Paul Goble, RCD/Jamestown: Moscow’s Dispatch of Bombers to Venezuela Highlights Dangers in New ‘Cold War’
Moscow’s dispatch of strategic bombers and heavy transport planes to Venezuela on December 10, and its subsequent promise to Washington to remove them only four days later (see below) highlights both what has and has not changed in the in the “new cold war” between Russia and the United States. Indeed, as Moscow-based military expert Aleksandr Golts argues, the appearance of two Russian Tu-160s in Latin America this week highlighted that the present-day hostility between Russia and the US could far more easily go “hot” than was the case in the “old” Cold War (Otkrytyye Media, December 12).
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 14, 2018
The Marines Want a Piece of the Army’s Deadly New Sniper Rifle -- National Interest
Pentagon Wants 'New Industrial Base' for Hypersonic Weapons -- National Defense
New Littoral Combat Ship Weapons to Fight Off Attacking Small Boat Swarms -- Warrior Maven
Pentagon to Take Over All Security Clearances in Nine Months, Officials Say -- Next Gov
House funding bill scraps Arctic icebreaker program -- The Hill
Shadowy special ops sea bases are a ‘gap we know we have and we’re working on,’ Navy secretary says -- Military Times
US Africa strategy hinges on local forces stepping up as Pentagon ramps down: Bolton -- Defense News
Hawaii Air National Guard pilot seriously injured after military jet crash -- NBC
US soldier dies in non-combat incident in Afghanistan -- USA Today/AP
Former Green Beret major faces murder charge for 2010 Afghanistan incident -- Army Times
The head of US special operations is putting out new guidance following ethics concerns, high-profile scandals in his force -- Military Times
Rolling Thunder comes to an end; 2019 will be last ride -- WTOP
US to bill Saudi Arabia, UAE $331M for Yemen refueling -- Defense News
US, South Korea fail to reach cost-sharing deal after Trump criticism -- The Hill
Germany, US haggle over access to secret missile-performance data -- Defense News
Will the Space Force sit under the Department of the Air Force? The Pentagon finally has an answer. -- Valerie Insinna, Defense News
Russia ready to discuss inspections with U.S. on arms treaty: RIA -- Reuters
Russian nuclear-capable bombers fly over Caribbean Sea -- ABC News/AP
Russia’s Carnivora is designed for a drone-eat-drone world -- C4ISRNet
Has the T14 Armata changed the game? -- Will Flannigan, Wavell Room
Russian gun activist Maria Butina admits to being a secret agent, in a plea deal with US prosecutors -- ABC News Online
What are private security companies doing in Afghanistan? -- BBC
'Strong anger' in Okinawa as Japan starts work to move US base -- Al Jazeera
Indian court rejects graft probe into French jet deal -- DW
South Korean helo maker moves to ‘sweeten the deal’ after Philippines hints at Black Hawk purchase -- Defense News
The difference between a good officer and a poor one is about ten seconds… -- US Naval Institue
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