Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 25, 2018

U.S. President Barack Obama (left) and his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, sign the New START treaty in Prague on April 8, 2010

RFE: One Down, One To Go? Demise Of INF Could Threaten Another, Bigger Missile Treaty

WASHINGTON -- At the time, the treaty was landmark, deemed a new cornerstone of strategic stability.

The 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) agreement for the first time eliminated an entire class of missiles and set up an unprecedented system of arms control inspections -- all hailed as stabilizing the rivalry between the keepers of the world's two largest nuclear arsenals.

Now, that treaty between Washington and Moscow, known as the INF, is on the rocks, with U.S. President Donald Trump announcing plans last week to abandon the accord, and national-security adviser John Bolton saying in Moscow on October 23 that the United States will be filing a formal notification of its withdrawal.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 25, 2018

Putin: Russia Will Target Nations Hosting U.S. Missiles -- RFE

NATO chief: Nuclear buildup unlikely despite missile dispute -- AP

Russia voices alarm at US increasing nukes in military planning -- Military Times/AP

Trump says China should be party to INF Treaty -- Politico

As Russia and China improve their conventional military capabilities, should the US rethink its assumptions on extended nuclear deterrence? -- Frank A. Rose, Brookings

Dems demand Mattis, Pompeo brief on Trump's withdrawal from arms control treaty -- The Hill

Democrats demand answers about Trump plans to drop nuke treaty with Russia -- Defense News

No Move to Speed Up New Nuclear Cruise Missile Development -- Defense Tech

New US Nuclear Cruise Missile Still Almost 10 Years From Completion -- Sputnik

The US Army Wants the F-35 for Close Air Support -- Defense Maven

F-35 combat missions now have operational ‘threat library’ of mission data files -- F-35

Navy’s modernized hovercraft a year behind schedule, official says -- Stars and Stripes

Heavy seas damage Navy ship near Iceland -- Navy Times

Sikorsky awarded $700M to repair CH-53, MH-53 parts -- UPI

Pentagon expands bug bounty program with contracts to three private security firms -- The Hill

Northern Marianas military bases survive Super Typhoon Yutu -- Stars and Stripes

Second Navy SEAL charged in war crimes probe -- Navy Times

U.S. military scales back contacts with Afghans after ‘insider’ shootings -- Washington Post

Trump deals with Saudis may be worth much less than $110 billion -- The Hill

Analyst predicts Space Force will fuel infighting among military services -- Space News

China, India aims to hold army drills in China by year end -- Economic Times/Reuters

China Wants More Nuclear-Armed Submarines. Should Everyone Be Worried? -- Carnegie

China Adds Powerful Graphene Armor to Z-10 Assault Helicopters - Report -- Sputnik

China says military will act 'at any cost' to prevent Taiwan split -- Reuters

Largest NATO exercise since Cold War gets underway in Norway -- UPI

Gigantic NATO Drill in Norway Spurs Fears of 'Record Speed' Cold War -- Sputnik

Iceland Embracing Its Strategic Location By Supporting NATO Air Defense -- USNI News

Turkey to begin deployment of S-400 air defense systems in 2019 -- TASS

US-led UN Command, Koreas pull firearms and military posts from truce village -- Stars and Stripes

Analyst: SM-3 interceptor deployment in South Korea could stir tensions -- UPI

South Korea finds remains of soldier who died in DMZ 65 years ago -- UPI

Wing installation at Turkish drone maker signals progress on indigenous unmanned tech -- Defense News