Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 29, 2019

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, in white turban, learns about the phased array radar associated with the Bavar 373 surface-to-air missile system, seen in the background, in 2016. President.ir

FOX News: Iran seeking to expand military program to weapons of mass destruction: German intelligence

While European powers still claim Iran's regime is in compliance with the nuclear deal, a new German intelligence report accuses the Islamic Republic of seeking to build weapons of mass destruction.

Fox News obtained a May 2019 intelligence document from the state of Bavaria detailing Iran's nefarious weapons activities in the southern German state during the previous year.

Iran is a "risk country" that is "making efforts to expand its conventional arsenal of weapons with weapons of mass destruction," wrote the Bavarian Office for the Protection of the Constitution in its intelligence report.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 29, 2019

Iran's Revolutionary Guard says no fear of war with U.S., top diplomat says no interest in talks -- CBS/AP

Iranian commander: We are an absolute power in the region -- Arutz Sheva

Furious lawmakers aim to block Trump's Saudi arms sales -- The Hill

Zumwalt Program Continues Testing Combat System and Missiles on Lead Ship, Test Ship -- USNI News

Disaster aid for Tyndall, Offutt and Lejeune tripped at the finish line by immigration politics -- Defense News

Air Force deploys F-35 squadron to Italy for exercises, training -- UPI

US Navy to Run First Sea Trials of RAILGUN, Catching Up With China -- Sputnik

Eternally Blue: Baltimore City leaders blame NSA for ransomware attack -- Ars Technica

Inside the CIA, secretive officers showcase artworks -- and themselves -- ABC News

U.S. military identifies more remains of American war dead handed over by North Korea -- Reuters

Odds of North Korea Denuclearization Are 'About Zero' Says Former CIA Director -- Newsweek

Motion filed to dismiss lead prosecutor and possibly judge in SEAL war crime trial -- Navy Times

U.S. Marine dies after training accident in Australia -- UPI

No, This Bizarre Installation Near Area 51 Is Not A Secret Military Base -- Warzone/The Drive

Viral U.S. Army Tweet Paints a Harrowing Picture of Sacrifices Made in Military Service -- National Interest/Task & Purpose

A flat budget will prove fatal for military transformation -- Rick Berger, Defense News

Critic says probes into military recruitment program have ruined the lives of service members -- The Hill

Why Is the Military Gunning for Wind Farms? -- Mother Jones

Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis Has Book Coming This Summer -- Military.com/AP

French drone maker Parrot selected to develop spy aircraft for the US military -- The Verge

France speeds up joint light helicopter program -- Defense News

Britain's Royal Air Force tests miniature missile decoys on Typhoon jets -- UPI

Russian plant ready for mass production of Su-57 fighter jets -- TASS

Russia to demonstrate Su-57 fifth-generation fighter jet at MAKS air show -- TASS

Russia's Military Wants Its Supersonic Cruise Missiles to Go Hypersonic -- Newsweek

God’s army Religious zeal is surging in Russia’s military forces -- The Economist

China's New Anti-Aircraft Gun Can Eliminate Drones, Cruise Missiles, Experts Say -- Sputnik

A Chinese military base in Southeast Asia? Some say it's inevitable -- Nikkei Asian Review

Japan’s deal to buy F-35 Lightning jets from US ‘may fuel arms race with China in region’ -- SCMP

Scholar points to Beijing’s ‘maritime militia’ in the South China Sea after lasers force Australian navy helicopter to land -- SCMP/AP

Australian Warship 'Closely Followed' by Chinese Military in South China Sea -- Sputnik

Armed and Dangerous: Myanmar's military goes shopping -- Economic Times/AFP

Female military peacekeepers left feeling overwhelmed after inadequate training -- Georgina Holmes, the conversation