Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 4, 2020

An unarmed Trident II D5 missile launches from the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine Nebraska off the coast of California on March 26, 2018. Highly trained sailors who routinely perform important missions under stress are perfect candidates for national laboratories, this op-ed author says. (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ronald Gutridge/Navy)

Defense News: Trump’s new nuclear weapon has been deployed

WASHINGTON — A new nuclear warhead requested, designed and produced under the Trump administration, has been deployed aboard a nuclear submarine, the Pentagon confirmed Tuesday.

The deployment of the W76-2, a low-yield variant of the nuclear warhead traditionally used on the Trident missile, was first reported Jan. 29 by the Federation of American Scientists. The first to move out with the new weapon was the USS Tennessee (SSBN-734), deploying from Kings Bay Submarine Base in Georgia at the end of 2019, FAS reported.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 4, 2020

U.S. Navy deploys new 'low-yield' nukes to counter Russian threat -- UPI

Pentagon deploys new sub-launched, low-yield nuclear missile -- FOX News

US says its new submarine-launched nuclear weapon 'strengthens deterrence' -- ABC News Online

U.S. Military Has Deployed New Nuclear Weapon That Has Experts Worried About War, Report Says -- Newsweek

SECNAV Modly: Path to 355 Ships Will Rely on New Classes of Warships -- USNI News

USS Fitzgerald returns to sea for testing after 2017 collision -- UPI

US Anti-Submarine and Anti-Ship Boeing P-8 Poseidon to Get New Weapons -- Sputnik

Marines in California tested out the Corps' new amphibious vehicle by driving it on and off a boat -- Business Insider

Boeing receives $18.2M deal for MH-47G Chinook parts for Special Ops -- UPI

Boeing, Navy fly two unmanned EA-18G Growlers in test mission -- UPI

War, with robots: An inside look at how Marines and robots will fight side by side -- Todd South, Marine Times

US freedom of navigation patrols in South China Sea hit record high in 2019 -- SCMP

The Pentagon Is Spending Millions on Hunter Drones With Nets -- Defense One

Trial begins for ex-CIA worker charged with leaking secrets -- AP

Soldiers Who Suffered Brain Injuries From Iranian Strikes Eligible for Purple Hearts - Pentagon -- Sputnik

Nominee for top Pentagon personnel job withdraws after op-ed surfaces -- Politico

US general slips into Iraq for talks to salvage relations -- AP

EU condemns U.S. decision to end ban on anti-personnel land mines -- Reuters

Erdogan rules out backtracking on S-400 deal with Russia -- TASS

Not so Good Anymore: The Tech Troubles Facing China's J-10 Fighter -- National Interest

Coronavirus: Chinese military takes control of medical supplies in Wuhan -- SCMP

Chinese military officials made secret visit to Cambodia weeks before mysterious drone crashed -- ABC News Online

Can Indian Navy be Check-Mated by Pakistan, China in Indian Ocean in Near Future? -- Spuntik

Israeli military launches drill simulating attacks from north, south -- UPI

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Israel's Nuclear Weapons -- National Interest

Afghan security forces averaged one insider attack every 4 days in the closing months of 2019, new data shows -- Task & Purpose

Afghan casualties and attrition are outpacing recruitment and retention -- Military Times

AI, Cyberspace, and Nuclear Weapons -- James Johnson and Eleanor Krabill, War On The Rocks