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First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

Russia wary of deeper nuclear arms cuts

MOSCOW ? Russia's top military officer on Thursday voiced skepticism about deeper nuclear arms cuts, saying they should require parallel reductions in non-nuclear precision weapons.The statement by chief of Russia's military General Staff, Gen. Valery ... [Published Alaska Journal - 18 hours ago]

Entities: Nuclear, Valery Gerasimov, Russia

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 17 hours ago - 1 reports

Russia's top brass blast US security policies

Top Russian officials have blasted the United States defence and security policies even as Russia's security chief was in Washington discussing ways to improve relations between the two countries."Lack of trust remains a holdover of the Cold War$ the ... [Published The Hindu - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Security, Russia, Moscow

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated 17 hours ago - 2 reports

Russia’s foreign chief warns US against unilateral risk assessment

New Russian technology to ‘neutralize’ US missile shield 11:19France is ready to put Hezbollah armed wing on EU terror list 10:55London attackers wanted to set off religious war 10:49Israel's government is divided on the issue of peace with the Palestinians ... [Published Voice of Russia - May 23 2013]

Entities: Risk Assessment, Russia, Missile Shield, Missile Defense, Yekaterinburg

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Valery Gerasimov

New Russian technology to $neutralize$ US missile shield

The General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces has developed a technology that will counterbalance NATO$s global anti-missile shield, VoR Grigory Milenin has cited the Russian Chief of Staff, Gen. Valery Gerasimov, as saying today at the opening of the ... [Published Turkish Weekly - May 23 2013]

Entities: Missile Shield, Neutralize, Valery Gerasimov

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Chuck Hagel

OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Details emerge on Pentagon budget blueprint

The Topline: The Pentagon's financial future got a bit clearer on Tuesday as House defense lawmakers took their first shots at the Defense Department's fiscal 2014 budget plan.Four of the six House Armed Services subcommittees weighed in on the DOD budget ... [Published The Hill - May 22 2013]

Entities: Chuck Hagel, Benghazi, Military/Armed Forces, Eric Shinseki

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Carl Levin

No Mention of East Coast Missile Site in US House Panel Bill

WASHINGTON — The first portion of a major Pentagon policy bill unveiled Tuesday by a key House committee excludes any mention of a controversial East Coast missile shield proposal.House Armed Services Committee Republicans announced several weeks ago ... [Published DefenseNews.com - May 21 2013]

Entities: missile, Missile Shield, House Armed Services Committee, Carl Levin, Republican Party (US)

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Week Ahead: House dives into defense spending bills

Members of the House Armed Services Committee will begin work next week on the Pentagon's fiscal 2014 budget plan.House defense subcommittees are scheduled to begin markups this week, with members of the strategic threats subpanel starting things off ... [Published The Hill - May 20 2013]

Entities: Military/Armed Forces, Shipbuilding, Military Expenditure, Randy Forbes

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

BMI: United Arab Emirates Defence & Security Report (May-13)

- PDF Instant Online DeliveryAbstractIncludes 3 FREE Quarterly Updates.We expect the UAE's defence spending to increase by a very significant 13.6% annually to AED157.9bn in 2017; this will reflect an increase of a total of 88.8% over our five-year forecast ... [Published Zawya.com - May 19 2013]

Entities: United Arab Emirates, Gulf Cooperation Council, Military Expenditure

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 2 reports

Kerry in Moscow

UTCKerry will first meet Russian President Vladimir Putin and later his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov. The syria crisis, US-Russia relations, the missile shield system and Iran's nuclear progğramme ar the subjects most likely to be taken up in Kerry's ... [Published Turkish Radio and Television - May 07 2013]

Entities: John Kerry, Sergey Lavrov, Moscow

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 2 reports

Fight brewing over missile shield

House Republicans are gearing up to wage another fight this year over a new East Coast missile defense site.Sixteen Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee fired the first shot Tuesday, sending a letter urging House Appropriations Defense subcommittee ... [Published The Hill - May 01 2013]

Entities: Missile Shield, Bill Young, Missile Defense, Republican Party (US), Carl Levin

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 2 reports

Russian FM: Missile Shield Issue Spoils Russia-US Ties

TEHRAN (FNA)- Russia-US relations have a lot of positive elements, but differences over thorny issues such as the missile defense spoil their good momentum, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.Moscow values very much its partnership with the US, and if ... [Published Fars News Agency - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Missile Shield, Sergey Lavrov, Moscow, NATO

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 3 reports

Kosovo: human body parts dealers jailed

All 7 dead in US cargo plane crash at Afghan base 23:57Euro-Parliament supports free Russia-EU travel 23:10Russian sailor still in pirate captivity off W Africa 22:56Missiles fired at Russian plane flying over Syria with 159 people onboard 21:52Putin, ... [Published Voice of Russia - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Kosovo, Syria, Missile Shield, Plane Crash, Hamid Karzai

Quotes

"Efforts to build up and modernise offensive capabilities, create and deploy new types of weapons and expand NATO have eroded the security structures in Europe$ We are convinced that attempts to strengthen one's own security by weakening the partner's security can only lead to an unnecessary buildup of tension and unjustifiable squandering of political and material resources."

Russia's top brass blast US security policies [Published The Hindu - 17 hours ago]

"Such precision weapons, which don't fall under any qualitative, quantitative or territorial restrictions, can be used to target strategic facilities" Gerasimov said at Moscow's international security conference that was sponsored by the Defense Ministry

Russia wary of deeper nuclear arms cuts [Published Alaska Journal - 18 hours ago]

"We are working with the Defense Department to see if that can happen" a staffer with the House Armed Services oversight and investigations subcommittee told The Hill on Tuesday

OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Details emerge on Pentagon budget blueprint [Published The Hill - May 22 2013]

"Vladimir Putin has held a meeting with the Defense Ministry's chiefs and commanders-in-chief, during which he discussed in detail prospects and main directions of the Russian fleet's development, its underwater and surface components" Peskov said

Putin discussed fleet issues with military chiefs [Published Interfax - May 16 2013]

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Russia's top brass blast US security policies [Published The Hindu - 17 hours ago]
Russia wary of deeper nuclear arms cuts [Published Alaska Journal - 18 hours ago]
New Russian technology to $neutralize$ US missi... [Published Turkish Weekly - May 23 2013]
Russia’s foreign chief warns US against unilate... [Published Voice of Russia - May 23 2013]
London attackers wanted to set off religious war [Published Voice of Russia - May 23 2013]
OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Details emerge on Pentagon b... [Published The Hill - May 22 2013]
No Mention of East Coast Missile Site in US Hou... [Published DefenseNews.com - May 21 2013]
Week Ahead: House dives into defense spending b... [Published The Hill - May 20 2013]
BMI: United Arab Emirates Defence & Security Re... [Published Zawya.com - May 19 2013]
Russian vodka and Czech crown jewels [Published open Democracy News Analysis - - May 17 2013]
Putin discussed fleet issues with military chiefs [Published Interfax - May 16 2013]
Russia: U.S. weighs giving Moscow defense details [Published Prague Post - May 16 2013]
Details of White House visit [Published Zaman - May 14 2013]
South Korea Absolutely Rejects Obama Claim of K... [Published Lyndon LaRouche Public Action Committee - May 10 2013]
Seoul declines joining U.S.-led missile defense [Published US News Las Vegas - May 09 2013]
Has America won its war on terror? [Published Saudi Gazette - May 09 2013]
In Shift, Hill Dems Signal Green Light for East... [Published DefenseNews.com - May 08 2013]
Syrian Army Strategist: No Place in Israel Safe... [Published Fars News Agency - May 08 2013]
Navy, Marines Offer Options for Syria, North Korea [Published DoD Buzz - May 07 2013]
Kerry Pushes for Common Approach to Syria [Published Moscow Times - May 07 2013]
State Secretary Bogdan Aurescu received Indian ... [Published MINISTERUL AFACERILOR EXTERNE - May 07 2013]
Kerry in Moscow [Published Turkish Radio and Television - May 07 2013]
US Secretary of State Kerry in Russia [Published World Bulletin - May 07 2013]
John Kerry to visit Russia [Published Turkish Radio and Television - May 06 2013]
Drones, Sequester Flexibility to Drive 2014 NDA... [Published DefenseNews.com - May 06 2013]
Kerry heads to Russia [Published World Bulletin - May 06 2013]
Moscow Skies Will Be All Abuzz [Published Moscow Times - May 05 2013]
Missile Defense Talks Resume [Published Arms Control Association - May 03 2013]
Canadian Spot Eyed For U.S. Missile Shield Rada... [Published Huffington Post Canada - May 03 2013]
Defence officials eyeing Goose Bay for U.S. mis... [Published Naval Open Source INTelligence - May 03 2013]

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Navy, Marines Offer Options for Syria, North Korea [Published DoD Buzz - May 07 2013] Posted in Air, International, Naval, Policy, SequestrationThe U.S. Navy and Marine Corps continue to develop military options for the White House in light of increased tensions in Syria and North Korea all while progressing with the strategic pivot to ...
Defence officials eyeing Goose Bay for U.S. mis... [Published Naval Open Source INTelligence - May 03 2013] Goose Bay Canadian military officials are trying to revive a plan to install a high-tech radar system at Goose Bay as an offering to the U.S. for Canadian participation in the Pentagon’s missile shield.The debate over Canada’s potential involvement in ...
Today’s letters: We need a missile shield, and ... [Published National Post \| Full Comment » Full Comment - Apr 24 2013] Re: Say Yes To North American Shield , Matthew Fisher, April 23. One really wonders what all the fearful handwringing was about in 2005 under then-prime minister Paul Martin, with respect to the concept of a North American missile shield. At the time, ...
Matt Gurney: It’s time for Canada to openly emb... [Published National Post \| Full Comment » Full Comment - Apr 22 2013] In 2005, in the face of heavy pressure from Washington, then-prime minister Paul Martin decided that Canada would not join the American National Missile Defense program. The real reason was political — his Liberal party did not want to be seen as too ...
Frontrunning: April 22 [Published Zero Hedge - Apr 22 2013] Turn to Religion Split Bomb Suspects' Home ( WSJ ) The propaganda is back for the 4th year in a row: Spring Swoon Sequel No Reason for Economic Growth Scare in U.S. ( BBG ) Bernanke Jackson Hole Absence Contrasts With Greenspan Adulation ( BBG ) Large ...