Thursday, April 4, 2019

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 4, 2019



Euronews: NATO at 70: what does the future hold for the military alliance?

The Second World War had been over for barely a year when former British prime minister Winston Churchill stepped on a podium at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri.

There he thundered: "From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the continent."

On March 5, 1946, at this tiny rural college, Churchill announced the dawn of the Cold War.

In this now famous Sinews of Peace speech, he also called for the creation of a military force for "the grand pacification of Europe within the structures of the United Nations."

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 4, 2019

NATO Chief Tells Congress of 'Serious' Alliance Divisions -- Military.com/AP

NATO chief faces alliance’s fractures and foes in address to Congress -- Defense News

Here's how NATO's budget actually works -- Business Insider

As NATO Turns 70, Survey Shows Frayed Bonds -- RCP

Does the US need NATO? -- Nicholas Burns, Quartz

With Lithuania pact, US signals increased military role near Russia -- Stars and Stripes

US General Troubled by Russian Mercenaries in Africa -- Military.com

The U.S. Air Force Has a Plan to Crush Russia's Su-57 Stealth Fighter and Deadly S-400s -- National Interest

US Planning Five Hypersonic Test Programs in Marshall Islands -- Sputnik

Pentagon Developing Low-Yield Nuclear Cruise Missiles For Submarines -- USNI News

The US Navy, seeking savings, shakes up its plans for more lethal attack submarines -- Defense News

USS Zumwalt destroyer visits Pearl Harbor for first time -- UPI

Navy Rethinking Suicide Prevention as Rates Across Military Rise -- USNI News

Marine general let memos leak to demonstrate border deployment hurt readiness: report -- The Hill

Shanahan’s bid for top Pentagon job on hold -- Foreign Policy

How a $230,000 debt and a LinkedIn message led an ex-CIA officer to spy for China -- NBC

US Army needs another year to pick protection system for Stryker -- Defense News

The best military night vision goggles in 2019 -- Army Technology

Solving One of the Hardest Problems of Military AI: Trust -- Defense One

‘Grave concerns’: US ex-military leaders warn that allies’ use of Chinese 5G tech poses unacceptable risk -- SCMP

US to Continue Training Turkish Pilots on F-35s Jets - Pentagon -- Sputnik

The US could cut Turkey out of development of the F-35, but that would slow work on up to 75 of the advanced fighters -- Business Insider

Trump may ‘take care’ of F-35, S-400 issue, Turkish official claims -- Defense News

UK Military Could Deploy Iron Man-Style Jet Suit in Combat -- Futurism

Pence targets Germany on NATO defense spending -- The Hill

Germany Will Meet Its NATO Commitments, Foreign Minister Says -- Atlantic Council

Turkey defiant as US threatens Ankara over Russian S-400 missiles -- Al Jazeera

Britain to lead military exercise with eight nations in Baltic region -- UPI

US nuclear strikes ‘most reasonable’ response if Russia invades, Polish ex-army chief says -- RT

Russia stakes its hold on the Arctic with military base -- SFGate/Washington Post

Russian Military and the Syrians Found Body of Missing Israeli Soldier, Putin Says Alongside Netanyahu -- Haaretz

Germany’s military to have Jewish chaplains for first time in a century -- Times of Israel

India Had Failed Anti-Satellite Test Prior to Successful One - Report -- Sputnik

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