Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 10, 2013



South Korea Increases Surveillance As North Moves Missile -- Reuters

(Reuters) - South Korea has raised its surveillance of North Korea after the reclusive state moved one or more long-range missiles in readiness for a possible launch, Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday.

Admiral Samuel Locklear, the commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific region, said the U.S. military believed North Korea had moved an unspecified number of Musudan missiles to its east coast.

An Obama administration official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters "our working assumption is that there are two missiles that they may be prepared to launch". That was in line with South Korean media reports.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

China's Military Unmoved by North Korean Threats -- Voice of America

N. Korea Tensions Prompt Change in US Air Force Radar Plans -- Voice of America

North Korea: US 'ready to intercept up to THREE missiles'
-- Express

South Korea Probe Blames North for Cyber Attack -- Voice of America

S. Korea to begin development of mid-altitude UAV -- Yonhap News

Analysis: In bitter irony for China, North Korea furthers U.S. strategic goals -- Reuters

Kazakhstan: Soldier Suicides Highlight Broader Problems in Military -- Eurasianet.org

Saudis grill Shiite clerics amid spy row. -- UPI

Most rape victims in conflict zones are children: report -- Reuters

Dutch government opts to store F-35 test aircraft -- Flight Global

McCain calls on Obama to help Mali military -- The Cable/Foreign Policy

Defense Secretary Hagel to visit Israel this month: official -- Reuters

100 bound for Guam: Fort Bliss THAAD unit readies for historic mission -- El Paso Times

Guam Is One Of America's Most Strategic Assets In The Pacific -- Business Insider/The Aviationist

Sequester: US Air Force grounds combat planes -- BBC

Budget cuts will ground fighter jets, Pentagon announces -- Christian Science Monitor

Pentagon faces $100B in cuts -- Politico

No changes seen in Army, Marine troop levels in budget -- USA Today

Amid Criticism, Pentagon Seeks Overhaul of the Court-Martial System -- New York Times

US Drone Strikes Under Scrutiny -- Voice of America

Obama’s drone war kills ‘others,’ not just al Qaida leaders -- McClatchy News

U.S. military working to integrate cyber weapons into commanders' arsenals -- Killer Apps/Foreign Policy

Six U.S. Air Force cyber capabilities designated "weapons" -- Reuters

Defense Secretary Hagel demands rape reform in military -- NBC

FBI continues Petraeus investigation, interviews ex-CIA director -- RT

Multiple military camouflage uniforms an example of government waste, GAO finds -- NBC

Can Hagel reshape the Pentagon? -- Jules Witcover, Baltimore Sun

Here’s Hagel’s Short To-Do List on Reforming the Pentagon -- Donald Vandergriff, Time

SecDef Hagel’s Not-So-Flawed Defense-Spending Premise -- Robert Zarate, Time

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