Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 14, 2017

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi hold a replica of a brick during the India-Japan Annual Summit, in Gandhinagar, India, September 14, 2017. REUTERS/Amit Dave

Reuters: With China in mind, Japan, India agree to deepen defense

GANDHINAGAR, India (Reuters) - The leaders of India and Japan agreed on Thursday to deepen defense ties and push for more cooperation with Australia and the United States, as they seek to counter growing Chinese influence across Asia.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived this week in his counterpart Narendra Modi’s home state, skipping the tradition of visiting the capital of New Delhi, for the tenth meeting between two leaders since Modi came to power in 2014.

Relations have deepened between Asia’s second and third largest economies as Abe and Modi, who enjoy a close personal relationship, increasingly see eye-to-eye to balance China as the dominant Asian power.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 14, 2017

The U.S. Military Has a Master Plan to Crush North Korea's Nuclear ICBMs -- Kris Osborn, National Interest

WATCH: South Korean Cruise Missile Tested in Show of Force Against North Korea -- Sputnik

North Korea vows to accelerate weapons program following new US sanctions -- The Jerusalem Post

Eleven African countries will be probed by the UN over their military ties with North Korea -- Quartz

Russia's Northern Fleet drills involve ten submarines -- TASS

Iskander-M system gets new types of missiles — manufacturer -- TASS

Russia launches much-hyped Zapad exercises in Belarus -- Defense News

Kremlin slams hype over Zapad-2017 military drills as provocative -- TASS

EXCLUSIVE: Stoltenberg to Sputnik: 'NATO Doesn't Want a New Cold War' -- Sputnik

Russian Defense Ministry confident relations with NATO will be restored -- TASS

Russia’s War Games With Fake Enemies Cause Real Alarm -- NYT

A Russian military opportunity: Belarus emphasis on making the exercise transparent gives Western observers a glimpse at Moscow’s capabilities. -- Keir Giles, Politico

Israeli court annuls law exempting religious from military -- CTV News/AP

Autonomous mine-hunting boat will be delivered to the British Navy this winter -- Defense News

Biggest war games kick off in Sweden to practice deterrent skills against Russia (VIDEOS) -- RT

Sweden nearing decision on air defense system -- Defense News

Soldiers on Europe's streets dent NATO's defense edge -- Reuters

Qatar diplomatic crisis engulfs a major US military base -- ABC News/AP

‘I Want to Finish This’: US Special Ops Leaders Urge Washington to Stick by the Syrian Kurds -- Defense One

Defense chief says US must keep all 3 parts of nuclear force -- AP

Navy’s nuclear fleet shipyards in bad shape, report finds -- Navy Times

Boeing lands $600M contract to design new Air Force Ones -- Defense News

Boeing Wins $676.5Mln to Manufacture F-18 Combat Aircraft for the US Navy -- Sputnik

Industry pitches munitions designed to defeat drones -- Defense News

Marines Critically Injured in Fiery Training Accident on Camp Pendleton: USMC -- NBC San Diego

Man to Be Kicked Out of Marines After Unfurling White Supremacist Banner -- Time

Nearly 30,000 Service Members Involved in Irma Response -- Military.com/Stars and Stripes

Pentagon's Foreign Recruit Program Killed by 'Bureaucratic Bumbling' -- Military.com

Trump blocks Chinese deal to buy U.S. chips with military uses -- Washington Times

How solar power can protect the US military from threats to the electric grid -- Phys.org

Blame Bad Leaders For Military Waste -- War Is Boring

'The Vietnam War' 18-Hour PBS Series to Begin Airing Sunday -- Military.com