Photo: One of Israel's submarines off the Israeli coast, 2008. Tomer Appelbaum Report: Israel Seeking To Upgrade Its Nuclear Weapons Capabilities -- Haaretz
Israel is extending the range of its Jericho 3 missiles and upgrading its sea-based cruise missiles, according to an independent U.K. commission report published in the Guardian.
Israel is working on improving its nuclear weapons capabilities, according to a report by the independent Trident commission in the United Kingdom that was published in the Guardian newspaper on Monday.
According to the report in the Guardian, Israel is extending the range of its Jericho 3 land-to-land missiles so they will have the capabilities of transcontinental missiles.
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Nuclear powers plan weapons spending spree, report finds -- The Guardian
World Poised to Enter New "Era" of Nuclear Weapons: Report -- Global Security Newswire
GCHQ chief reports 'disturbing' cyber-attacks on UK -- BBC
Flying eye: Russia deploys new aerial radar -- RT
Does South Korea Need The F-35? -- AOl Defense
New Kyrgyz president calls for closure of U.S. air base -- RIA Novosti
Saudi King to Name Salman as Defense Minister: Source -- Defense News
Turkey to rewrite software source codes of 204 F-16 fighters -- Today's Zaman
Exclusive: U.S. Considers Unusual Arms Deal for Turkey -- Washington Post/Reuters
US To Maintain Military Presence in Gulf Region, Pentagon Says -- ABC News
US says has no military operation outside Kenya borders -- AFP
U.S will have a Gulf presence, but troop numbers uncertain, Pentagon says -- Stars and Stripes
FBI says Russians were a 'new breed' of spy -- Stars and Stripes/AP
US GI in SKorea gets 10 years in prison for rape -- Yahoo News/AP
Monday F-35 Update -- Defense Tech
Pentagon Tester: JSF F-35 Program Risking a "Serious Mishap" -- Time
Pilots await go-ahead for F-35 flight ops -- Air Force Times
Radar repair: New guidance for ailing Aegis -- Navy Times
Humvees Are Maxed Out; Army Needs JLTV, Says Gen. Lennox -- Aol Defense
U.S. Navy First Airship in 50 Years Revealed -- Eagle Speak
New Littoral Combat Ship a 'Dream' in Sea Trials -- Military.com
Caffeinated beef jerky tested for military MREs -- Yahoo News/The Envoy
The defense “jobs” conundrum -- DoD Buzz
Jobless vet
Flying eye: Russia deploys new aerial radar -- RT
Does South Korea Need The F-35? -- AOl Defense
New Kyrgyz president calls for closure of U.S. air base -- RIA Novosti
Saudi King to Name Salman as Defense Minister: Source -- Defense News
Turkey to rewrite software source codes of 204 F-16 fighters -- Today's Zaman
Exclusive: U.S. Considers Unusual Arms Deal for Turkey -- Washington Post/Reuters
US To Maintain Military Presence in Gulf Region, Pentagon Says -- ABC News
US says has no military operation outside Kenya borders -- AFP
U.S will have a Gulf presence, but troop numbers uncertain, Pentagon says -- Stars and Stripes
FBI says Russians were a 'new breed' of spy -- Stars and Stripes/AP
US GI in SKorea gets 10 years in prison for rape -- Yahoo News/AP
Monday F-35 Update -- Defense Tech
Pentagon Tester: JSF F-35 Program Risking a "Serious Mishap" -- Time
Pilots await go-ahead for F-35 flight ops -- Air Force Times
Radar repair: New guidance for ailing Aegis -- Navy Times
Humvees Are Maxed Out; Army Needs JLTV, Says Gen. Lennox -- Aol Defense
U.S. Navy First Airship in 50 Years Revealed -- Eagle Speak
New Littoral Combat Ship a 'Dream' in Sea Trials -- Military.com
Caffeinated beef jerky tested for military MREs -- Yahoo News/The Envoy
The defense “jobs” conundrum -- DoD Buzz
Jobless vet
U.S will have a Gulf presence, but troop numbers uncertain, Pentagon says -- Stars and Stripes
FBI says Russians were a 'new breed' of spy -- Stars and Stripes/AP
US GI in SKorea gets 10 years in prison for rape -- Yahoo News/AP
Monday F-35 Update -- Defense Tech
Pentagon Tester: JSF F-35 Program Risking a "Serious Mishap" -- Time
Pilots await go-ahead for F-35 flight ops -- Air Force Times
Radar repair: New guidance for ailing Aegis -- Navy Times
Humvees Are Maxed Out; Army Needs JLTV, Says Gen. Lennox -- Aol Defense
U.S. Navy First Airship in 50 Years Revealed -- Eagle Speak
New Littoral Combat Ship a 'Dream' in Sea Trials -- Military.com
Caffeinated beef jerky tested for military MREs -- Yahoo News/The Envoy
The defense “jobs” conundrum -- DoD Buzz
Jobless veterans say military experience is not valued -- Reuters
An all-volunteer military poses challenges for U.S. -- Washington Post
Violence more common among kids of combat veterans -- TBO.com/AP
America's new Middle East 'mini-Nato' -- Simon Tisdall, The Guardian
Reconsider Futenma relocation -- Japan Times editorial
The dangerous debate over cutting military spending -- Robert Samuelson, Washington Post
FBI says Russians were a 'new breed' of spy -- Stars and Stripes/AP
US GI in SKorea gets 10 years in prison for rape -- Yahoo News/AP
Monday F-35 Update -- Defense Tech
Pentagon Tester: JSF F-35 Program Risking a "Serious Mishap" -- Time
Pilots await go-ahead for F-35 flight ops -- Air Force Times
Radar repair: New guidance for ailing Aegis -- Navy Times
Humvees Are Maxed Out; Army Needs JLTV, Says Gen. Lennox -- Aol Defense
U.S. Navy First Airship in 50 Years Revealed -- Eagle Speak
New Littoral Combat Ship a 'Dream' in Sea Trials -- Military.com
Caffeinated beef jerky tested for military MREs -- Yahoo News/The Envoy
The defense “jobs” conundrum -- DoD Buzz
Jobless veterans say military experience is not valued -- Reuters
An all-volunteer military poses challenges for U.S. -- Washington Post
Violence more common among kids of combat veterans -- TBO.com/AP
America's new Middle East 'mini-Nato' -- Simon Tisdall, The Guardian
Reconsider Futenma relocation -- Japan Times editorial
The dangerous debate over cutting military spending -- Robert Samuelson, Washington Post