Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 30, 2017

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches the launch of a Hwasong-12 missile in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 16, 2017. KCNA/Reuters

CNBC: US, Japan and South Korea military leaders warn North Korea to avoid 'irresponsible provocations'

* Senior military leaders from the U.S., South Korea and Japan met at Pacific Command in Hawaii
* A statement from them calls on North Korea to abandon weapons development

Senior defense officials from the United States, South Korea and Japan held trilateral talks and urged North Korea to walk away from its "destructive and reckless path" of weapons development, the U.S. military said in a statement.

Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford hosted his South Korean and Japanese counterparts at the U.S. Pacific Command headquarters in Hawaii on Sunday to exchange views on North Korea's recent long-range ballistic missile and nuclear tests.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 30, 2017

Many troops in the Pacific don’t think war with North Korea is imminent -- Marine Times

US agrees to provide South Korea more weapons, upgraded defenses -- Defense News

Mattis to troops: US-Korea alliance ‘rides on your shoulders’ -- Military Times

B-2 bomber make rounds in Pacific ahead of Trump's visit -- Fox News

S. Korea, China in talks to settle missile defense feud -- Yonhap News Agency

US, Japan seen teaming on military tech more closely: panel -- Nikkei Asian Review

Taiwan to boost defense spending, U.S. concerned over possible military imbalance: official media -- Reuters

Lull in South China Sea tensions brings joint Asean-China naval drill closer -- SCMP

Russia to Set Sail New Ballistic Missile Sub - Navy Commander-in-Chief -- Sputnik

UK Navy discharges nine submariners from nuclear vessel over drugs -- The Guardian

Finland wary over defense industry sales to Middle East nations in conflict -- Defense News

German arms exports - what you need to know -- DW

‘Europe already within N. Korean missile range, NATO members in danger’ – Stoltenberg -- RT

Scrapping assault ships risks Nato role, military told -- The Times

'No easy path out of this mess:' Canada's military confirms it is reviewing plan to arm Kurds -- National Post/Ottawa Citizen

Troubling Turn in Afghan War: Taliban Profits Soar by Making Heroin -- New York Times

Small teams of Marines advising Afghan brigades and battalions -- Marine Times

Northrop Dinged by Both Army and Air Force on Quality Concerns -- Bloomberg

Every Ship A Minesweeper? Navy Looks Beyond LCS -- Breaking Defense

Why the U.S. Navy So Desperately Needs a New Frigate -- National Interest

Navy Asks Industry for "Concept Designs" of New Combat Frigate -- Scout Warrior

US Military Seeking Technology to Better Prepare for War -- Voice of America

Global Thunder 2018 US Nuclear Drills 'Signal to Three Certain Countries' -- Sputnik

Soldiers field-test the Army's newer, lighter body armor -- Army Times

The Army Wants a Tank It Can Roll Out of a Plane -- Daily Beast

Niger deaths ramp up pressure for new military authorization -- The Hill

The Future Of The President's Authorization For Use Of Military Force -- NPR

Deaths of US soldiers in Niger restart debate about military involvement post-Vietnam -- Fox News

Navy investigating if Green Beret died at hands of SEAL Team 6 members -- CNN

Wounded Soldier's Wife Expected to Testify Against Bergdahl -- Military.com/Canadian Press

The rumors are true: New berets for the Army’s military training advisers -- Army Times

World War III: This is How the U.S. Military Would Have Invaded Cuba in 1962 -- Michael Peck, National Interest

Why Israel's Stealth F-35I Is Truly One of a Kind -- Kyle Mizokami, National Interest