* North Korea is only months away from obtaining the capability to hit U.S. territory with a nuclear weapon and must be disarmed, a U.S. envoy said.
* Asked what the basis was for the assessment, the envoy said he had "no new information to share."
* The envoy dismissed Pyonyang's diplomatic thaw with South Korea as a "charm offensive" that fooled no one.
North Korea is only months away from obtaining the capability to hit U.S. territory with a nuclear weapon and must be disarmed, a U.S. envoy said on Tuesday, dismissing Pyonyang's diplomatic thaw with South Korea as a "charm offensive" that fooled no one.
In a diplomatic showdown at a U.N.-sponsored Conference on Disarmament, North Korea responded by blaming Washington for escalating confrontation, saying it was deploying nuclear assets including aircraft carriers near the divided peninsula and was considering a pre-emptive strike against Pyongyang.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 7, 2018
North Korea's upcoming military parade may be an effort to upstage the Winter Olympics -- CNBC
Japan Fears Russian Military Build-Up as Troops Move In on Disputed Islands -- Newsweek
Beijing: No Troops, Missile Defense Batteries Moved to North Korean Border -- Sputnik
China’s Fleet of Airborne Early Warning Aircraft Just Grew Massively -- Sputnik
Russia to Deliver 6 Additional Yak-130 Aircraft to Myanmar -- Sputnik
Russia, Indonesia to agree delivery contract for Su-35 fighter jets -- TASS
Downed fighter pilot’s wingman stood by leader to very end — army media -- TASS
Slain Russian Pilot’s Wingman: 'When MANPAD Took Out His Jet, All Bets Were Off' -- Sputnik
Russia deploys nuclear-capable missile system in Kaliningrad: reports -- DW
Russia Tells NATO Not to Worry About New Missiles on the Border -- Newsweek
After NATO complained about Russia putting nuke-capable missiles in Europe, Kremlin says it can do what it wants -- Business Insider/Reuters
Exclusive: Facing Trump's demands, NATO to consider larger Iraq training mission -- Reuters
Invincible? Not Quite: Why German Leopard Tanks Are So Vulnerable -- Sputnik
Report: Royal Navy Could Lose its Amphibs -- Maritime Executive
British Defence chief Sir Stuart Peach's upbeat Afghanistan assessment -- ABC News Online
Air Force Sets Another B-52 Smart Bomb Record in Afghanistan -- Military.com
Top US Air Force general hopes to increase Asia’s interest in light-attack aircraft -- Defense News
Precision kits will help Army artillery rounds hit targets without GPS -- Marine Times
The Navy’s Second Stealth Zumwalt-Class Destroyer Is Almost Ready for Action -- National Interest
The U.S. Navy’s Second Stealth Destroyer Passes Muster, But Some Big Question Lay Ahead -- Popular Mechanics
Navy Presses Mattis to Delay 'Shock Testing' Costliest Carrier -- Bloomberg
Navy USS America Amphib Gets New Tweaks for F-35B Attacks -- Warrior Maven
Army now has 3 logistics support vessels operating out of Hawaii -- Stars and Stripes
Navy's Sea Hunter Drone Ship Is Getting A New Owner, New Abilities, and a Sister -- The War Zone/The Drive
Congress Frustrated at Progress of Fighter Physiological Episode Investigations While Navy Back to Full Pilot Production After T-45C Fixes -- USNI News
The Army's and Marine Corps' latest uniform changes hint at preparations for a looming 'big-ass war' -- Christopher Woody, Business Insider
Seeing, Thinking Robots to Assist Troops -- National Defense
US Air Force Looks For New Ways to Buy, Protect Satellites -- Defense One
Mattis: Dire impact on military without stable budget -- AP
All versions' of Windows vulnerable to tweaked Shadow Broker NSA exploits -- SC Media
Lawyer says former CIA officer 'is not a Chinese spy' -- CNN
From Pearl Harbor to “Black Hawk Down,” Army's history awaits its museum -- Washington Post
Secret film footage uncovered: when British Indian troops met the Red Army in Iran -- Quartz
