Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 27, 2017

Daily Mail: America Debuts New Military Mega-Base in South Korea

The U.S. is quietly consolidating its forces on the Korean Peninsula into a new fortress south of Seoul, to defend against an attack from the North.

While U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wage an escalating war of words over Pyongyang’s nuclear-weapons program, the U.S. military is quietly transforming its forces on the Korean Peninsula, boosting their ability to defend against an attack from the North.

The centerpiece of the transformation is a sprawling new installation south of Seoul, where the majority of the roughly 30,000 U.S. troops in South Korea are based, or soon will be. Camp Humphreys, 50 miles south of Seoul, is an American fortress on the Korean Peninsula—and the key to U.S. war plans.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 27, 2017

North Korea Increasingly Worried About U.S. Military Build-up -- Epoch Times

Senior N. Korean official says its nuke program targets no country but U.S. -- Yonhap News Agency

PLA admiral rejects talk of J-20 fighters on aircraft carriers -- Asia Times

Three Chinese military surveillance satellites successfully launched -- Space Flight Now

Could ghost imaging spy satellite be a game changer for Chinese military? -- SCMP

Towards China’s A2/AD 2.0 -- Malcolm Davis, The Strategist

Inside Pakistan’s biggest business conglomerate: the Pakistani military -- Lt. General Kamal Davar, Quartz

Israel Soon Might Not Be Only Middle Eastern Nation to Have F-35 -- Scout Warrior

Kenyan military quietly makes changes in its top ranks -- Daily Nation

Declassified Cold War files reveal how the Soviets sneaked up behind enemy submarines without sonar -- IBTimes

Armed Forces denied extra funding as cash diverted to cyber warfare by adviser 'determined to screw over MoD' -- The Telegraph

No more cash for British Armed Forces as funding shifts to fighting cyber-attacks -- International Business Times

UK Defence minister Tobias Ellwood 'threatens to quit' over cuts that would leave Army with fewer than 70000 soldiers -- The Independent

Could more women soldiers make the UK Army stronger? -- Hannah Bryce, BBC

Following Missile Deal, NATO Forced to Shrug Off Turkey’s Closer Ties with Russia -- US News and World Report

Why NATO's European Members Can No Longer Expect America to Pick Up the Bill -- Valbona Zeneli, National Interest

ARA San Juan: 'could still be in an extreme survival situation' navy says, search continues -- ABC News Online

The US Air Force is speeding up cyber ops -- Axios

New Army tests put a tank crew in charge of a mini-formation of unmanned vehicles -- Army Times

US Army takes a steady, cautious approach to women in infantry -- National Post/AP

Navy Wants Small Warships That Pack a Bigger Punch -- AP

The Navy Is Obsessed with Big Aircraft Carriers (But There Could Be Another Option) -- Kyle Mizokami, National Interest

Life-Saving Hospital Ship Returns from Puerto Rico Hurricane Relief -- Defense Tech

Navy identifies three sailors lost in Pacific Ocean crash -- The Hill

Air Force Tech Can Hit With the Impact of a Nuclear Weapon With No Fallout -- Futurism

Pentagon tried to block report on child sex crimes committed by Afghan forces, says Senate -- The Independent

Pentagon's move toward open source software isn't going to enhance security -- Guy Podjarny, The Hill

The Power of Amphibious Operations in the 21st Century -- Daniel Gouré, RCD

Cyber and Space Weapons Are Making Nuclear Deterrence Trickier -- Defense One

How the Pentagon is preparing for the coming drone wars -- Christian Davenport, Virginia Pilot/The Washington Post