Category: NATOSource

US and Finland Sign Agreement to Increase Sharing of Classified Information

By the Department of State

From the Department of State:  Secretary of State Clinton and Foreign Minister Tuomioja today signed the U.S.-Finland General Security of Information Agreement. This marks a significant step in facilitating information sharing between the two countries. The Agreement covers all classified information passed between the two governments, and ensures that each country has appropriate and equal […]

Missile defense system passes another important test

By Jim Wolf, Reuters

From Jim Wolf, Reuters:  U.S. forces using a new Raytheon Co interceptor missile downed another missile in space in a high-stakes test of a shield built to thwart advancing capabilities of countries like North Korea and Iran. 

Assad declares Syria in a ‘state of war’

By Oliver Holmes, Reuters

An omen of how Syria’s conflict could spread

By the Editors of the Independent

Turkish Border Is Crucial Link in Syrian Conflict

By Neil MacFarquhar, the New York Times

Turkey warns Syria that any troops approaching border will be ‘treated as a military target’

By the AP

NATO condemns Syria, declares solidarity with Turkey

By NATO

Turkey reveals coordinates where jet was hit and eventual crash site

By Column Lynch, Turtle Bay

From Column Lynch, Turtle Bay: Excerpts from Turkey’s letter to the United Nations Security Council On 22 June 2012, at 11;58 local time, a Turkish RF-4 type military aircraft was shot down by Syrian forces while flying solo and without arms 13 NM off the coast of Syria in international airspace at an altitude of […]

Cyber Weapons We Can’t Control

By Misha Glenny, the New York Times

From Misha Glenny, the New York Times:  The decision by the United States and Israel to develop and then deploy the Stuxnet computer worm against an Iranian nuclear facility late in George W. Bush’s presidency marked a significant and dangerous turning point in the gradual militarization of the Internet.