US and Canadian troops in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan, 2011. (Reuters/Baz Ratner)
Heather Timmons, Quartz: By threatening Canada on trade, Trump risks the greatest defense partnership in US history
As Donald Trump joins a hostile G7 meeting in Quebec City today, an old friendship is on the line.
Relations between the US and other G7 nations have waxed and waned, but since WWII, Americans and Canadians have slept soundly under the protection of a friendly US-Canadian bond that spans 5,500 miles of border, massive trade ties, and deeply intertwined militaries. When Trump insisted on taxing Canadian steel and aluminum last month, officials in Canada were taken aback. Even more astounding was Trump’s justification of the tariffs as a matter of national security, which Canada’s defense minister Harjit Sajjan described as “literally absurd.”
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 8, 2018
North Korea's nuclear threat is nothing compared to its cyber warfare capabilities -- Morgan Wright, The Hill
China Warns U.S. Against Provocations Following B-52 Flyby -- AP
China, Japan open hotline to prevent military clash -- Financial Times
Russian military is building a giant 'war cloud' to serve as a back-up internet so the country could survive exile in future conflicts - and it will be ready in just two years -- Daily Mail
Mysterious New Spy Radar Appears in Cuba -- Sputnik
NATO Meets to Show Resolve Over Russia, Paper Over Divisions -- AP
Fighting as one: US, European allies move to sync battlefield operations -- C4IRSNet
French Air Force receives second Super Hercules aircraft from Lockheed -- Defense News
Your quadcopter drone may not survive after the French military spots it -- Defense News
Germany Defense Minister Pushes for Higher Military Budget - Report -- Sputnik
Stoltenberg: Cyber Ops Center Will Be Part of New NATO Command Structure - Sputnik
NATO members ‘have turned a corner’ in defense spending, Stoltenberg says -- Defense News
How are NATO members doing on reaching defense spending goals? -- Martin Banks, Defense News
Defense Department modifies contract for ballistic missiles -- UPI
F-22 Raptors Replace F-35As in Pacific for Theater Security Mission -- DoD Buzz
F-35 Defects Must Be Fixed Before Full-Production -- Bloomberg
Air Force's New Battle Management System Will Be Based at Robins -- DoD Buzz
Air Force Wraps Up Aviation Review Amid Spate of Emergency Landings -- DoD Buzz
Trump Industrial Policy Likely To Target U.S. Commercial Shipbuilding & Merchant Fleet For Revival -- Loren Thompson, Forbes
Marines Won’t Need a Carrier for High-End Fight With MUX Unmanned System -- USNI News
Navy’s Knifefish Unmanned Mine Hunter Passes Sea Acceptance Testing -- USNI News
Marines' Ship-Launched Mega-Drone May Not Carry Weapons After All -- Military.com
Use of armed drones increasing under Trump: study -- AFP
How about a U.S. Space Guard? • DoD steps up AI push amid Google firestorm • DARPA lays groundwork for military LEO constellation -- Space News
Google says its AI won't be used for weapons, surveillance -- The Hill
Chinese Hackers Swipe Naval Warfare Secrets from US Firm - Report -- Sputnik
Algorithmic Warfare: Pentagon Eyeing AI Center for Tech Development -- National Defense
Former CIA officer Kevin Mallory found guilty of selling secrets to China -- Washington Post
Recommended: No Court-Martial for 2 Fitzgerald Junior Officers -- Military.com/Stars and Stripes
General Upholds Judge's No-Prison Sentence for Bergdahl -- Military.com/Stars and Stripes
Since D-Day, Amphibious Operations Have Become More Complex -- Stratfor Worldview
U.S. Military Doesn't See Role Stemming Venezuelan Refugee Flow -- Bloomberg
Congress Should Oversee America’s Wars, Not Just Authorize Them -- Richard Fontaine & Vance Serchuk, Lawfare
Five key challenges for SOUTHCOM -- Todd South, Military Times
Does Hezbollah’s electoral victory spell the end to Lebanon’s US military aid? -- Agnes Helou, Defense News
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