Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 6, 2017

U.S. and South Korean forces conducted missile drills Aug. 29 in South Korea. © Yonhap/Kyodo

The Telegraph: The 'Frankenmissile': How South Korea plans to destroy the North's underground military bases

South Korea has pledged to develop a powerful “Frankenmissile” capable of destroying North Korea’s underground military facilities and wartime commands as it beefs up its armoury to counter the growing threat from across the border.

According to the Korea Herald, military sources in Seoul revealed the plan the day after South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his US counterpart Donald Trump agreed to scrap an imposed 500kg limit on the warheads fitting onto the South’s missiles.

Mr Moon had told the US president during a telephone call on Monday, after Pyongyang’s detonation of a hydrogen bomb test, that it was “crucial” to find “powerful and practical measures” to give North Korea a wake-up call about the consequences of its actions.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 6, 2017

South Korea Displays its Military Strength Amid North Korean Crisis -- Time/AP

S. Korea to deploy new THAAD launchers just 3 days after announcement -- RT

Japan to Continue Buying US Military Equipment Amid Conflict on Korean Peninsula -- Sputnik

Trump offers to sell Japan, S. Korea more 'sophisticated military equipment' -- The Hill

North Korea threat: Trump approves more Seoul firepower -- Nikkei Asian Review

Satellite images show LANDSLIDES caused by Kim Jong-un's latest nuclear weapon test following claims he could accidentally bring down a whole mountain -- Daily Mail

Talk, choke or strike: U.S. options on North Korea few and growing worse -- Japan Times/AP

Seoul, Washington defense chiefs agree to strengthen deployment of U.S. strategic assets -- Yonhap News Agency

U.S. Pacific Fleet, South Korea army prep 'military response' plan -- UPI

North Korean Military Acrobat Trainers Exit Uganda, Monitor Says -- Bloomberg

China’s troublesome civil-military relations -- Brahma Chellaney, Japan Times

After Talking Peace With China, India Steps Up Military Ties With Japan -- NDTV

Military commanders from Pacific nations meet in Canada as North Korean crisis intensifies -- National Post/Ottawa Citizen

A world of military delegates gathers for talks in Victoria -- Richard Watts, Times Colonist

US paid $1.7 bn in outstanding military debts to Iran: Commander -- Press TV

Israel continues to arm Burma military amid ongoing violence against Rohingya Muslims -- The Independent

Stealth Tanks and Sniper Drones: Israel Reveals the Future of Military Technology -- Haaretz

Egypt says suspended U.S. military exercises to resume -- Reuters

British Royal Navy test fires Sea Ceptor missile -- UPI

UK defense chief to reveal Type 31e shipbuilding strategy -- Defense News

US military apologises to Afghans over offensive propaganda leaflet -- The Guardian

US Air Force completes first round of light attack aircraft demo -- Defense News

General Dynamics receives contracts for upgraded Abrams tanks -- UPI

Robust Robotics: US Navy to Upgrade Attack Subs with Underwater Drones -- Sputnik

HII awarded $2.8B contract for USS George Washington overhaul -- UPI

Most USS Fitzgerald Sailors to be Transferred Off Damaged Ship -- Military.com/Stars and Stripes

Pentagon backs McCain, Reed effort to close extra military bases -- The Hill

Governor Calls for New Navy Base in Alaska -- Military.com

US Navy to evacuate 5,000 as military preps for Hurricane Irma -- CNN

National Guard Moves Focus as Hurricane Irma Looms -- Military.com

Transgender soldiers sue Trump over military ban -- The Hill

The Next War: What the military doesn’t know it doesn’t know about future threats. -- Isaac Chotiner, Slate

Why Smoking Rates in the Military Are So High -- Alia Hoyt, How Stuff Works