Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 4, 2014

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Analysis: Israel Underestimates Hamas' Asymmetrical Tactics -- Barbara Opall-Rome, Defense News

Tunnels Support Attrition War By Far Inferior, Mini Force

TEL AVIV — Amid mounting casualties and mutual recriminations over the sixth failed ceasefire in their ongoing war, Israel and Hamas continued late last week to battle on parallel fronts: under the sands of Gaza and in the court of public opinion.

It’s a battle of competing narratives — a protracted race for the public support and perceived victory needed to deter the other side from the next round of fighting.

But in this asymmetrical battle where operational gains of the strong tend to benefit the weak, Israel appears to be coming up short.

More than 25 days into Operation Protective Edge, Israel is increasingly hard-pressed to rally strategic success from its considerable tactical achievements on the ground.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 4, 2014

Military Expert: Israel is using three internationally banned weapons in Gaza -- Middle East Monitor

Nato to strengthen military exercises after Russia 'aggression' -- EU Observer

Ukraine crisis holds lessons for NATO, says British general -- AP

Pentagon wants to send military trainers to Ukraine -- The Hill

Sanctions prompt Putin to deploy Iskander missile -- WND

Russia Still Interested in Mistral Warship Deliveries – Defense Ministry -- RIA Novosti

Germany Nixes Russia Military Simulator Deal -- AP

Germany Hampers Russian Deal with German Company Rheinmetall - Reports -- RIA Novosti

Tank Biathlon to Strengthen Friendship Between Nations -- RIA Novosti

Japan gives Vietnam six navy ships amid regional tension -- BBC

China Developing Capability To Kill Satellites, Experts Say -- Defense News

SAS want soldiers from ordinary regiments -- Express

Britain 'attempts to censor' US report on torture sites -- The Guardian

Royal Navy ship diverted to Tripoli to evacuate Britons from Libya -- The Telegraph

Port in a storm: Sex scandal ship HMS Portland docks back in the UK without its commander after her alleged affair with crew member sends shockwaves through Royal Navy -- Daily Mail

BrahMos missile can be exported to Southeast Asian, Latin American nations -- Economic Times

Japan to Launch Military Space Force by 2019 -- RIA Novosti

Defense contractors hawk their surveillance planes in Japan -- Stars and Stripes

U.S. Continues Testing Surveillance Aircraft in Singapore -- Bloomberg

Airborne Units to Stay in Afghanistan into 2015 -- DoD Buzz

Near Syrian border, US troops guard against missiles — and monotony -- Stars and Stripes

U.S. working on plan for future F-35 incidents - Air Force -- Reuters

CIA’s Amazon-Built Cloud Just Went Live -- Defense One

Army announces new camouflage uniform pattern -- Stars and Stripes

How military drones get their inspiration from Hummingbirds -- Tech Times

3D printers could revolutionize how the US military feeds its soldiers -- Quartz

Soldiers to be given gene mutation blood test to assess suicide risk after serving in Iraq and Afghanistan -- Daily Mail

US Coast Guard celebrates 224th year -- Pensacola news Journal

Report: Air Force superintendent calls for Inspector General inquiry of athletics -- USA Today

Why Would the Pentagon Kill One of Its Most Effective "Drone" Programs? -- Nasdaq/Motley Fool

The Pentagon's troubled, expensive new fighter jet -- Frances Weaver, The Week

In Gaza and other war zones, how neutral is the United Nations? -- David Bosco, Washington Post

Happy 100th birthday, information warfare -- John Maxwell Hamilton, Washington Post

Ukraine: Secret service publishes Stalin files -- BBC

Machiavelli’s 27 Rules of War -- Ryan Evans, War On The Rocks