Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 20, 2017

Daily Mail: Trump's plan to include 'tanks and missile launchers in inaugural parade was vetoed'

* Member of transition team thought about throwing a 'Red Square/North Korea-style parade', a source said Thursday
* But the military refused in part because they were concerned about the image of equipment on Pennsylvania Avenue, source added
* Another reason for the refusal, according to the planning insider, was that heavy tanks could destroy Washington, DC's roads
* Donald Trump said in an interview published Thursday he intends to show off the country's military
* The military 'may be flying over New York City and Washington, DC, for parades', the president-elect said

Donald Trump's transition team thought about having tanks and missile launchers in the mogul's inaugural parade, a source said Thursday.

A member of staff brought up the idea of a military parade similar to displays of power seen in Russia and North Korea, an insider involved in inaugural planning told the Huffington Post.

But the military turned down the idea in part because they were concerned about the image of tanks and missile launchers parading down Pennsylvania Avenue, the source said. They also feared the heavy equipment might damage the roads in Washington, DC.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 20, 2017

Trump team wanted tanks, missile launchers in parade: report -- The Hill

Trump Sought Military Equipment For Inauguration, Granted 20-Plane Flyover -- Huffington Post

Trump to hold military parades as U.S. forces grow -- Military Times

Who is in charge at the Pentagon after inauguration? -- Military Times

Senate to vote Friday on Trump's defense picks -- The Hill

Melania Trump Wears Military-Style Coat at Wreath-Laying as Debate Over Dressing Her Continues -- Vanity Fair

The Role of the Pentagon in the Trump Administration - War on the Rocks

Pentagon: US ready if North Korea launches missile during inauguration -- Washington Examiner

Taiwan Expects Closer US Military Ties, More High-Level Visits Under Trump -- VOA

Trump Will Keep U.S. Wedded to NATO, Alliance’s Stoltenberg Says -- Bloomberg

Germany spends more on defence but misses Nato target -- BBC

Hundreds of German soldiers prepare to deploy to Baltics for NATO -- DW

German defense minister urges swift passing of Mali mandate -- DW

Israel opens first ever NATO office -- YNet News

NATO: We ward off 500 cyberattacks each month -- CNN

Meet China's "Sharp Sword" Stealth Drone -- Jeffrey Lin & P.W. Singer, Popular Science

How China Is Weaponizing Outer Space -- Harsh Vasani, The Diplomat

Cold Start: India to Deploy Massive Tank Army Along Border With Pakistan -- The Diplomat

South China Sea: Australia in firing line if US and China go to war, experts warn -- ABC News Online

Carter: More US Troops Will Not Fix Iraq or Syria -- AP

Congress Produces Its Shopping List for Beefing Up the U.S. Military -- Popular Mechanics

Trump’s Bigger Army Could Cost $12 Billion by Fanning’s Math -- Bloomberg

Army Picks Sig Sauer's P320 Handgun to Replace M9 Service Pistol -- Military.com

Army: Your new handgun will be a Sig Sauer -- Army Times

Marines' Approval of PMAG May Lead to International Buys -- Military.com

Nuclear Stockpile About to Go Leaderless, Senator Warns Trump -- Defense News

The US Army Wants a Missile Filled With Drones -- Defense News

Hacking the Army -- Tech Crunch

Outgoing Army leaders: 'It has been the greatest honor of our lives' to serve -- Army Times

Chelsea Manning to Obama: Thanks for ‘giving me a chance’ -- The Hill

The Army’s elite Ranger Regiment will soon have its first female soldier -- Washington Post

An Interesting War: America at Total War in the Pacific -- Colin Steele, The Bridge

The emergence of the 'cyber cold war' -- Jose Pagliery, CNN

The Future Soldier: Alone in a Crowd -- Conrad Crane, War on the Rocks

Military honor in the age of Trump -- Andrew Bell, RCD