Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 20, 2019

SCMP/Reuters: Nato set to keep close eye on China’s growing military might

* Foreign ministers to meet in London to discuss plans to monitor the build-up of Beijing’s armed forces as the bloc tries to show that it is rising to today’s challenges.

Nato foreign ministers are set on Wednesday to make space a domain of warfare and agree to closely monitor China’s growing military might in decisions that many allies say show the alliance is not dying, as France has suggested.

Envoys hope that two major policies – on space as a new frontier in defence and on China – will show that Nato is not a cold war relic but a shield against threats, including Russia’s decision to develop missiles capable of hitting Europe at short notice.

The space policy, which has been months in negotiation, will mean that battles can be waged not only on land, in the air, at sea and on computer networks, but also in space.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 20, 2019

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