TELEVISED CONVERSATION - Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meet for a televised conversation on defense issues at National Defense University in Washington, D.C., Aug. 16, 2011. Frank Sesno, director of the School of Media and Public Affairs at George Washington University, moderated the event. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. BaileyPanetta: Bigger Defense Cuts Would 'Weaken' US -- AP
WASHINGTON (AP) — Large new cuts in defense spending would "terribly weaken" U.S. national security, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday as he and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton used a rare joint interview to argue that the nation cannot afford to keep playing partisan chicken with its finances.
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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS
Panetta: Cuts could 'hollow out' defense -- UPI
Panetta suggests current service members may be spared from proposed pension cuts -- CBS news
North Korea threatens all-out war over massive U.S. military exercise -- Global Post
China’s Nuclear Sub Needs -- The Diplomat
Photos: China's aircraft carrier Varyag out at sea -- Alert 5
Russian arms exporter loses $4 bln over Libya conflict -- RIA Novosti
Russia’s Air Force commander sets out new plans -- RIA Novosti
Russia to introduce new short-range air defense system by 2013 -- RIA novosti
Russian UAVs on Parade -- Ares/Aviation Week
Russia stops producing famous S-300 anti-missile systems -- RT
Raytheon Teams with Rafael to Market Israel's Iron Dome Weapon System -- Raytheon
Canada restores historic identities of the Royal Canadian Navy, the Canadian Army, and the Royal Canadian Air Force -- National Defense (Canada)
Defence contracts that keep British shipbuilding sector afloat -- The Guardian
F-22 is still grounded -- Ares/Aviation Week
Officials conduct study of aircraft oxygen generation systems -- U.S. Air Force
Saab Takes Shot At Navy Drone Deal -- Aol Defense News
Raytheon-Boeing Scores JAGM Missile Test Success -- Aol Defense News
Navy Replacing EP-3 Aries With Drones -- Defense Tech
Military refines techniques to counter hostile drones -- Defense Systems
Cyberwar: Pentagon Takes On Cyber Enemies, Other Agencies -- Defense Industry Daily
DoD: ‘Terabytes’ of data lost to cyber snooping -- DoD Buzz
Electromagnetic Pulse Threat Persists, Lawmaker Says -- Global Security Newswire
Pentagon IG Investigating DARPA Contracts -- Defense News
Military unit behind hypersonic test flight probed -- CNN
Military Working Dog Medevaced with Shot Paw -- Military.com
US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,626 -- Sacramento Bee/AP
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,474 -- Washington Post/AP