Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 22, 2014

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, brief reporters at the Pentagon, Aug. 21, 2014. DOD photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Sean K. Harp

Despite ISIS Horror, Congress Is Wary of U.S. Military Expansion -- New York Times

WASHINGTON — For weeks, Capitol Hill has tried to keep America’s military engagement in Iraq at arm’s length: Democrats and Republicans warily backed President Obama’s limited airstrikes against Sunni militants, but nobody — aside from Senator John McCain and a few fellow hawks — demonstrated an appetite for deeper involvement.

Now, though, the gruesome execution of an American journalist, James Foley, has drawn an intensely emotional reaction from lawmakers in both parties, with many issuing statements condemning the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, the group responsible for Mr. Foley’s killing, and some urging Mr. Obama to redouble the fight against it.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 22, 2014

Hagel: Syria Airstrikes Against ISIL Possible -- Military.com

Halting ISIS Would Require Attacks in Syria, Top General Says -- New York Times

Islamic State can’t be beat without addressing Syrian side of border, top general says -- Washington Post

Officials: Commanders want to expand Iraq airstrikes -- Military Times

Navy: F/A-18s pounded Islamic State targets with laser-guided bombs on 30 missions -- Washington Times

US military believes ISIS may have as many as 17,000 fighters -- Economic Times/NYT

Journalist's Beheading Does Little To Change Washington's Thoughts On Military Strategy Against ISIS -- FOX News

Pentagon calls Islamic State threat 'beyond anything we've seen' -- RT

Hagel’s ominous terror warning: ‘Beyond anything we’ve seen’ -- Washington Times

China’s second hypersonic glider test fails as PLA trials nuclear weapons delivery system -- South China Morning Post

India to Unveil First Warship to Deter Chinese Submarines -- Bloomberg

S-400 systems down 3 ballistic missiles during exercises in Astrakhan region -- ITAR-TASS

US Subs on Routine Patrol Missions Off Russian Shore – Russian Admiral -- RT

Dutch and Japanese warplanes take to the skies to accompany Russian bombers -- ITAR-TASS

Israel’s new attack submarines nearing completion at German shipyard -- Washington Times

US calls for 'extreme interoperability' with S. Korea in air defense system -- Korea Herald

GE eyes S. Korea's fighter jet development project -- Global Post/Yonhap News Agency

Northrop Grumman sees European interest in Hawk surveillance drone -- Reuters

Flight restrictions slow F-35 software testing -- Star-Telegram

U.S. Navy Awards $2.5 Billion Cyber Contract -- DoD Buzz

Pentagon: Disclosure of Foley Rescue Attempt 'Makes Our Job Harder' -- Newsmax

'Comprehensive' CIA Torture Report Won't Even Name Well-Known Architects of Torture Program -- Vice

Yet Again, CIA is Concealing Information Americans Should See -- Defense One

UK ambassador ‘lobbied’ US senators to obscure Britain’s complicity in CIA rendition program -- RT

NSA official: ‘Much easier’ to explain operations after Snowden -- The Hill

The NSA Is Scaring People Away From Tor -- Gizmodo

This is why you can't trust the NSA. Ever. -- Marcy Wheeler, The Week

Navy Bribery Scandals Highlight the Importance of Enforcing a Code of Conduct -- WeComply

Ship Eats Syria’s Deadly Chemicals in Weeks -- Defense Tech