A Russian serviceman walks past the Buk-1M missile system at the Army-2015 international military forum in Kubinka, outside Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday. (Maxim Shemetov/Reuters)
Washington Post: Russia to increase nuclear arsenal as U.S. plans more firepower in Europe
MOSCOW — Russia announced Tuesday that it will expand its nuclear arsenal, sparking concerns about a renewed arms race as old Cold War rivals Moscow and Washington plan to increase their military capacity amid rising tensions over Ukraine.
Russia will acquire 40 intercontinental ballistic missiles “capable of overcoming any, even the most technically sophisticated, missile defense systems,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said at an arms expo outside Moscow on Tuesday, just days after the Pentagon confirmed plans to place more heavy equipment in NATO countries in Eastern Europe and the Baltics.
Secretary of State John F. Kerry called the announcement concerning, even if Putin “could well be posturing.”
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 17, 2015
Russia forced by NATO to take steps to protect itself: Kremlin -- Reuters
Vladimir Putin opens Russian 'military Disneyland' Patriot Park -- The Guardian
Russia To Finish Building ‘World’s Stealthiest’ Submarines By 2023 -- IBTimes
Russia’s 5th generation submarines to be armed with robots — Navy chief -- ITAR-TASS
Russian reconnaissance drones start flights in Arctic region -- ITAR-TASS
Belarus in talks with Russia on supplies of S-400 missile systems -- ITAR-TASS
Belarus Tests Secretive Rocket Launcher System in China -- MINA
NATO is getting its biggest defense boost since the Cold War -- AP
US Deploys in Mediterranean as NATO Brings in 25,000 Troops -- Sputnik
UK Warns Russia NATO Exercises 'Not A Game' -- SKY News
Pakistan Army Chief Visits Russia to Forge New Ties -- VOA
Pakistan Sells its First Fighter Jets to Foreign Buyers -- Defense Tech
Trident whistleblower William McNeilly 'discharged' from Royal Navy -- The Guardian
North Korea boasts about rocket testings -- CNN
China's Military Practices Invading Taiwan -- National Interest
China refers 2 ranking officers to prosecutors amid military anti-corruption drive -- FOX News/AP
Document: Report to Congress on China’s Naval Modernization and Implications for U.S. Navy -- USNI News
Official: US Iraqi training goal slowed -- AP
US Senate Attempts To Arm Kurds Directly, Reform Military Justice Fall Short -- Defense One
Airbus Unveils Plans for X6 Helicopter -- Defense Tech
Lockheed Martin Defends F-35’s Close Air Support Capabilities -- DoD Buzz
Navy Plans to Fire Lasers from Carriers -- Military.com
Aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford suffers temporary catapult setback -- ABC News
OPM Director Defends Cybersecurity Protocol in Wake of Massive Hack -- NextGov
Did the massive OPM hack wreck American espionage? -- Rick Moran, American Thinker
Foam systems designed to protect military aircraft keep activating by accident -- Washington Post
US Marine arrested for filling Japan Air Force hangar with foam -- Marine Times
Military Rape Cases Will Stay Within The Chain Of Command -- Huffington Post
CIA torture appears to have broken spy agency rule on human experimentation -- The Guardian
A New Look at the CIA’s Pre-9/11 Mindset Reveals Uncomfortable Truths About Intel -- Micah Zenko, Defense One/Council on Foreign Relations
Dropped by the U.S. Military, Colt Goes Bankrupt -- Daily Beast
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