Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 24, 2015



The Local.fr: US embassy in Paris is 'home to secret spy nest'

Reports in France suggest the US spied on French presidents from a secret spy nest on the roof of its embassy in Paris, which stands just a stone's throw from the Elysée palace.

As revelations emerged on Wednesday that the US spied on not one, but three French presidents, focus was being turned to the roof of the US embassy in Paris.

The embassy is located just a stone's throw away from the Elysée palace where the three presidents Jacques Chirac, Nicolas Sarkozy and François Hollande all resided over the last ten years.

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 24, 2015

NSA spied on French presidents: WikiLeaks -- Reuters

White House Denies Targeting Hollande's Communications -- Sputnik

NATO says won't be dragged into arms race with Russia -- Reuters

NATO to Weigh Nuclear Threats From Russia -- WSJ

US Not Planning to Redeploy Nuclear Weapons to Europe - US Envoy to NATO -- Sputnik

Amid Russian Military Aggression, Pentagon To Station Tanks, Armored Vehicles In Eastern European Nations -- IBTimes

NATO to Increase Readiness Defense Forces to 40,000 Troops -- Sputnik

Nato plans re-engagement with Iraq four years after departure -- The Guardian

NATO Countries Continue to Fail to Meet Defense Spending Promises -- Fiscal Times

Russia Is Already Developing New Fifth-Generation Submarines -- National Interest

Israel To Consolidate Cyber Spending, Ops -- Defense News

Expert: India Watching U.S. Pacific Rebalance Closely -- USNI News

China Prepares Its 172,000 Civilian Ships for War -- The Diplomat

The France-Saudi Arabia relationship is about to get $12 billion stronger -- Reuters

Canada's Army chief orders mandatory briefings on sexual misconduct -- CBC

‘Strategic nuclear weapons have no military use’ – British general -- RT

GCHQ documents raise fresh questions over UK complicity in US drone strikes -- The Guardian

Pentagon Prepares for Rise of Great Power Competition - US Defense Official -- Spuntik

Second New Carrier Now Seen Busting a Cost Cap by $235 Million -- Bloomberg

Thornberry: Pentagon Needs Support From Other Agencies, Allies to Combat Threats -- USNI News

US Army Orders 19 Additional Gray Eagle Drones Despite Development Problems -- Sputnik

The Navy Will Pay Millions of Dollars to Stay on Windows XP -- Popular Mechanics

Budget fight could threaten military pay raises; new Pentagon press secretary -- Washington Post

DOD No. 2: 'Pretty certain' no sequestration next year -- The Hill

No Sequestration 'Pretty Certain,' Work Says -- Defense News

Snowden Learning Russian, But Remains an American Patriot - Lawyer -- Sputnik

Estimated 15,500 troops could serve openly as transgenders under Speier’s House bill -- Washington Times

How elite, newly renamed Marine Raider units will visually mark history -- Dan Lamonthe, Washington Post

U.S. Flag Waves Over 10 Army Bases Proudly Named for Confederate Officers -- Time

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