Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 22, 2017

Nikkei Asian Review: US, South Korea eyeing more offensive options on Pyongyang

Amid rising stakes, annual war games seen focusing harder on pre-emptive strikes

SEOUL -- The U.S. and South Korea are expected to more strongly stress offensive maneuvers and even a possible decapitation strike against North Korea in their annual Ulchi Freedom Guardian joint military drills that began Monday amid continuing tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

The mostly computer-simulated exercises through Aug. 31 usually center on such defensive maneuvers as responding to an attack by Pyongyang. But given the growing nuclear threat, Washington and Seoul will likely also rehearse operations specifically targeting Kim Jong Un's government.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 22, 2017

Japan Urges Pressure on North Korea, Military to Seek Record Defense Spending -- Reuters

US-S. Korea Begin Military Drills; North Makes Fiery Threat -- VOA/AP

US fears North Korea will sell nuclear weapons to TERRORISTS -- Daily Star

Trump vows to keep U.S. troops in Afghanistan but won't reveal details -- CBC/AP

'Fully committed' NATO backs new U.S. approach on Afghanistan -- Reuters

Donald Trump's Afghanistan strategy exactly what US military wants, David Kilcullen says -- ABC News Online

Trump's Afghan strategy hailed in Kabul, GOP ranks; Dems skeptical -- UPI

Russia causes alarm with 'largest ever' military drills in Belarus -- The Independent

Belarus invites Ukraine and NATO to monitor West-2017 military drills -- TASS

Russian Spy Planes Intercepted Over Baltic Three Times in Two Days -- Newsweek

Chinese Military Going Hi-Tech As World Watches -- Sputnik

Hero police officer who gunned down Cambrils terrorists is former special forces soldier -- The Telegraph

Pentagon Delegation to Arrive in Kiev on August 23 -- Sputnik

U.S. defense secretary in Iraq as troops battle for Tal Afar -- Reuters

The US Military Is Cozying Up to Sudan, of All Countries -- War Is Boring

U.S. divers find remains of missing sailors in hull of damaged destroyer -- Reuters

'Some remains' of missing 10 sailors found after collision, admiral says -- CNN

Why Do U.S. Navy Ships Keep Crashing? -- Bloomberg

The US Navy's Greatest Enemy Might Be Exhaustion -- War Is Boring

Pentagon narrows competition for the next big U.S. nuclear missile deterrent -- Washington Post

Northrop, Boeing Win Initial Deal to Replace Land-Based Nuclear ICBMs -- DoD Buzz

Pentagon Eliminates Lockheed Martin From $85 Billion Missile Program -- WSJ

Lockheed wins $427 million U.S. defense contract: Pentagon -- Reuters

Contractors Praise Elevation of Cyber to Combatant Command -- DoD Buzz

Government Hacks Back: US Military Plans Malware Retaliation Against Attackers -- IBTimes

Invisible Artillery: Army Wants Electronic Warfare At All Levels -- Breaking Defense

Army Identifies Missing Black Hawk Crew After Suspending Search -- Military.com/AP

US military crashes, collisions in the Pacific -- FOX News

Bergdahl Chooses to Have Trial Heard by Judge and Not Jury -- Military.com/AP

U.S. soldier who defected to North Korea in 1962 dies -- UPI

The U.S. Military Will Soon Have 5,000 MPH 'Bullets' (and It's All North Korea's Fault) -- National Interest

How the A-4 Skyhawk Ruled the Skies -- National Interest

Trump’s Pentagon wants to spend almost $500 million on Guantánamo construction -- McClathcy News