North Korea's Army Is Full of Jumping, Leaping, High-Kicking Martial Artists -- The Atlantic
Amid all of the very real threats of war and stuff from North Korea, you'd think American intelligence officers want as much video footage of the enemy as possible. Well, here is one video featuring North Korean exercises and Kim Jong-Un holding a gun, and we'll say this: they certainly get points for presentation.
Remember the clap-happy report from Dennis Rodman's diplomatic basketball vacation? This video comes courtesy of the same Youtube channel that gave us that Rodman video. It appears to be the same state news channel.
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US may be out of nuclear North Korea's reach, but Japan fears Tokyo, US bases aren't -- FOX News/AP
Riot police clash with protesters at Turkish military coup trial -- CNN
Iran to Display First Home-Made Semi-Heavy Submarine in Months -- Fars News Agency
Iran may have continued weapons research after 2003, IAEA chief says -- Washington Post
Independent Scotland Would Lose Defense Jobs, Report Says -- Defense News
WikiLeaks publishes 1.7m US diplomatic records -- The Guardian
France ‘to buy US drones’ -- France 24
Submarines: China Buys Some New Ideas -- Strategy Page
Countering China: Hypersonic Missiles, Sensors, Stealth, & Speed -- Aol Defense
U.S. allies plan big Gulf naval exercise in May -- Reuters
Philippines assesses $1.4 million fine for damage from Guardian grounding -- Stars and Stripes
Dempsey: Taliban likely to be long-term threat in Afghanistan -- Stars and Stripes/AP
Dempsey: Sequestration Not Yet a National Security Threat -- US Department of Defense
CNO: Budget crisis creates ‘fog bank’ of uncertainty -- DoD Buzz
Gen. Amos, Adm. Greenert: F-35 Essential But Procurement 'Constipated' -- Aol Defense
Boeing unveils updated F/A-XX sixth-gen fighter concept -- Flight Global
Debate over A-10 Warthog's future doomed Myrtle Beach Air Force Base -- Stars and Stripes/The Sun News (Myrtle Beach, S.C.)
Super Hornet crashes in the Arabian Sea -- Military Times
U.S. Navy Finds New Ways To Improve Aegis -- Defense News
Sea Waves and Sunlight Power This Upgraded Naval Robot -- Danger Room
Experimental drug offers more time for battlefield wounded -- Stars and Stripes
Women eager to join ‘brotherhood’ on Navy’s fast-attack submarines -- Washington Times
Special ops veterans’ group calls for select probe of Benghazi attack -- FOX News
As Navy rape case unravels, questions of homicide appear -- L.A. Times
WikiLeaks publishes 1.7m US diplomatic records -- The Guardian
France ‘to buy US drones’ -- France 24
Submarines: China Buys Some New Ideas -- Strategy Page
Countering China: Hypersonic Missiles, Sensors, Stealth, & Speed -- Aol Defense
U.S. allies plan big Gulf naval exercise in May -- Reuters
Philippines assesses $1.4 million fine for damage from Guardian grounding -- Stars and Stripes
Dempsey: Taliban likely to be long-term threat in Afghanistan -- Stars and Stripes/AP
Dempsey: Sequestration Not Yet a National Security Threat -- US Department of Defense
CNO: Budget crisis creates ‘fog bank’ of uncertainty -- DoD Buzz
Gen. Amos, Adm. Greenert: F-35 Essential But Procurement 'Constipated' -- Aol Defense
Boeing unveils updated F/A-XX sixth-gen fighter concept -- Flight Global
Debate over A-10 Warthog's future doomed Myrtle Beach Air Force Base -- Stars and Stripes/The Sun News (Myrtle Beach, S.C.)
Super Hornet crashes in the Arabian Sea -- Military Times
U.S. Navy Finds New Ways To Improve Aegis -- Defense News
Sea Waves and Sunlight Power This Upgraded Naval Robot -- Danger Room
Experimental drug offers more time for battlefield wounded -- Stars and Stripes
Women eager to join ‘brotherhood’ on Navy’s fast-attack submarines -- Washington Times
Special ops veterans’ group calls for select probe of Benghazi attack -- FOX News
As Navy rape case unravels, questions of homicide appear -- L.A. Times
CNO: Budget crisis creates ‘fog bank’ of uncertainty -- DoD Buzz
Gen. Amos, Adm. Greenert: F-35 Essential But Procurement 'Constipated' -- Aol Defense
Boeing unveils updated F/A-XX sixth-gen fighter concept -- Flight Global
Debate over A-10 Warthog's future doomed Myrtle Beach Air Force Base -- Stars and Stripes/The Sun News (Myrtle Beach, S.C.)
Super Hornet crashes in the Arabian Sea -- Military Times
U.S. Navy Finds New Ways To Improve Aegis -- Defense News
Sea Waves and Sunlight Power This Upgraded Naval Robot -- Danger Room
Experimental drug offers more time for battlefield wounded -- Stars and Stripes
Women eager to join ‘brotherhood’ on Navy’s fast-attack submarines -- Washington Times
Special ops veterans’ group calls for select probe of Benghazi attack -- FOX News
As Navy rape case unravels, questions of homicide appear -- L.A. Times
After Pentagon inquiries, three Army generals censured for misconduct -- Stars and Stripes/Washington Post
Smoke & Mirrors Alert: Pentagon’s 2014 Budget Proposal Drops Wednesday -- Winslow Wheeler, Battleland/Time
America the war-weary and war-wary -- David Ignatius, Washington Post
Reining in fully autonomous 'killer robots' -- AL Jazeera
A Lesson in Futilty for the Pentagon? -- New York Times
Gen. Amos, Adm. Greenert: F-35 Essential But Procurement 'Constipated' -- Aol Defense
Boeing unveils updated F/A-XX sixth-gen fighter concept -- Flight Global
Debate over A-10 Warthog's future doomed Myrtle Beach Air Force Base -- Stars and Stripes/The Sun News (Myrtle Beach, S.C.)
Super Hornet crashes in the Arabian Sea -- Military Times
U.S. Navy Finds New Ways To Improve Aegis -- Defense News
Sea Waves and Sunlight Power This Upgraded Naval Robot -- Danger Room
Experimental drug offers more time for battlefield wounded -- Stars and Stripes
Women eager to join ‘brotherhood’ on Navy’s fast-attack submarines -- Washington Times
Special ops veterans’ group calls for select probe of Benghazi attack -- FOX News
As Navy rape case unravels, questions of homicide appear -- L.A. Times
After Pentagon inquiries, three Army generals censured for misconduct -- Stars and Stripes/Washington Post
Smoke & Mirrors Alert: Pentagon’s 2014 Budget Proposal Drops Wednesday -- Winslow Wheeler, Battleland/Time
America the war-weary and war-wary -- David Ignatius, Washington Post
Reining in fully autonomous 'killer robots' -- AL Jazeera
A Lesson in Futilty for the Pentagon? -- New York Times