Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 9, 2014

U.S. Military On High Alert Over CIA Report -- The Hill

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has ordered military commanders to be on high alert to respond to any security threats over the release of a report detailing the CIA's controversial interrogation practices.

“I’ve directed all of our combatant commanders to have all their commands on alert because we want to be prepared, just in case,” Hagel said on CNN Tuesday.

But the outgoing Pentagon chief also said he knew of no “specific” threats over the report. He added that the Defense Department had worked with investigators to limit the impact the report will have on the safety of its personnel.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 9, 2014

Senate report on CIA program details brutality, dishonesty -- Washington Post

Highlights from inside CIA report -- The Hill

10 key findings from report on CIA interrogations -- AP

List of the 13 interrogation techniques used on CIA detainees -- AP

Spies fire back at 'biased, inaccurate, and destructive' report -- The Hill

Kerry: Obama administration wants option for ground troops in Iraq -- Stars and Stripes

Kerry, Senators Clash Over Proposed Limitation of US Ground Forces Vs. Islamic State -- Defense News

4,600 International Troops Pledged to Train Iraqi Forces -- Defense News

Russia's Military Will Get Bigger and Better in 2015 -- Moscow Times

Russian upgraded space missile defense system to begin operating before 2020 -- ITAR-TASS

Russia Displays Air Defense Systems Amid Ukraine Tensions -- VOA

Chinese Military Newspaper’s Livid Response to Report on Soldier Gear -- WSJ

China investigates another senior military official for graft: report -- Reuters

U.K.: 4,000 Ministry of Defence leaks in 4 yrs, senior officials blamed -- RT

Gulf Arab states to create regional police, navy -- AP

Vienna Conference Discusses Risks of Nuclear Weapons Use -- Sputnik

Chinese Official Attends Vienna Nuclear Conference Under Guise of Academic -- Sputnik

Strategic Weapons: Pakistan Perfects Its Nuclear Threat -- Strategy Page

US Navy Sees Expansion of Fleet in Spain by Aegis Destroyers -- Sputnik

Osprey Aircraft Test-Fire Rockets and Missiles -- Defense Tech

Kerry: US Committed to Destroying Anti-Personnel Landmines -- Sputnik

Pentagon Launches New Future Weapons Research Effort -- DoD Buzz

Man charged with trying to take U.S. military documents to China -- Reuters

Military grapples with stigma of men reporting sexual assault -- Stars and Stripes

McCain Sees Senate 'Absolutely' Finishing Carter SecDef Confirmation in January -- Defense News

McCain: Military Times report on low morale should spur Congress to act -- Military Times

US Navy Issues New Hairstyle Policies for Female Sailors -- Military.com

7 ways the U.S. military appears in the CIA interrogation report -- Dan Lamonthe, Washington Post