Russia And NATO Square Off Over Ukraine -- AFP
Moscow (AFP) - Moscow declared NATO a "threat" to its security Tuesday after the Western military alliance announced plans to reinforce defences in eastern Europe because of Russia's alleged stoking of war in Ukraine.
Moscow's surprise declaration of a shift in its military doctrine came just ahead of a NATO summit in Wales on Thursday at which beleaguered Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko will lobby US President Barack Obama for military help.
The Russian national security council's deputy secretary Mikhail Popov said NATO's plan for new defence units in eastern Europe was "evidence of the desire of US and NATO leaders to continue their policy of aggravating tensions with Russia."
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 2, 2014
NATO summit 'most important' since fall of Berlin Wall -- Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY
Wales summit will test NATO’s vision in wake of new threats -- Stars and Stripes
NATO plans new 'spearhead' force to counter Russia -- France 24
Nato to create high-readiness force to counter Russian threat -- The Guardian
NATO moving to create a rapid-reaction force to protect against Russian aggression in Eastern Europe -- New York Daily News
NATO May Hold Drills, Set Up Military Training Centre In Georgia – Rasmussen -- RIA Novosti
Russia warns NATO against military presence in Eastern Europe -- Deutsche Welle
Russia to adjust military doctrine due to NATO expansion, Ukraine crisis -- RT
Deputy Prime Minister: 'Russia Proceeding With Plans for Grouped Military Satellites' -- RIA Novosti
Russian Armed Forces to Receive Minimum of 230 New Planes, Helicopters in 2014 -- RIA Novosti
India-Russia pact planned for new BrahMos missile version -- DNA India
Xi Urges New China Military Strategy for ‘Information Warfare’ -- Bloomberg
Expansion boosts Woody Island's strategic use for China -- Want China Times
Japan's Military Spending -- The Economist
South Korean military to press homicide charges over latest death -- Reuters
Nigerian Military Failing to Defeat Boko Haram, Report Says -- Bloomberg
MSF calls for military medics to help tackle West Africa Ebola -- Reuters
Will ISIS Attack The UK? Britain Raises Terror Threat Level To Severe; US 'Unaware' Of Specific Threat To America -- IBTimes
Cameron lays out plans to counter UK jihadi threat -- CNN
US leaves Free Syrian Army leaders out of military planning -- Stars and Stripes/McClatchy news
‘Partner and Target’: NSA spying on NATO ‘friend’ Turkey -- RT
What the US military wants for missile defence: multi-use sensors in the Arctic - Squamish Chief
Pentagon to Open Drone Base in Niger - Reports -- RIA Novosti
U.S. Military footprints in the Sahara (Map) -- Washington Post
Army sees 'megacities' as the future battlefield -- Army Times
A New Military Handgun? The Modular Handgun System -- Daily Caller
25 rescued after Marine Corps helicopter crashes in Gulf of Aden -- Washington Times
Pilot in F-15 crash was decorated combat vet -- Stars and Stripes
Budget cuts force Ohio Army National Guard to postpone training exercises -- Washington Times
Nerves fray over CIA report's release -- The Hill
Did CIA Director Brennan dodge a bullet? -- The Hill
U.S.-made sneakers may be afoot for military recruits -- USA Today/Military Times
An Air Force Strategy Stuck in the Future -- Robert Farley, RCD
A Master plan to Counter China’s Growing Military Might? -- Harry Kazianis, War On The Rocks
Sharing intel can backfire for U.S. -- Howard Altman, Tampa Tribune
NSA Close Up -- Michael Brenner, Huffington Post
America’s next security threat: resource wars -- Stephen Kinzer, Boston Globe
No military dog left behind -- Jonah Goldberg, USA Today
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