Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 11, 2012


Candidates Draw Battle Lines Over DoD Spending -- Defense News

As both U.S. presidential candidates return to the campaign trail after their conventions, the competing sides have drawn a bright line between how they view defense spending.

On the Democrats’ side, President Barack Obama believes additional defense cuts must be part of a broader deficit-reduction plan. Republican Mitt Romney does not, and instead wants to increase military spending.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Obama, first lady to visit Pentagon on 9/11 -- Air Force Times/AP

Romney warns of looming defense cuts. Demands Obama give specifics on sequesters
-- Washington Times

Mitt Romney calls Russia 'geopolitical adversary' -- L.A. Times

Romney wants to buy more F-22s
-- DoD Buzz

As troops move out, economy slows in Kabul -- USA Today

U.S. troops fear for safety after tense transfer: Prison, inmates in Afghan control -- Washington Times

Royal Navy's HMS Illustrious to be preserved -- BBC

Chinese Communist Party Newspaper Urges Bolstering Nuclear Deterrent -- Global Security Newswire

Kyrgyzstan Revises Agreements on Russian Military Bases
-- RIA Novosti

Russia Rejects Independent Nuke Curbs -- Global Security Newswire

Ukraine to Halve Armed Forces by 2017 -- Ria Novosti

Memos show U.S. hushed up Soviet crime -- Army Times

Obama aids Egypt as it tries to buy U-boats -- Daily Caller

America’s Most Important Warplane Is Old, Ugly … and Flown by NASA -- Danger Room

More Problems Raised at Pentagon F-35 Fighter Review -- New York Times/Reuters

Navy Wrestles With Mine Warfare Modernization -- Aol Defense

Army Wants Tiny Suicidal Drone to Kill From 6 Miles Away
-- Danger Room

DARPA shows off Big Dog ground drone to USMC Commandant -- Defense Tech

Hundreds More Cyberattacks Linked To 2009 Google Breach
-- Aviation Week/Reuters

The Pentagon Is About To Spend A Ton Of Money On A Very Questionable Project -- Business Insider

Defense firms confirm layoff warnings
-- Politico

House to vote on requiring Obama to find alternative to sequester cuts -- The Hill

No negative impacts from repeal of 'don't ask, don't tell,' study reveals -- NBC

DOD: Families, Friends Need to Recognize Signs of Suicide -- US Department of Defense

The Great Green Car Fleet: Pentagon buying Chevy Volts to ‘green up’ military -- Washington Free Beacon

Panetta welcomes National Guard chief nobody wanted -- Foreign Policy

WH takes a shot at WaPo over story about Obama skipping intel briefings -- Washington Beacon

Pentagon Takes Second Look At Strategy; Where Are The Holes? -- Colin Clark, Aol Defense

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