Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 29, 2019

Straits Times/Bloomberg: North Korea unlikely to give up nuclear weapons, says US spy chief Dan Coats

WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) - North Korea is unlikely to give up its nuclear capabilities, the top US intelligence official said, even as President Donald Trump expresses confidence he can persuade Kim Jong Un to disarm.

While Trump prepares for a second summit with Kim, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats said in a report to the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday (Jan 29) that "we continue to observe activity inconsistent with full denuclearisation."

The intelligence community "continues to assess that it is unlikely to give up all of its WMD stockpiles, delivery systems, and production capabilities," Coats said, referring to weapons of mass destruction.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 29, 2019

North Korea Unlikely to Give Up Nuclear Weapons, Coats Warns -- Bloomberg

Spy Agencies Doubt North Korea Will Give up Nuclear Weapons -- AP

China most active in cyber espionage against U.S.: Coats -- Reuters

Trump administration ready to suspend Russian arms control pact -- The Hill

U.S. Plans Suspension of Nuclear Treaty With Russia, Official Says -- Bloomberg

Man Killed After Trespassing at Nuclear Site in Nevada -- AP

No Conditions Reached for NATO Pullout From Afghanistan - Stoltenberg -- Sputnik

Acting Pentagon chief: Talks with Taliban 'encouraging,' no troop withdrawal plan yet -- The Hill

Army Secretary Says Talent Reform Is Top Priority For 2020 -- Breaking Defense

How the Army Wants to Protect Itself From Threats from Above -- National Interest

The Army May Say Bon Voyage to Part of Its Seagoing Fleet -- Military.com/Stars and Stripes

The Navy Has Had Enough of Missile Defense; And Sees Its Chance -- Breaking Defense

Navy's Abraham Lincoln CSG departs for COMPTUEX exercise -- UPI

Navy Pursuing ‘Surface Development Squadron’ to Experiment with Zumwalt DDGs, Unmanned Ships -- USNI News

US Military Invites New Research Ideas for Hypersonic Air Vehicles – Pentagon -- Sputnik

U.S. Air Force Finally Receives First Replacements for Its 60-Year-Old Stratotankers -- Popular Mechanics

US Navy Issues $2.4 Billion Contract for P-8 Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft -- Sputnik

'It's a national asset': StratCom's new $1.3 billion headquarters designed to withstand any attack -- Omaha World-Herald

Could Russia's New "Nuclear Torpedo" Sink a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier? -- National Interest

Dems to grill Pentagon brass on border troop deployment -- The Hill

Americans Most Satisfied With Military and Nation’s Security -- US News and World Report

NATO Has Been Preparing For Collapse of INF Treaty for Months – Report -- Sputnik

German military sees rise in soldiers suffering from PTSD -- DW

'Disaster': Norway's Top Brass Grilled Over Helicopter Deal Delayed For Decades -- Sputnik

Report puts cold water on Polish ‘Fort Trump’ idea -- Defense News

Russia test-fires weapons from strike drone — source -- TASS

Russia's National Guard becomes Arctic protector -- Barents Observer

Taiwan at risk of paralysing cyberattacks from mainland China, security think tank warns -- SCMP

Is the Indian Military Capable of Executing the Cold Start Doctrine? -- The Diplomat

Singapore actor's death while on military exercise highlights risks of mandatory conscription -- Japan Times/AP

Why a military spat between Japan and South Korea could snowball into crisis -- Joshua Berlinger, CNN