Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 23, 2019

RFE: Russia, U.S. Engage In War Of Words Over Arms Treaty At UN

Russia and the United States have traded accusations at the United Nations over the abandonment of a landmark arms-control treaty, with each side accusing the other of endangering global security.

In the August 22 session, Moscow criticized what it called Washington's "hypocrisy" regarding the U.S. testing of a missile that had previously been banned under the now-defunct Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty of 1987.

Acting U.S. Ambassador Jonathan Cohen, meanwhile, countered that Moscow had long ago decided to break its INF Treaty obligations and had deployed battalions of ground-launched cruise missiles "with the ability to strike critical European targets."

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 23, 2019

Why did a landmark missile treaty fail? US and Russia blame each other -- Edith M. Lederer, Military Times/Associated Press

U.S. military ship passes through strategic Taiwan Strait -- Reuters

Army sets sights on lasers for infantry troops -- FOX News

As CNO Richardson departs, US submarine builders face pressure -- Defense News

Despite Record DoD Budgets, Army Needs More Money: Acting Secretary -- Military.com

Rebuilding America’s Military Project: The United States Army -- Heritage Foundation

Boeing awarded $999M contract for A-10 Warthog wing replacements -- UPI

The A-10 Warthog Lives To Fly Again -- Popular Mechanics

SECNAV orders comprehensive review of Navy, Marine Corps JAGs -- Military Times

Congress Will Get the Afghan Air Force It Asked For -- RCD

The Pentagon Is Almost Two Years Late On Efficiency Reforms -- Defense One

Pentagon slams South Korean president for ending intel-sharing agreement with Japan -- Washington Times

Japan says South Korea fails to grasp North Korea threat with scrapping of pact -- Reuters

The Biggest Winner Of the Japan-South Korea Dispute? China -- Defense One

Pentagon identifies two U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan -- The Hill

US Army Commander Suspended After Notorious Auschwitz Death Camp Motto Used To Encourage Recruitment -- Newsweek

5 times in history enemies shot down a U.S. drone -- C4ISRNet

Budget spat puts Boeing contract for AWACS upgrades at risk: sources -- Reuters

Russia Detected 27 Foreign Spy Jets Close to Airspace Over Past Week -- Sputnik

Putin orders response to US missile test -- The Hill

China’s hypersonic DF-17 missile threatens regional stability, analyst warns -- SCMP

China’s Type 075 helicopter ship nears completion, amateur pictures show -- SCMP

China’s GPS Now Has More Satellites Than U.S. Original -- Nikkei Asian Review

China Has No Interest in Trilateral Talks With US, Russia on Arms Control - UN Envoy -- Sputnik

The Re-conquerors of Hong Kong? A Primer on China’s People’s Armed Police -- Joel Wuthnow, War On The Rocks

Chinese military says Taiwan’s US$8 billion deal to buy US F-16 fighter jets is a waste of money because they will be ‘useless’ against the PLA -- SCMP

Japan to build new military facility on Miyako Island -- UPI

Iran unveils new missile defense system -- Al-Monitor

Contract Award Confirms BAE Systems Status As World's Leading Electronic Warfare House -- Forbes