Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 7, 2017



NBC: War With Kim Jong Un ‘Must Not Happen,’ South Korea Says

Kim Jong Un's nuclear weapons program must be halted by diplomacy and not military action, South Korea's foreign minister told NBC News ahead of President Donald Trump's visit to the country.

"Another war on the Korean Peninsula must not happen," Kang Kyung-wha said during an interview with Lester Holt in Seoul that will air Monday on "NBC Nightly News."

"A resolution to the North Korean nuclear issue must be pursued in a peaceful, diplomatic manner."

Trump arrived in Seoul Tuesday and the subject of how to tackle North Korea's totalitarian dictator is expected to be at the top of the agenda.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 7, 2017

Lines of communication still open at DMZ separating North and South Korea -- Military Times

Moon, Trump agree to build up deterrence, urge North Korea to give up nukes -- UPI/Yon-hap News Agency

Here Are the 5 Weapons the U.S. Army Will Need for the next Korean War -- National Interest

U.S. to stage drill with three carriers as Trump visits Asia -- Reuters

Japan should be able to build nuclear weapons: ex-LDP Secretary-General Ishiba -- Japan Times

China Shows Off Hypersonic Vehicle Test Model After US Navy Weapon Test -- The Warzone

Military-Industrial Triangle: Russia, Ukraine, and China -- The Diplomat

Putin warns against turning hotspots into cash cows to be milked by arms dealers -- TASS

Russia starts development of Borei-B nuclear-powered submarines -- TASS

Top brass elaborates on Russian military's 'one target, one bomb' principle in Syria -- TASS

Indian defense industry lambastes policy approach to $3B helicopter program -- Defense News

UAE Could Become the First Middle Eastern Country After Israel to Get the F-35 -- The Warzone

Lebanon could lose out on US military aid after surprise resignation -- Defense News

Italian general chosen to lead EU military committee -- Politico

Leaked German military doc predicts EU collapse & rise of pro-Russian ‘Eastern bloc’ by 2040 -- RT

German army 'plans for break up of the European Union' in war game scenario -- The Telegraph

Raytheon clinches another European Patriot deal, beats out Eurosam -- Defense News

Report: Rights abuses by Mexican military largely unpunished -- National Post/AP

Secrecy shrouds US development of Afghan security forces -- Long War Journal

Trump seeks nearly $6B to counter North Korean missiles, repair Navy ships -- Defense News/AP

Trump Boosts Defense Budget Request For Missile Defense, Ship Repairs And Expanding Afghan War Strategy -- Task & Purpose/Stars and Stripes

US Navy’s Next-Gen Ballistic Missile Submarines Just Got Cheaper -- Sputnik

US installs final ground-based missile interceptor to counter ICBM threat -- Defense News

The Marine Corps Is Now Eyeing The Army’s Souped-Up New Carl Gustaf Bazooka -- Task & Purpose

USAF Hires Lockheed Martin to Build a Laser Cannon to Defend Its Fighter Jets -- The Warzone

Lockheed contracted to develop airborne laser capability -- UPI

General Atomics awarded $8.8M contract for low power laser demonstrator -- UPI

Satellite operators working to attract military business -- Space News

After the Texas church shooting, will the military fix how it reports crime? -- PBS News Hour

Here’s How Severe Military Punishments (Are Supposed To) Bar Gun Possession -- Task & Purpose

Trump Ordered CIA to Meet Bill Binney to Learn ‘The Facts’ on ‘Russian Hacking’ -- Sputnik

The U. S. Coast Guard in the South China Sea: Strategy or Folly? -- Michael D. Armour, CIMSEC

The Army Knows What Weapons It Wants -- But Can It Explain Why? -- Loren Thompson, Forbes

More than 60 admirals being looked at in ‘Fat Leonard’ probe, report says -- Navy Times

‘The more you hate them, the better you train them’: Parris Island’s most notorious drill instructor on trial -- Marine Times

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