Drones, Working With Iran Are Options in Iraq -- NBC
Deciding whether to use military force in Iraq is not up to Obama alone -- The Hill
U.S. Marines, Army soldiers deployed to U.S. Embassy in Iraq -- Washington Times
U.S. positions troops, ships, aircraft for possible embassy evacuation in Baghdad -- Navy Times
Britain to give £3million aid to Iraq and the SAS could be sent in to assist their army as jihadists close in on Baghdad -- Daily Mail
NATO chief heads to Turkey for talks on escalating crisis in Iraq -- Stars and Stripes
'Bombs away' but not too fast: 9 nuke states slow in curbing 16,300 warheads -- RT
Russian Exports of Precision Weapons Unaffected by Western Sanctions – Arms Manufacturer -- RIA Novosti
Russian Military Equipment ‘Extremely Reliable’ – Deputy Prime Minister -- RIA Novosti
Russia Tests Pantsir Air Defense Systems in Arctic -- RIA Novosti
Russia’s Backfire Bomber Is Back! -- Thomas Newdick, War Is Boring
Eurosatory Exhibitors Preview New Armored Vehicle, UAV -- Defense News
Center of Vehicle Market Shifts to Mideast, N. Africa -- Defense News
Japan to equip E China Sea unit with anti-ship missiles -- Want China Times
South Korea calls on US military to keep service members in line -- Stars and Stripes
US Aircraft Carrier Welcomes Chinese Military Officials Aboard, Seeks Return Invite -- Defense News/AFP
US Navy Moves from Defensive to Offensive -- Maritime Executive
Uneven burden: Some ships see time at sea surge; others fall well below fleetwide average -- Navy Times
The Navy's top secret submarine base in land-locked IDAHO where its new stealth technology -- Daily Mail
Navy Prepares F-35C for Carrier Landing -- DoD Buzz
Engine Issues Halt F-35 Flights Over Weekend -- Defense News
Pentagon Orders Engine Inspections Before F35s Fly Again -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Senate Appropriators Likely To Protect A-10, Potentially Harming CRH -- Defense News
DARPA, Navy want long-range ISR drones for smaller ships -- Defense Systems
DARPA Closer to Urban-combat Spidey Soldiers -- Defense Tech
Reports: General to investigate Bergdahl's actions -- Stars and Stripes/USA Today
Growing interest in US Navy base at Guantanamo after prisoner exchange -- Stars and Stripes/Miami Herald
What it will take to end sexual assault in the military -- Niki Tsongas, CSM
Australia-US defence deal: What it means -- James Brown, The Interpreter
Does Peralta deserve the Medal of Honor? -- Jon Harper, Stars and Stripes
Iraq Crisis: Six Reasons Why America's Military Should Not Re-Engage -- Loren Thompson, Forbes
A-10s Saved the Day in Botched Afghanistan Raid -- David Axe, War Is Boring
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