Outgoing Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Gen. Martin Dempsey
Leon Panetta Goes Off: Letting The Sequester Happen Would Be 'Shameful And Irresponsible' -- Business Insider
Outgoing Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta warned on "Meet the Press" Sunday that Congress potentially letting the sequester go into effect would be "shameful and irresponsible," and it would "damage the readiness" of the U.S.
"Meet the Press" host Chuck Todd, who was filling in for David Gregory this week, asked Panetta about the potential effects of the sequester — automatic, across-the-board spending cuts that will affect most areas of government spending beginning on March. Sequestration would force the Pentagon to make across-the-board cuts of 16.3 percent in this year alone.
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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS
As he leaves, Panetta says sequester is biggest concern -- CNN
North Korea 'preparing for two nuclear tests' -- The Telegraph
Nato chief: Mali shows holes in EU defence -- EU Observer
Syria Never Stood A Chance Against Israel's Electronic Warfare -- Business Insider/The Aviationist
Iran is smuggling 'manpad' anti-aircraft missiles for lone militants, warns US -- The Telegraph
10 Simple Reasons Iran's New Jet Will Never Leave The Ground -- Business Insider
Britain's MOD spending figures reveal nuclear ambitions -- SNP.org
The alternatives to Trident carry an enormous risk -- The Telegraph
Brazil defense says wants to buy Russian antiaircraft systems -- Reuters
Europe Dominates South America’s Militaries -- The Trumpet
Pakistani military hits out over abuse allegations -- The Telegraph
Pakistani military calls HRW report 'a pack of lies,' and 'fabricated' -- Threat Matrix
It’s Time For Canada To Build Its Own Fighter Aircraft -- Ottawa Citizen
Taiwan deploys advanced early warning radar -- Space Daily/AFP
Japan Lets Its New Defense Budget Do The Talking Over Island Dispute -- Business Insider
Prime Minister Abe to tackle US-Japan military relations -- Stars and Stripes
S. Korea, U.S. conduct joint naval drill amid nuclear test tension -- Yonhap News Agency
No new military bases in Asia according to U.S. -- Gant Daily
US military expands its drug war in Latin America -- Stars and Stripes/AP
Panetta defends military response to Benghazi attack: ‘This is not 911’ -- The Hill
Four House Democrats hit Army’s battlefield intel system -- Washington Times
Military takes new look at fitness tests -- Star Tribune
Unintended pregnancies higher in military -- Baltimore Sun/Reuters
Another female veteran speaks on women in combat -- Hot Air
US military veteran suicides rise, one dies every 65 minutes -- FOX News/Reuters
Combat women and Congress’s wimps -- Kathleen Parker, Washington Post
The U.S. military's global reach -- John Norris, TBO/Foreign Policy
Countdown to Sequestration: One Month to Go! -- Time