Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 8, 2017

NATO soldiers stand near a damaged NATO military vehicle at the site of a suicide car bomb blast in Kabul, Afghanistan, Oct. 11, 2015.

VOA: NATO Sees Taliban Bases in Pakistan 'Big Challenge' to Afghan Peace

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Taliban bases in Pakistan pose a “big challenge” to efforts aimed at bringing peace and stability to Afghanistan.

Stoltenberg told reporters Tuesday at the alliance’s headquarters in Brussels that he regularly raises the issue in meetings with Pakistani leaders and will continue to do so.

“We have to address the big challenge that [the] Taliban, the insurgents are working also out of bases in Pakistan. And we have raised that several times. It is extremely important that all countries in the region support efforts of the Afghan national unity government and that no country provide any kind of sanctuary for the terrorists,” said the NATO chief.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 8, 2017

NATO to send 3,000 more troops to Afghanistan -- UPI

U.S. experts urge Japan to gain strike capability against North Korea missile threat -- Japan Times

Vast majority of Russians certain army can shield nation from any threat — poll -- TASS

Fire breaks out at Russian foreign intel service facility in Moscow, reports of people trapped -- RT

AMISOM Says 1,000 Troops to Leave Somalia -- VOA

Coalition strikes in Iraq and Syria down more than 60 percent -- Military Times

This Piece of Chinese Military Hardware Could Change the Balance of Power in Asia -- National Interest

South Korea Installing Thermal Sights On Its Vulcan Anti-Aircraft Guns For Good Reason -- War Drive

Report: South Korea to purchase U.S. surveillance aircraft -- UPI

When it comes to North Korea, what is Japan's military role? -- Thomas Maresca, Special to USA TODAY

IDF general accused of hoarding army equipment steps down -- Times of Israel

NATO tells Europe to prepare for Russian invasion: Defence chiefs say roads, bridges and rail links must be improved in case tanks and heavy vehicles need to be rapidly mobilised -- Daily Mail

Norway accepts its first three F-35s -- Defense One

Top US General Warns UK Military Can't Get Any Smaller -- Forces Network

US sticks by Lebanese army despite Hariri resignation -- Al-Monitor

US Navy's Only Overseas Littoral Combat Ship Departs Southeast Asia -- The Diplomat

US deploys final missile interceptor in Alaska, efficiency claims remain dubious -- RT

Boeing meets 2017 ballistic missile defense installation goal early -- UPI

Getting More for Our Money on Missile Defense -- David Williams, RCD

Lockheed Martin wins $45m US Navy contract to build giant autonomous 'Orca' robosub that can 'loiter' in enemy water for months at a time -- Daily Mail

Navy Tests Hypersonic Weapons That Could Hit Anywhere on Earth in an Hour -- Popular Mechanics

Navy to Receive Operational Triton Sea Drone for Pacific -- Scout Warrior

McCain to Navy Civilian Leadership Nominees: ‘We Want an Audit’ -- USNI News

US Spent $5.6 Trln on Wars in Middle East Since 9/11 – Study -- Sputnik

Donald Trump's CIA Director Mike Pompeo facing questions over impartiality -- The Independent

Ex-Spy On What His CIA Experience Taught Him About China -- NPR

Two SEAL Team 6 members. An Army Green Beret. A murder. -- VOX

Too Many U.S. Service Members Are Returning Home to Unemployment -- NBC

Should the U.S. Army Fear Russia's Killer Robots? -- Samuel Bendett, National Interest

The Future of Contract Soldiers -- Davis Narwold, Small Wars Journal

Here’s How the US Army Should Arm Itself for New Threats -- Brian Green, Defense One

‘Marines Are Like Hot Dogs … Nobody Wants To Know How They’re Made,’ Says Former Recruit -- Wade Livingston, War Drive/The Island Packet