Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 1, 2018

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RT: Halt spy plane flights near our borders or agree on rules – Russia to US

The US should either stop flying military planes near Russian borders or agree on the rules for such flights, the Russian Defense Ministry recommended after the latest complaint about an intercept by a Russian fighter jet.

The rebuke came on Thursday after the US Navy released additional footage, which it said showed an interception of an EP-3 spy plane by a Russian Su-27 fighter jet over the Black Sea. The two sides disagree on whether the Russian pilot acted recklessly during the Monday encounter.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 1, 2018

Defense Ministry urges US to keep recon planes away from Russia or agree on flight rules -- TASS

Russian MoD Advises US Either Rule Out Flights Near Borders or Abide by Law -- Sputnik

Russia: If U.S. Navy pilots can't handle buzzing, stay out of the Black Sea -- USA Today

Russia says interception of U.S. spy plane posed no danger -- Reuters

Nato military jets scrambled to Baltic Sea as Russia tensions escalate -- Express

US Report Confirms Russia Is Developing the World’s Most Powerful Nuclear Weapon -- Futurism

Advanced Kalashnikov assault rifles go into serial production -- TASS

China Declares It Wants to Increase ‘Nuclear Deterrence’ to Counter US, Russia -- Epoch Times

China Wants New Nuclear Weapons to Keep Up With U.S. and Russia Military Power -- Newsweek

No timeline set for further Turkish forces in Qatar -- Al Jazeera

Amid Continued Criticism, Myanmar Still Spending Big on Military -- VOA

Auditors say Britain can’t afford its 10-year defense equipment plan -- Defense News

Patriot price tag reduced, new Polish defense minister tweets -- Defense News

US troops arrive for drill simulating massive missile attack on Israel -- The Times of Israel

Japanese Inspectors to Check Safety of US Marine Aircraft in Okinawa -- Sputnik

U.S. says military option not believed to be close for solving North Korea crisis -- Reuters

US Defense Officials: North Korean Nuclear Threat Isn’t Dire (Yet) -- Sputnik

Former SecDef Hagel: North Korea bloody nose strike a ‘gamble’ he wouldn’t make -- Defense News

The Taliban is gaining strength and territory in Afghanistan. -- NBC

Watchdog Report Shows Gaps In Information About Afghanistan War -- NPR

U.S., U.K. to upgrade ballistic missile guidance system -- UPI

Another US Navy ballistic missile intercept reportedly fails in Hawaii -- Defense News

Officials: US missile defense test failed in Hawaii -- CNN

Pentagon Fears Rapid Advancement of Chinese, Russian Anti-Satellite Weapons -- Sputnik

Boeing gets $6.6 billion from Pentagon to expand missile defense -- Bloomberg

Lockheed Martin flight tests new short-range missile -- UPI

Raytheon awarded $2.3B to support Patriot missile system -- UPI

The Army is working to fix problems with its new handgun after critical DoD report -- Army Times

How Everyone & Their Mother Can Now Uncover Pentagon's Deepest, Darkest Secrets -- Sputnik

Climate change, extreme weather already threaten 50% of U.S. military sites -- USA Today

The Pentagon’s acquisition office is gone. Here’s what the next 120 days bring. -- Defense News

John Kelly: Teacher ‘ought to go to hell’ for anti-military rant -- New York Post

Are Military Members "The Lowest of Our Low"? -- Psychology Today

Rebuilding nukes, ending sequester, filling Gitmo: Trump’s vision for the US military -- Jamie McIntyre and Travis Tritten, Washington Examiner

Will Robots Fight the Next War? U.S. and Russia Bring Artificial Intelligence to the Battlefield -- Tom O'Connor, Newsweek