Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 7, 2020

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Military.com: Military Leaders Say 'Tremendous Confusion' Delayed Response to Capitol Siege 

Top defense leaders are pushing back against criticism that they were ill-prepared for Wednesday's massive security lapse at the U.S. Capitol, in which a mob was able to swarm past federal law enforcement personnel and enter the building, leaving the vice president and members of Congress in danger. 

Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy defended the decision to stage a few hundred National Guard members around the city leading up to the breach, citing unclear information about how many protesters would be in Washington, D.C., this week. 

Intelligence on crowd size, McCarthy said in a Thursday call with reporters, "was all over the board."

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 Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 7, 2020 

This is why the National Guard didn’t respond to the attack on the Capitol -- Military Times 

Capitol in chaos: what the national security community needs to know -- Defense News 

The National Guard Is Fencing Off the US Capitol Complex for at Least 30 Days -- Military.com

Pentagon Activates 6,200 National Guard Members -- Military.com/AP 

What Kind of Uniform Is That? Marines Drill for Inauguration in Unique Style -- Military.com/Stars and Stripes 

Acting Pentagon chief condemns violence, commends law enforcement response to Capitol attack -- The Hill 

Former Trump Pentagon officials speak out after Capitol siege -- The Hill 

‘With So Much At Stake’ SASC Rushes To Confirm Biden’s SecDef -- Breaking Defense 

Confirmation hearing for Biden Pentagon chief pick set for Jan. 19 -- The Hill 

Minuteman III missile should be scrapped, STRATCOM chief says -- UPI 

US Strategic Command chief defends ICBM replacement program -- Defense News 

Pentagon Defends $265 Bln ICBM-Replacement Programme Amid Reports of Possible Biden Review -- Sputnik 

Top US admiral would 'welcome' Biden review of nuclear strategy -- The Hill

Air Force tests collaborative small diameter bombs -- UPI 

Biden taps intelligence veteran for new White House cybersecurity role -- Politico 

Female Soldier, 38, Is 3rd Active-Duty Service Member to Die of COVID-19 -- Military.com 

Air Force orders units to toss offensive morale patches, mottos -- Air Force Times 

U.S. Navy strategic plan calls for more activity in Arctic region -- UPI 

Navy Secretary: US Plans Patrols Near Russian Arctic Bases -- Breaking Defense 

Pentagon Plans South China Sea-Style ‘Freedom of Navigation’ Naval Patrols Around Russian Arctic -- Sputnik 

Britain buys SPEAR3 missiles for F-35B fighter planes in $748.3M deal -- UPI 

Greece gets planes, training and support in $1.68B deal with Israel -- UPI 

NATO chief calls for revitalization of alliance in 2021 -- UPI 

Russian peacekeepers defuse over 20,000 explosives in Karabakh -- TASS 

PLA warplanes made a record 380 incursions into Taiwan’s airspace in 2020, report says -- SCMP 

Third Chinese Carrier Nears Completion Amid Shipyard Expansion -- Diplomat 

Iran Says It Has New Series of Ultra-Long Range Drones Able to Hit US Bases in Middle East, Europe -- Spuntik 

North Korea's Kim pledges to strengthen defence capabilities -- AFP 

India Accuses China of Using ‘Unorthodox Weapons’ During Ladakh Clash -- Sputnik 

Japan Plans to Develop Unmanned Fighter Aircraft by 2035, Reports Say -- Sputnik