NTI: Global Security Newswire – Russia Drills for Nuclear War

Posted by Matt in March 10th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Russia, War, Conventional Conflict, Global Security Newswire, Military Doctrine, Military Personnel, Missile Forces, Novosti, Nti, Nuclear War, Nuclear Weapons, Spokesman, Strategic Missile, Vadim, War Russia

Russia’s strategic missile forces today launched a three-day drill expected to simulate the use of nuclear weapons, RIA Novosti reported (see GSN, Sept. 9, 2009).
Russian military personnel would follow procedures in the nation’s recently adopted military doctrine for dealing with nuclear and conventional conflict, said strategic missile forces spokesman Col. Vadim Koval (see GSN, Feb. [...]

The State of the U.S. Military

Posted by Matt in January 27th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Military, U.S., arsenal, Collective Decisions, Congress, Jeopardy, Military Equipment, Military Personnel, Planes, Platforms, Republican Presidents, ships, tanks, Tools

Regrettably, the tools required to sustain all of these efforts are in jeopardy. The collective decisions by Congress and both Democratic and Republican Presidents over the past 15 years have left the U.S. military using equipment that is extremely old and, in many cases, outdated.
While compensation for military personnel continues to rise necessarily and deservedly, [...]

Thousands of Japanese protest U.S. base plan | U.S. | Reuters

Posted by Matt in November 8th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Japan, China, Futenma Air Base, Japan, Military Personnel, North-Korea, Protest, Realignment, Reuters, Ties

The row over the re-siting of the Futenma air base threatens to stall a realignment of the 47,000 U.S. military personnel in Japan and sour defense ties between the two countries, seen as key in a region home to a rising China and an unpredictable North Korea.
Thousands of Japanese protest U.S. base plan | U.S. [...]

U.S. – Japan relations chill.

Posted by Matt in October 22nd, 2009 | no comment

Published in Japan, Afghanistan, Chill, Dominant Political Party, Guam, Japan Relations, Japanese Government, Military Personnel, Secretary Of Defense, Secretary Of Defense Gates, Tokyo, U S Navy, U S Navy Ships, U S Secretary Of Defense

At present, the dominant political party in Japan has demanded that all U.S. military personnel be removed from Japan, that troop increases in Guam be discontinued, committed Japanese funding to the realignment effort be cancelled, and vessel fueling for U.S. Navy ships supporting operations in Afghanistan be discontinued in January, 2010. U.S. Secretary of Defense [...]

Russia ships to join Venezuela naval exercises in Caribbean

Posted by Matt in September 7th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Military, Russia, Venezuela, Adm, Bastidas, Cammarata, Caribbean, frigates, Intelligence Chief, Military Personnel, moscow, Naval Exercises, Naval Intelligence, Naval Vessels, Patrol Boats, Russia, Russian Vessels, ships, Strained Relations, submarines, Task Force, Venezuela, Venezuelan Government

Four Russian vessels and 1,000 Russian military personnel are to participate. The move could further strain Washington-Moscow ties.
The Venezuelan government announced Sunday that four Russian naval vessels will participate in joint exercises in the Caribbean this year, a move that could heighten already strained relations between Washington and Moscow.
Venezuela’s naval intelligence chief, Adm. Salbatore Cammarata [...]