Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 10, 2018

NYMag: North Korea: Our Nukes Are Aimed Only at United States

All of a sudden, North Korea and South Korea are two old chums singing kumbaya with each other, and the United States is on the outside looking in.

The countries are holding their first talks in two years ahead of the Winter Olympics, which take place in Pyeongchang, South Korea, in February. North Korea has promised to send a delegation to the games, which counts as a major diplomatic breakthrough. (Perhaps even more excitingly, the country will also send “a cheering squad and a performance-art troupe.”)

And Kim Jong-un’s hermetic dictatorship apparently wants to assure the rest of the world that it doesn’t have any serious beef with its southern neighbor — just with America.

Read more ....

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 10, 2018

North Korea says its nukes are aimed at US, not South Korea -- Washington Examiner

Two Koreas set for military talks, but challenges remain -- Korea Herald

As North Korea Tensions Rise, U.S. Army Trains Soldiers To Fight In Tunnels -- NPR

This Is One Of US Military Planners’ Greatest Fears In A War With North Korea -- Jared Keller, Task & Purpose

War in Korea Would Be 'Game of Thrones-Like,' Top Marine Says -- Military.com

Japan asks U.S. military to guarantee safety of aircraft in Okinawa -- Japan Times

China Sends Armed Coast Guard Ships Into Japan's Territorial Waters -- Diplomat

China triggers new storm over military build-up on artificial islands -- The Telegraph

3, 2, 1 ... lift-off for a barrage of Chinese military missile tests -- SCMP

‘King of Explosives’ who extended firing range of China’s artillery wins top science award -- SCMP

Chinese military to prosecute former top general for graft -- SCMP

Has Xi Fully Consolidated His Power Over the Military? -- Charlotte Gao, The Diplomat

Kremlin’s New Subs Set Sights on Internet’s Undersea Backbone -- Levi Maxey, The Cipher Brief

Russia implies US involvement in drone strikes on Syria military bases -- The Guardian/AP

German military recruits record number of minors -- DW

Israel's Military Dominates the Middle East For 1 Reason: An Air Force Like No Other -- Robert Farley, National Interest

USS Carney enters Black Sea as Navy ups patrol -- Stars and Stripes

The Navy's next-generation frigate comes with a big price tag -- Defense News

Navy’s cruiser replacement won’t be a cruiser, says surface warfare chief -- Defense News

Surface Navy boss: To fix the fleet, reduce commitments and give us more ships -- Defense News

GAO dismisses Raytheon's JSTARS recap protest, cementing Northrop as radar provider -- Defense News

Army Plans Prototype New "Light Tank" Mobile Protected Firepower-2020 -- Warrior Maven

Marines Inserting New Technology into Forces -- National Defense

U.S. Navy, Textron to Weaponize Unmanned Craft for Surface Warfare -- USNI News

Combat Vehicle Fire Extinguishers Pose Threat to Service Members -- RCD

Trump orders mental health aid for military veterans to prevent suicide -- Reuters

Exclusive: Trump to call on Pentagon, diplomats to play bigger arms sales role - sources -- Reuters

Trump's National Security Strategy: 10 Big Priorities -- Colin Dueck, National Interest

Mattis on War, Tyranny, Revolution and Body Counts -- Military.com

U.S. Military Defense Spending: It's Not What You Think -- Peter E. Robertson & Jingdong Yuan, National Interest