Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 9, 2017

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Daily Mail: Pearl Harbor 2? China 'has prepared for a preemptive strike against US military bases which would cripple American forces in the region'

* An investigation of satellite imagery compares China's missile testing grounds and US military bases
* The images show that the test areas have been designed to look like the military bases, according to the report
* Earlier this week, a highly accurate Chinese ballistic missile capable of threatening US and Japan bases in Asia made its latest appearance
* The medium-range DF-16 featured in a video posted last week

The levels at which China appears to be planning a missile attack on US military bases in the Pacific have been detailed in a new report.

An investigation of satellite imagery comparing China's missile testing grounds and US military bases shows a pattern - all of the missile tests have been aimed at destroying US carriers, destroyers and airfields in East Asia, the report said.

The images show that the test areas have been designed to look like the military bases, according to the report by Thomas Shugart on War on the Rocks.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 9, 2017

China upgrades military infrastructure on South China Sea islands, report claims -- Defense News

China ‘beefing up military’ on disputed islands in the South China Sea, says US think tank -- South China Morning Post

Will China Go To War With US? Military, Defense Building Up In Disputed South China Sea Region -- IBTimes

State-of-the-art Chinese ballistic missile appears in military drills -- FOX News/AP

Russia Deploys Air Defense Missiles for Massive Drills -- AP

Military officials: Iraqis are 'the face and the front' of war against ISIS -- Air Force Times

Iran Fires Another Missile from Launch Pad, US Official Says -- FOX News

North Korea secretly producing highly enriched uranium, analyst says -- UPI

Indonesia Military Accepts Australian Apology for Insult -- AP

Boeing wants to cash in on India's military spending

spree -- CNN

Is the Afghan air force trigger happy? Here's what the numbers say -- Military Times

Top US general: An additional several thousand troops needed in Afghanistan -- Stars and Stripes

Russia calls Romania 'a clear threat' and NATO outpost: Ifax -- Reuters

Carrier Charles de Gaulle undergoing refit and upgrade -- UPI

U.S. Army tanks reach Latvia; Russia calls NATO moves a threat -- UPI

Trump to approve weapons packages to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain blocked by Obama -- Washington Times

Top Air Force General OK with Fewer T-X Competitors -- DoD Buzz

The USAF Could Still Be Flying F-16s in 2050 -- Joseph Trevithick, War Is Boring

Is the F-35 Really Streaking by Its Troubled Past? -- Fiscal Times

Top Marine Corps aviator wants F-35Bs faster than planned -- Defense News

More than half of all Marine aircraft unflyable in December -- Defense News

No. 2 Marine: Corps needs to grow to 194,000 -- Marine Times

New Army missile-defense chief faces pressure to deploy and modernize -- Defense News

The Army Wants Artillery Rockets That Blast Swarms of Tank-Killing Drones Into the Sky -- Popular Mechanics

Unmanned warfare office eliminated in US Navy shuffle -- Defense News

Army Builds Cyber Combat Teams, Studies Recruitment Pilot -- Military.com

Trump's nuclear options: Upcoming review casts a wide net -- Defense News

Military brass sound alarm about 'insidious decline' in readiness -- FOX News

Military leaders say budget caps are crippling armed forces -- FOX News/AP

Pentagon seeks significant budget boost -- SOFREP

Military: Maintenance workers getting waivers to Trump hiring freeze -- Stars and Stripes

Former NSA contractor indicted for hoarding classified documents -- UPI

How Military Pilots Keep Rogue Planes Out of No-Fly Zones Like the Super Bowl -- WIRED

U.S. Military's Ultimate Fear: Submarines, Aircraft Carriers and Stealth Are Now Obsolete? -- Harry J. Kazianis, National Interest