Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 30, 2014

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg speaks at the German Marshall Fund in Brussels, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014. Courtesy of NATO

New NATO Chief Plots Course For 28-Nation Military Pact -- Stars and Stripes

STUTTGART, Germany — As NATO’s first secretary-general to hail from a country that shares a border with Russia, Jens Stoltenberg says today’s tensions with Moscow conjure memories from a Cold War childhood when “NATO was there to protect us.”



“I remember visiting that border when it was completely closed back in the days of the Soviet Union. When looking across was like staring into something dark and scary,” Stoltenberg, a former Norwegian prime minister now heading up the 28-nation alliance, said on Tuesday.



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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 30, 2014

First Iraqi Kurdish fighters enter Isis-besieged Kobani -- The Guardian



U.S. focuses on Islamic State targets near Kobani, Syria: U.S. Central Command -- Reuters



US To Check Troops For Chemical Exposure In Iraq -- Defense News



The US Is Hammering ISIS Near Kobane -- Business Insider



Australians may work with Iranian troops to advise Iraqis -- The Australian



Israel Planning To Increase F-35 Buy -- Defense News



NATO 'Vigilant' Over Russian Warplane Maneuvers -- Defense News



NATO reports 'large scale' Russian air activity in European airspace -- AFP



Russian nuclear sub test-fires Bulava strategic missile (VIDEO) -- RT



Mistral deal: France says delivery of warships to Russia still on hold -- RT



Moscow Uninformed of Paris's Inability to Deliver on Mistral Warship Contract: Official -- RIA Novosti



DCNS announces new concept submarine SMX-Ocean -- UPI



China says agrees with U.S. to speed up military conduct talks -- Reuters



Chinese Submarines Just Reached Another Alarming Milestone -- Business Insider/Military.com



China Sees First Female Attack Helicopter Pilots -- Women of China



North Korea Can Miniaturize Nuclear Warheads for Medium-Range Missiles: US Military Expert -- RIA Novosti



North Korea: Test Stand for Vertical Launch of Sea-Based Ballistic Missiles Spotted -- Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., 38 North



South Korean Soldier Sentenced to 45 Years for Beating Conscript to Death -- RIA Novosti



Taiwan to take delivery of first batch of Black Hawks in December -- Focus Taiwan



Pirates target oil tankers in Asia route as attacks climb -- Fuel Fix



First Look At A Darpa-Funded Exoskeleton For Super Soldiers -- Forbes



US Air Force Launches Military GPS Satellite on 50th Atlas 5 Rocket -- Space.com



Pentagon officials: No hope for budget soon; tech development vital -- Military Times



Pentagon Officials To Meet With Industry Chiefs in Weekend Strategy Session -- Defense News



Pentagon adopts quarantine-like monitoring for all U.S. troops on Ebola mission -- Washington Post



US Army Will Provide Wi-Fi for NGOs in the Fight Against Ebola -- NextGov



Amazon-CIA $600 Million Deal Facing Scrutiny: ‘What’s the CIA Doing on Amazon’s Cloud?’ -- Antiwar.blog



Hagel: 'Climate change presents security issues' for US -- The Hill



Fatal plane crash at US air base -- The Guardian



Fox News Lands Interview With SEAL Who Killed Osama Bin Laden -- Daily caller



Key Army intelligence adviser allowed others to believe he had Ph.D. -- AP



This Chart Shows How The US Military Is Responsible For Almost All The Technology In Your iPhone -- Business Insider



Why the Pentagon is helping raise baby goats -- CBS



Comforting the NSA and Afflicting Its Dissenters -- Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic



Relearning Anti-Submarine Warfare -- James R. Holmes, The Diplomat



Major Cyber Attack Will Cause Significant Loss of Life By 2025, Experts Predict -- Patrick Tucker, Defense One