Category: NATOSource

Should the U.S. use autonomous cyber weapons?

By Jason Healey, New Atlanticist

From Jason Healey, New Atlanticist:  Stuxnet, part of the "Olympic Games" covert assault by the United States and Israel on Iranian nuclear capability, appears to be the first autonomous weapon with an algorithm, not a human hand, pulling the trigger.

Congressional Report: U.S. footing greater bill for overseas bases

By Donna Cassata, AP

From Donna Cassata, AP:  The United States is footing more of the bill for overseas bases in Germany, Japan and South Korea even as the military reduces the number of American troops in Europe and strategically repositions forces in Asia, a congressional report says.

Deputy Prime Minister Rogozin: NATO missile shield ‘poses no military threat’ to Russia

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Russia’s strategic forces are capable of penetrating the US missile shield and it poses no military threat to the country, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on Tuesday.

Israelis say their planes tracked by NATO-power Turkey

By Dan Williams, Reuters

From Dan Williams, Reuters:  Not only Syrian air defences worried Israel when its warplanes bombed a suspected Hezbollah-bound arms convoy near Damascus on Jan. 30. Also probing the skies were the potent radars of an unfriendly NATO member close by: Turkey.

Estonia bestows Medal of Honor on NATO Commander Stavridis

By Estonian Public Broadcasting

From Estonian Public Broadcasting:  President Toomas Hendrik Ilves presented admiral James Stavridis, NATO’s supreme allied commander in Europe, the first class Order of the Cross of the Eagle.

NATO’s Evolving Partnership Portfolio in Asia

By Richard Weitz, World Policy Review

From Richard Weitz, World Policy Review:  NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen recently undertook a week-long visit to Japan and South Korea, highlighting NATO’s growing role in Asian security in partnership with nonmember governments.

Video: NATO to protect U.S. from North Korea attack

By NHK

U.S. and European allies made deep defense cuts in 2012, while China and Russia expanded their defense budgets

By Niklas Pollard, Reuters

From Niklas Pollard, Reuters:  Global military spending dropped in 2012 for the first time in more than a decade thanks to deep cuts in the United States and Europe which made up for increases in countries such as China and Russia, a leading think-tank said on Monday.

China’s defense activities with European partners

By Xinhua

From Xinhua:  China’s armed forces work to promote dialogue and cooperation

China: US pivot to Asia ‘frequently makes the situation there tenser’

By Xinhua

From Xinhua:  The global trends toward economic globalization and multi-polarity are intensifying, cultural diversity is increasing, and an information society is fast emerging.