Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 23, 2018

A visit, board, search and seizure team, from the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Hopper, departs Hopper to perform a noncompliant boarding exercise aboard the Military Sealift Command underway replenishment ship USNS John Ericsson, in this September 9, 2006 file photo. On Monday, China blasted the U.S. for recklessly 'making trouble' after the USS Hopper sailed near Huangyan island without permission last week. Reuters

Newsweek: China Says 'Reckless' U.S. To Blame For Military Build Up in South China Sea

The ruling Communist Party’s official People’s Daily said in a commentary that, with the situation generally improving in the South China Sea, it was clear that the United States was responsible for militarizing the region.

“Against this backdrop of peace and cooperation, a U.S. ship wantonly provoking trouble is single-minded to the point of recklessness,” the paper said.

“If the relevant party once more makes trouble out of nothing and causes tensions, then it will only cause China to reach this conclusion: in order to earnestly protect peace in the South China Sea, China must strengthen and speed up the building of its abilities there,” it continued.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 23, 2018

South China Sea: Beijing threatens military ‘build-up’ to US -- Australia.com

As U.S. goes quiet on close naval patrols, China speaks out -- Reuters

No slowdown for China’s Navy aspirations -- Defense News

China’s Fifth-Gen J-20 Completes First Air Combat Exercise -- Sputnik

The Ideology Behind China's Fast-Changing Military -- The Diplomat

Russia Talks S-400 Deliveries With Middle Eastern, South-East Asian Countries -- Sputnik

Analysis: How the Russian military gets more bang for its buck than Britain -- The Telegraph

India, Russia fail to finalize S-400 air-defense deal -- Defense News

Calm down everyone, there’s no plan to put an F-35 production line in India -- Defense News

Russian spy ship spotted 100 miles off North Carolina coast -- CNN

German government under fire over Leopard tanks in Syria -- DW

NATO allies clash as Turkey attacks US-backed Kurds in Syria -- DW

S. Sudan military initiates biometric identification system -- Sudan Tribune

Pentagon funded Afghan units accused of rights abuses: report -- AFP

Afghan units implicated in 'gross violations' still get Pentagon support, IG finds -- Politico

Pentagon denies ISIS claim of killing U.S. soldier -- Military Times

As Trump seeks new nuke options, weapons agency head warns of capacity overload -- Defense News

Senators get classified briefing on America's nuclear arsenal -- The Hill

Mattis in Southeast Asia, Amid Fresh US Focus on China -- VOA

Modernizing infantry Marines: Big changes coming as grunts take on more special ops-style missions -- Marine Times

Navy’s oldest deployable warship comes out of Yokosuka dry dock after 19 months -- Stars and Stripes

General Tapped to Lead Investigation into Hypoxia Incidents -- Military.com

Spending patch deal signals defense hike, hawks predict -- Defense News

Pentagon Strategy Outstrips Its Budget Process -- Roll Call

Interview: Army secretary talks vision for modern war fighter -- Defense News

SpaceX Keeps U.S. Air Force's Confidence After Satellite's Loss -- Bloomberg

Space industry hit hard by military spending downturn -- Space News

Unpredictable Pentagon Spending Causing Vendors to Leave Marketplace; Research and Development Stagnant -- USNI

Military project aims to combat disease outbreaks, protect warfighters -- Army Times

Relief, Ousters, And Other Military Mischief -- Tom Ricks, Task & Purpose

Rocks used to build Buckingham Palace and Pentagon are fossilised microbes older than dinosaurs -- IBTimes

The Navy's dicey decision to pursue homicide charges -- Military Times editorial

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