Tories And LibDems At War Over Contract To Build Trident Sub: £350m Deal Is Jumping The Gun, Warns Clegg -- Daily Mail
* Defence Secretary announced contracts to design boats at Scottish base
* Lib Dems set up review to find cheaper alternative, which could see a possible reduction in Trident fleet and move to short-range missiles
A row erupted over the future of Britain’s nuclear deterrent yesterday.
Tories and Lib Dems clashed over whether to build a new generation of Trident submarines.
Defence Secretary Philip Hammond announced contracts worth £350million to design the boats now based at the Scottish naval complex of Faslane – an apparent bid to show voters in Scotland what they would be losing if they vote for independence.
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Canadian police urge Parliament to pass domestic spying bill -- RT
Defence low-balls F-35 cost assumptions -- Eric Palmer Blog
U.S. 'mulls buying Israeli robot gunboats' -- UPI
Riverine success in Iraq shows need for naval quick-reaction force -- Stars and Stripes
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Dempsey: Africa Command change not tied to Libya -- FOX News/AP
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Army training centers incorporating cyberthreats into exercises at brigade level -- Stars and Stripes
NASA Preps Drone Hurricane Hunters, But Misses Sandy -- Danger Room
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China dismisses Japan's war game claim -- UPI
Japan PM to boost coast security amid China row -- Space Daily/AFP
Iranian Military Drill Due Near Iraqi Border -- Radio Free Europe
Upgraded Indian Submarine Starts Seas Trials in Russia -- RIA Novosti
Turkey’s New Procurement Rules Give Greater Control to Civilians -- Defense News
Russian Military Inspectors Begin Surveillance Flight Over France -- RIA Novosti
US, Swedish Inspectors to Fly over Russia, Belarus -- RIA Novosti
France, U.S. Work Toward Saudi Navy Deals -- Defense News
Canadian police urge Parliament to pass domestic spying bill -- RT
Defence low-balls F-35 cost assumptions -- Eric Palmer Blog
U.S. 'mulls buying Israeli robot gunboats' -- UPI
Riverine success in Iraq shows need for naval quick-reaction force -- Stars and Stripes
Dempsey hits rumors about AfriCom chief’s departure -- Washington Times
Dempsey: Africa Command change not tied to Libya -- FOX News/AP
Pentagon starts to open network to iPhones, Androids -- DoD Buzz
DoD, Intel Officials Bullish On Open Source Software; Government-wide Software Foundation In The Mix -- Aol Defense
Army training centers incorporating cyberthreats into exercises at brigade level -- Stars and Stripes
NASA Preps Drone Hurricane Hunters, But Misses Sandy -- Danger Room
U.S. Air Force Awards Lockheed Martin Initial Contract fo
Canadian police urge Parliament to pass domestic spying bill -- RT
Defence low-balls F-35 cost assumptions -- Eric Palmer Blog
U.S. 'mulls buying Israeli robot gunboats' -- UPI
Riverine success in Iraq shows need for naval quick-reaction force -- Stars and Stripes
Dempsey hits rumors about AfriCom chief’s departure -- Washington Times
Dempsey: Africa Command change not tied to Libya -- FOX News/AP
Pentagon starts to open network to iPhones, Androids -- DoD Buzz
DoD, Intel Officials Bullish On Open Source Software; Government-wide Software Foundation In The Mix -- Aol Defense
Army training centers incorporating cyberthreats into exercises at brigade level -- Stars and Stripes
NASA Preps Drone Hurricane Hunters, But Misses Sandy -- Danger Room
U.S. Air Force Awards Lockheed Martin Initial Contract for Next Set of Missile Warning Satellites -- Space Daily
As bars suffer through curfew, troops in Japan complain of being 'treated like a kid' -- Stars and Stripes
New national monument honors military service dogs -- Mercury News/AP
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For Mitt Romney, a bigger military, but at what price? -- Walter Pincus, Washington Post
Gates’ Portrait Unveiled -- Time
Defence low-balls F-35 cost assumptions -- Eric Palmer Blog
U.S. 'mulls buying Israeli robot gunboats' -- UPI
Riverine success in Iraq shows need for naval quick-reaction force -- Stars and Stripes
Dempsey hits rumors about AfriCom chief’s departure -- Washington Times
Dempsey: Africa Command change not tied to Libya -- FOX News/AP
Pentagon starts to open network to iPhones, Androids -- DoD Buzz
DoD, Intel Officials Bullish On Open Source Software; Government-wide Software Foundation In The Mix -- Aol Defense
Army training centers incorporating cyberthreats into exercises at brigade level -- Stars and Stripes
NASA Preps Drone Hurricane Hunters, But Misses Sandy -- Danger Room
U.S. Air Force Awards Lockheed Martin Initial Contract for Next Set of Missile Warning Satellites -- Space Daily
As bars suffer through curfew, troops in Japan complain of being 'treated like a kid' -- Stars and Stripes
New national monument honors military service dogs -- Mercury News/AP
Defense cuts are biggest political issue on California Marine base -- McClatchy News
For Mitt Romney, a bigger military, but at what price? -- Walter Pincus, Washington Post
Gates’ Portrait Unveiled -- Time