Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, brief the press at the Pentagon Sept. 25, 2012. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
Panetta Will Take 'Whatever The Hell Deal' Congress Can Make On Sequestration -- Aol Defense
PENTAGON: After a year of pleading, cajoling, wheedling, warning and whining, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has clearly reached the end of his rope when it comes to sequestration and Congress.
Panetta and other senior defense officials have repeatedly argued the country must avoid sequestration because any deals would mean instability over time and thus pose a threat to the defense strategy. However, they have clearly accepted that Congress cannot act until after the elections (after all, they ran out of town last week, desperate to get reelected).
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Russian Cyber Expert: Hackers Could Shut Down Power In Most Of The World In A Decade -- Business Insider
China cyberspies suspected in new caper: what has experts worried -- Christian Science Monitor
China's buildup raises arms race fears -- Asia One
China Denies Second Aircraft Carrier Reports -- RIA Novosti
Liaoning and future carriers -- Information Dissemination
Syrian military engages in psychological warfare -- Examiner
An-70 Aircraft Conducts Test Flight After 2-year Delay -- RIA Novosti
Russia Close Azerbaijan Radar Deal - Source -- RIA Novosti
David Cameron seeks to boost trade for UK arms firms in Brazil -- The Guardian
UK left exposed by Nimrod cancellation, report says -- Flight Global
Korea Decision on Attack Helicopters Nearing -- Defense News
Australia Likely To Buy Subs From Japan -- Asian Defense
KAI developing “suicide combat UAV” -- Flight Global
Yemen To Get UAVs From The U.S. -- Aviation Week/Aerospace Daily & Defense Report
US Osprey Military Aircraft Continues To Draw Japanese Protests -- RTT
US Navy tests mine-seeking sub during Gulf drills -- Stars and Stripes/AP
Panetta Downplays Conflict With Lockheed Over F-35 Buy -- Defense News
Official warns Pentagon managers not to plan for budget cuts -- Washington Times
Next generation military robots have minds of their own -- BBC
US military still longs for space planes and reusable rockets -- NBC/Space.com
Eye On Speed, Navy Minesweepers Take Cues From NASCAR -- Aol Defense
Pentagon Presses Weapons Factory And Software Safeguards -- Aol Defense
Benghazi attack followed deep cuts in State Department security budget -- Washington Times
Chinese Smuggler Tried to Sneak Carbon Fiber for Fighter Jets, Feds Claim -- Danger Room
Pfc. Manning: Speedy trial violation in WikiLeaks case -- Stars and Stripes/AP
Leon Panetta Acknowledges That 19,000 Military Members Are Sexually Assaulted Every Year -- Business Insider
Victims of sexual assault in military say brass often ignore pleas for justice -- NBC
For Veterans, a Surge of New Treatments for Trauma -- Tima Rosenberg, New York Times