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NATO aims to close 4 bases

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NATO aims to close 4 bases

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Jun 9, 2011

NATO aims to close 4 bases

By David Brunnstrom, Reuters

From David Brunnstrom, Reuters:  NATO officials also declined to provide details, but the reforms proposed by Rasmussen aimed to cut the number of major NATO bases to seven from 11.

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NATOSource

Jun 9, 2011

Details of NATO’s new agency structure

By NATO

From NATO:  NATO has currently 14 NATO Agencies and they all provide essential capabilities and services to NATO Armed Forces. With the reform agreed today, NATO agencies will achieve greater synergy between similar functions.

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NATOSource

Jun 9, 2011

Defense Ministers approve NATO reforms

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  NATO Defence Ministers have just approved a set of important reforms. They will make NATO leaner, more flexible, and better able to deal with future challenges.

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Jun 8, 2011

NATO examines cyber threats at conference in Tallinn

By AFP

From AFP:  Three hundred global cyber experts gathered in Tallinn Tuesday for a NATO Cyber Conflict conference focused on the legal and political aspects of national and global Internet security amid a rise in attacks.

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NATOSource

Jun 8, 2011

Cyber group Anonymous sends message to NATO: “You stand in our way”

By Circle of 13

From Circle of 13:  Good evening, NATO.  We are Anonymous. It has come to our attention that a NATO draft report has classified Anonymous a potential "threat to member states’ security," and that you seek retaliation against us. It is true that Anonymous has committed what you would call ‘cyber-attacks’ in protest against several military […]

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Security & Defense

NATOSource

Jun 2, 2011

NATO report discuses countermeasures against cyber hacktivists

By Lord Joplin, NATO Parliamentary Assembly

From Lord Joplin, NATO Parliamentary Assembly:  [As a result of the information revolution], the time it takes to cross the Atlantic has shrunk to 30 milliseconds, compared with 30 minutes for ICBMs and several months going by boat.

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

NATOSource

May 31, 2011

Pentagon now has list of cyber-weapons to defend US in computer warfare

By Ellen Nakashima, the Washington Post

From Ellen Nakashima, the Washington Post:  The Pentagon has developed a list of cyber-weapons and -tools, including viruses that can sabotage an adversary’s critical networks, to streamline how the United States engages in computer warfare.

Cybersecurity
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Event Recap

May 31, 2011

After Fukushima: The Future of Nuclear Energy in the United States and Europe

By Jason Harmala

On May 31, 2011, the Atlantic Council Energy and Environment Program and The Center for Transatlantic Relations at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, co-hosted a conference titled “After Fukushima – The Future of Nuclear Energy in the United States and Europe.” The goal of the conference was to promote a sober and […]

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New Atlanticist

May 31, 2011

Select Foreign Response to the U.S. International Cyber Strategy

By Jason Healey

The Obama Administration’s International Cyber Strategy, launched last week, was met by the Russian and Chinese press with a mix of generally negative reactions. The most negative were rooted in skepticism and mistrust about U.S. motives as well as perceived hypocrisy underlying the proposed cyber standards.

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NATOSource

May 31, 2011

Pentagon warns that destructive cyber attacks may prompt military retaliation

By Siobhan Gorman and Julian E. Barnes, the Wall Street Journal

From Siobhan Gorman and Julian E. Barnes, the Wall Street Journal:  The Pentagon has concluded that computer sabotage coming from another country can constitute an act of war, a finding that for the first time opens the door for the U.S. to respond using traditional military force.

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