Military and Intelligence News Briefs -- November 20, 2014

Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, answers questions during the Defense One Summit in Washington, D.C., Nov. 19, 2014. DoD photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Sean K. Harp

The Top US Military Commander Just Gave This Prediction For How Long ISIS War Will Last -- Western Journalism

Facing serious challenges for funding the many conflicts the U.S. is now involved in around the globe, America’s top military commander says the fight against ISIS will need more money and resources than are now committed in the Pentagon’s 2015 budget.

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, says the U.S.-led effort to destroy Islamic militants in Iraq and Syria will likely last beyond Barack Obama’s presidency — taking up to four years.

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Military and Intelligence News Briefs -- November 20, 2014

Top US Military Officer Predicts ISIS War Will Last up to 4 Years -- Military.com

Some of U.S. troops already authorized for Iraq may go soon - Pentagon -- Reuters

Odierno Rejects Comparing Gulf War to Recent Iraq War -- DoD Buzz

House Republican Wants To Work Around Baghdad, Arm the Kurds -- Defense News/AFP

U.S. Increasing Non-Lethal Military Aid to Ukraine -- Reuters

NATO Reports 400 Intercepts of Russian Aircraft in 2014 -- Defense News/AFP

Russia's modernised Tu-160 bomber performs first flight -- ITAR-TASS

Mysterious Russian satellite sparks ‘orbital weapon’ speculations -- RT

Russian warships head to Northeast Atlantic -- EFE

Russia Signs Landmark Military Cooperation Agreement With Pakistan -- Moscow Times

Premier Li meets Russian Defense Minister on military ties -- CCTV

Chinese military satellite launched by Long March rocket -- Space Flight Now

US Report: China's Nukes Getting Bigger and Better -- Defense News

Former top China military officer hoarded cash, jade in basement: Phoenix -- Reuters

Iran's Game Of Drones -- Radio Free Europe

France To Buy 12 Airbus Tankers Worth €3 Billion -- Defense News/AFP

NATO chief reassures allies on Baltic tour -- Stars and Stripes

Export of weaponry internal issue of each NATO member-state - Stoltenberg -- ITAR-TASS

Nato holds largest cyber war games -- Financial Times

Obama extends national emergency for WMDs -- The Hill

Dempsey: Pentagon needs more money -- The Hill

US Military Chief Calls For Defense Budget Increase -- RTT News

Lawmakers frustrated as Obama yet to ask for new war authorization against Islamic State -- AP

Aide: Obama open to limits in war authorization -- AP

AP Exclusive: Before Snowden, a debate inside NSA -- AP

What does the Pentagon’s latest call for innovation mean for contractors? -- Amrita Jayakumar, Washington Post

Autonomous Weapon Systems: The Military's Smartest Toys? -- Michael Carl Haas, National Interest

Ascendant China cited by U.S. panel as Pentagon pivots to Asia -- Tony Capaccio, Chicago Tribune/Bloomberg News

Why Is the US Military So Interested in Chad? -- Nick Turse, The Nation

Obesity Affects Number Of Those Eligible For Military Service -- CBS

Pentagon paid ransom for kidnapped soldier to Afghan con man -- RT

U.S. Air Force makes ‘so help me God’ optional in oath -- The Hill