The Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia, Sept. 11, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Jack Detch, Al-Monitor: Pentagon says confronting Iran now tops terrorism concerns
US Defense Secretary James Mattis today outlined a new vision for the Pentagon that seeks to counter Iran and other nations that the United States accuses of pursuing a world order aligned with authoritarian values.
The new National Defense Strategy envisions America’s military focusing on combating authoritarian ideals rather than the protracted global war on terror. The announcement comes as the Donald Trump administration has made clear in recent days that it plans to keep 2,000 US troops in Syria indefinitely to help usher in a political process to replace President Bashar al-Assad and confront Iranian influence in the country.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 21, 2018
US military review asserts tough line against Iran -- Arab News
Iranian Army to Stage Massive Military Drills Tomorrow -- Tasnim News Agency
Iran May Try to Loosen Revolutionary Guard's Grip on Economy -- U.S. News & World Report
Surface Forces: China Builds Like It Is At War -- Strategy Page
China May Have Solved the One Thing That Was Poised to Stop Its Military Rise -- National Interest
Electronic Weapons: Chinese Ocean Surveillance System -- Strategy Page
Beijing Slams US Defense Strategy as Confrontational ‘Cold War Mindset’ -- Sputnik
Foreign territorial claims & terrorist infiltration main border challenges for Russia – FSB -- RT
India's 800-km range BrahMos missile to be tested this year -- Hindustan Times
India's first indigenous aircraft carrier to be ready by 2020 -- Business Standard
Japan Ready to Mass-Produce New Supersonic Anti-Ship Missile -- The Diplomat
What we’re learning about France’s air special forces as they publicly recruit -- Pierre Tran, Defense News
NATO exercises its nuclear bombers over the North Sea -- Euronews
US to sell F-35 fighter jets to Belgium in estimated $6.5B deal -- The Hill
UK Military bosses won’t spend £2m on a hotline... but blow £1.5m on specialist consultants to advise on cost cutting -- Daily Mail
The Incredible 50-year-old Plane on the Front Lines of the North Korea Standoff -- Politico
Could the U.S. Navy Destroy North Korea? -- James Holmes, National Interest
Are High-Powered Microwave Close-In Weapon Systems Destined For US Navy Ships? -- The Drive
Navy LCS Operational With HELLFIRE Missile Attack - 2020 -- Warrior Maven
Coast Guard to launch small drone competition -- Defense News
Aiming? Identifying targets? This system will do everything but pull the trigger. -- Army Times
US Air Force Weighs International Squadrons to Strike Terror Targets -- Wall Street Journal
Air Force missile-warning command center makes contact with new SBIRS satellite -- Space News
Is the U.S. Army Getting Ready to Bring Back the 'Linebacker?' -- National Interest
Jeffrey Sterling, Convicted of Leaking About Botched CIA Program, Has Been Released From Prison -- The Intercept
The strange story of Moby and his CIA friends -- Irish Times
Military television network off the air due to government shutdown -- The Hill
Without military's network, NFL scrambles to provide Sunday's games to US troops -- Washington Post
The government shutdown will mean big changes for military members and veterans -- Business Insider
4 ways the Pentagon can secure internet of things devices -- Will Ash and Matthew Galligan, Fifth Domain
The US and Russia are headed towards a new nuclear arms race -- Charis Chang, News.com.au/AFP
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