Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 24, 2015

Daily Mail: MI6 plotted to recruit nuclear spy in North Korea: Biggest intelligence leak since Snowden reveals secret plans - and how Netanyahu and Mossad were at loggerheads over Iran nuclear bomb

* MI6 had 2-hour meeting with North Korean 'target' and offered payment
* Undated cable asked South African spies for help with 'joint operation'
* Detail emerged in huge cache of leaked cables from Mossad, MI6 and CIA
* Another showed Israeli spies contracted own PM on Iran's nuclear plans
* Netanyahu said Iran was close to a bomb - but spies said country wasn't
* Obama is also said to have 'threatened' Palestine's bid for UN statehood

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 24, 2015

Al-Jazeera Just Got Its Hands On Docs From FSB, Mi6, Mossad, And More -- Foxtrot Alpha/Jalopnik

‘Iran tested sinking aircraft carriers using ballistic missiles’ -- Times of Israel

Artillery: The Dominant Weapon In Ukraine -- Strategy Page

Russian Snap Military Drill ‘Could Turn Into Assault on Baltic Capital’ -- Newsweek

Russia Offers Iran New Missiles Despite Sanctions -- Defense News/AFP

US Opposes Sale of Russian Anti-Ballistic Missile System to Iran -- Sputnuk

Submarines: Russia Threatens A Breakthrough -- Strategy page

Made in Russia: Top 3 21st century weapons -- Russia & India Report

Kalashnikov Expands Business to Drones, Boats -- Defense News

Russia rivals China with sale of 16 Yak-130 to Bangladesh -- Want China Times

Pentagon Weapons Chief To Meet With Ukrainians -- Defense One

South Korea building up military, rising as arms exporter -- UPI

U.S., South Korea to Start Military Drills on March 2 -- WSJ

North Korea’s New Anti-Ship Missile: No Cause for Alarm -- Nah Liang Tuang, The Diplomat

U.S. Expert Finds Faults in Chinese Military Command -- NYT

India's New Aircraft Carrier Plans May Get a Boost -- Prashanth Parameswaran, The Diplomat

Israel Buys More 14 More F-35s as US Denies JSF Sales to Gulf States -- DoD Buzz

Watchdog seeks details on Afghan security forces -- The Hill

Logistics: The High Cost Of Leaving Afghanistan -- Strategy Page

Offensive in Iraq complicates Obama battle with Congress -- The Hill

Obama’s Islamic State war powers beyond congressional control, research service finds -- Washington Times

Pentagon chief mulls conditions for combat in Iraq -- The Hill

US Navy Tests Submarine-Based Ballistic Missile System -- Sputnik

Beretta takes the wraps off its striker-fired APX -- IHS Jane's 360

This F-16 Viper Managed To Fly Back To Base Missing Half A Wing -- FoxTrot Alpha/Jalopnik

CIA Planning Major Expansion of Cyber-Espionage Capabilities -- Sputnik

CIA looks to expand its cyber espionage capabilities -- Washington Post

NSA Director Clashes With Yahoo Executive Over Online Data Privacy -- Sputnik

NSA chief says U.S. cyber infrastructure lags behind adversaries, expects major attack -- Washington Times

Marine found guilty of desertion after disappearing in Iraq, Lebanon -- Washington Post

Report: VA Secretary Robert McDonald apologizes for misstating military record -- Washington Post

Is America's Nuclear Arsenal Dying? -- Michaela Dodge and Adam Lowther, Real Clear Defense

Fighting the Islamic States involves more than just boots on the ground -- Walter Pincus, Washington Post