Russia promises not to participate in a "costly arms race" as the Pentagon tests a cruise missile that is no longer prohibited by the Cold War treaty

THE RACE IS ON: Just two weeks after the withdrawal of the Cold War Medium-Weapons Treaty from the Cold War, the United States has kept its promise to develop a new class of ground-based cruise missiles. measuring the threats of Russia and China.

The United States has many cruise missiles that can be launched by air or sea, but since the signing of the 1987 INF with the Soviet Union, ground-launched systems with a range of 310 to 3,400 miles were prohibited.

Citing years of Russia's treaty violation with the deployment of its SSC-8 missile system, the Trump administration has withdrawn from the pact and is continuing testing of a terrestrial variant of its missile non-nuclear cruise.

MESSAGE TO MOSCOW: The Pentagon announced yesterday the Sunday test, publish a slow motion video the conventional configuration ground cruise missile test on San Nicolas Island, California.

"The test missile has come out of its land thrower and hit its target with precision after more than 500 kilometers of flight," the Pentagon statement said. "The data collected and lessons learned from this test will inform the Department of Defense's development of intermediate-range future capabilities."

"This is an important step in addressing Russia's treaty violations and reinforcing conventional deterrence in Europe and Asia", Matthew KroenigDeputy Director of Strategy, Atlantic Council Scowcroft Center, told the Washington Examinerof the Russ Read.

"Critics of the withdrawal of the INF Treaty said it was a mistake because Russia, but not the United States, has missiles in this area, so Russia would disproportionately benefit from the disappearance of the The test of today proved that they were wrong, "Kroenig said.

PUTIN RESPONSE: Russian President Vladimir Poutine was in Paris yesterday, meeting with the French president Emmanuel Macron. He again denied that Russia had violated the INF treaty and said that while Russia is up to all US missile capabilities, it will not deploy new ground-based systems in Europe unless that the United States does it beforehand.

"We assume a unilateral commitment on medium and short-range missiles," said Putin tweet of the Russian Embassy. "If such attack systems are deployed by the United States, we will have them too, but we will not deploy them anywhere unless such American systems appear."

In Moscow, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Ryabkov told TASS the American test is "regrettable" and paved the way for "escalating military tensions".

"It is worth noting that the test of an advanced Tomahawk-type missile was made only 16 days after the withdrawal of the US from the INF and that the treaty was terminated. 39, it is impossible to confirm more clearly and explicitly the fact that the United States has been developing such systems for a long time, and the preparations for the termination of the agreement included, inter alia, relevant research and development ", said Ryabkov, pointing out that the missile had been fired from a "universal launch system" suitable for shooting SM -3 interceptor missiles and ground-to-ground and ground-ground cruise missiles.

"All this is unfortunate, the US has clearly set the stage for fomenting military tensions … We are not giving in to provocations," Ryabkov said, adding, "We will not be dragged into an arms race. expensive. "

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HAPPENING TODAY: HUI: secretary of state Mike Pompeo will be in New York today to participate in a UN Security Council debate organized by the Polish Mission on Challenges for Peace and Security in the Middle East. While in the United States, Pompeo plans to meet with the Secretary-General António Guterres and the Serbian president Aleksandar Vučić.

Thursday, Pompeo will travel to Ottawa, Canada, for meetings with the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister for Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland.

POMPEO DEFENDS SALE OF F-16 TO TAIWAN: Pompeo dismissed China's anger over the planned sale of 66 F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan and an amount of $ 8 billion. This arms deal was "deeply consistent" with the historical relationship between the United States and China.

"Our actions are in line with past US policy," he told Fox News Channel host. Martha MacCallum. "We are only honoring the commitments we have made to all parties."

The United States is the largest arms supplier to Taiwan under the provisions of the 40-year law Taiwan Relations ActIt is the policy of the United States to provide Taiwan with "defensive weapons" and "to consider any effort to determine the future of Taiwan by non-peaceful means", which constitutes both a threat and a threat. for "peace and security" and a "grave concern". "

Last month, the State Department approved a package of weapons worth $ 2.2 billion for Taiwan, including M1A2T Abrams tanks, Stinger missiles and related equipment.

THE POINT OF VIEW OF THE AUSSIES ON THE AMERICAN PRIMACY: US strategists face "an unprecedented crisis" because of China's growing military strength in the Indo-Pacific, written the Washington Examinerof the Joel Gehrke, quoting a new report Australian defense analysts.

"America's military primacy in the Indo-Pacific is over and its ability to maintain a favorable balance of power is increasingly uncertain," warn researchers at the United States Studies Center of the United States. University of Sydney.

"After nearly two decades of expensive distractions in the Middle East, the United States is struggling to meet the demands of fierce competition from the powers opposed to China and faces the uncomfortable truth that their armed forces are ill-prepared to succeed. . "

China's strategy: Pentagon top intelligence official warns China wants take advantage of the growing data industry and advanced technologies to stand out from competitors.

"[I]Information is the way China plans to dominate in the future. That's their strategy, "the army Lieutenant-General Robert Ashley, the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, said at a conference in Tampa, Florida. "It's their strategy, to get a decision advantage."

"China is already making rapid progress with digital breakthroughs," he said, citing Huawei's Smart City Smart Operations Center, which uses Big Data, 5G, machine learning, and the like. 39 IA to collect, monitor and analyze security, transport and emergency situations, "According to a Pentagon Report.

POMPEO INSISTS THAT THE OUTPUT OF AMERICAN AFGHANISTAN IS "BASED ON CONDITIONS": In this interview with Fox News, Pompeo said that the United States would not abandon the fight against the Islamic State and al-Qaeda in Afghanistan when reducing their troops: "Any reduction on our part will be based on the conditions on the ground ".

"Every place where we met radical Islamic terrorism, whether it's the Islamic State in Syria or al-Qaeda elsewhere, we've made every effort to continue to decimate them and ensure the safety of the American people, to reduce the risks to the United States. from America, "said Pompeo. "We will continue to do so around the world, but we will do it in an intelligent way and without demanding excessive sacrifices on the part of the American people."

BAHRAIN ON BOARD: The US Central Command announced yesterday that Bahrain, home to the headquarters of the US 5th Fleet, will join the United States and the United Kingdom in an attempt to deter Iran's threats to international shipping in the Persian Gulf.

Ships from Bahrain will play "an active role in preserving freedom of navigation, promoting maritime safety and de-escalating regional tensions," according to a statement. declaration from the head of the US Central Command General Frank McKenzie.

"The free flow of trade on international waterways is a fundamental element of the global economy.We appreciate the leadership and support of the Kingdom of Bahrain to prevent the aggression from restricting this freedom," said M McKenzie. "Threats to the free flow of trade is an international problem that calls for an international solution, and we are pleased that the Kingdom of Bahrain is part of that solution."

NEW NDAA REPORT: The Heritage Foundation has a new analysis This year's bipartite budget deal will affect the Pentagon and include recommendations to fine-tune the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2020.

The report of a team of analysts, "Building an NDAA that strengthens the US military," is coming to an end while the 2019 bipartisan finance law is a budget thief that "makes evidence of a lack of financial discipline, "it" also paves the way for greater discussion on how to make the most of the defense resources that will be available for the next two years. "

Among his recommendations:

• Remove the ban on funds for the deployment of a low-yielding ballistic missile warhead on US submarines.
• Cut the funds for the F-15EX, a previous-generation fighter that would replace the old F-15C while F-35 production was increasing rapidly.
• Remove restrictions that aim to punish Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates by weakening their air combat capabilities.

DEATH OF THE ARMY: The Pentagon ad Yesterday, an American soldier died Saturday while he was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Clayton James Horne, Specialist, 23, reportedly succumbed to injuries caused by a "non-combat incident". Horne was posted to the 351st Military Police Company of the 160th Military Police Battalion in Ocala, Florida.

The summary

the Wall Street newspaper: More Russian nuclear monitoring stations became silent a few days after the explosion, according to a nuclear test ban official

New York Times: After "defeat", the Islamic State comes back to life in the Middle East

Washington Post: Islamic State remains a powerful force in Afghanistan

Reuters: Iranian tanker heads to Greece, warns Americans against aid vessel

Asia Times: Taiwan's new F-16s reinforce US regional role

Washington Examiner: Former lawyer claims $ 1 million in unpaid fees to Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher

Marine Times: Did SEAL Team 6 commit an unlawful command influence in a cat fishing case?

AFP: US Navy "ready" for mission to Venezuela: Supreme Commander

Brittle defense: Navy and Iranian politics at war against cyber-politics

Al-MonitorPentagon sees warning for China following Turkey's ousting of F-35

NewsweekTurkey threatens new tensions with Russia and Iran in Syria as it tries to reach an agreement with the United States

Washington Post: Turkish military convoy hit by air strike in northern Syria

AP: Afghans Restore Art Broken By Taliban In Approach To Peace Agreement

Calendar

TUESDAY | 20 AUGUST

8:00 am 2201 G St. N.W. Defense writers' group breakfast, with General James Holmes, Commander, Air Combat Command. nationauxecuritymedia.gwu.edu

8:40 801 Mt. Vernon Place N.W. Conference on Data Management, Information and Knowledge of the Digital Government Institute. Christopher Rinehart, Knowledge Officer at the Department of Defense, delivers a speech on "Authoritative Data Sources – How I Learned to Stop Mistreating and Loving KM". digitalgovernment.com/events

9:09 South Orme Street, Arlington. Unmanned Aircraft Systems Summit – Institute for Defense and Progress of the 2019 Government, on the theme "Defending the Sky: State-of-the-Art Solutions to Fight UAS". www.idga.org/events

9:30 am 2 pm and F. N.W. Streets Discussion of the Center for Immigration Studies on "Minimizing the Risks to National Security of International Student Policies and US Trade in the United States", with Jessica VaughanDirector of Political Studies, CIS; David North, CIS Scholar; and Dan Cadman, CIS Scholar. cis.org/Press- Release

WEDNESDAY | 21ST OF AUGUST

8:50: South Orme Street, Arlington. Summit on Unmanned Aircraft Systems – Institute for Defense and Progress of the Government 2019, on the theme "Defend the Skies: Advanced Solutions to Fight UAV Drones." Brian Harrell, Deputy Director of Infrastructure Security at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, delivers a speech on "Developing an infrastructure to cope with the rapid development of drone threats". www.idga.org/events-counteruas-usa

9:50 am: South Orme Street, Arlington. Summit on the management of multi-field fighting of the Institute of Defense and Progress of the Government, with the army Brig. General Johnny Davis, Commander of the Army Modernization Command, delivers a speech on the theme "Modernizing Military Networks to Quickly Transfer Information to Each Service". www.idga.org/events-multidomainbattlemanagement

11:00 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. Hudson Institute Discussion on "President Trump's Maximum Pressure Campaign: Rallying Allies and Rattle Iran", with Fatima al-Asrar, co-founder of the Basement Foundation and former senior member of the Arabia Foundation; Brian Katulissenior member of the Center for American Progress; Behnam Ben Taleblusenior researcher at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies; Kylie Atwoodnational security reporter at CNN; and Michael Pregent, Principal Investigator at the Hudson Institute. www.hudson.org/events

THURSDAY | AUGUST 22

900 hours South Orme Street, Arlington. Multi-field combat management summit of the Government Defense and Progress Institute, with the Navy Corps Lieutenant-General Daniel O 'Donohue, director of Joint Joint Force Development, delivers a speech on "Changing the Nature of War to Integrate All Areas". At 11:15 am James CollinsDeputy Assistant Commissioner for Customs and Border Protection Intelligence, and Phyllis Corley, Director of the Office of the Director of the National Intelligence Advanced Campaign Cell, participates in a discussion on "Leveraging Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning to Improve Human Decision Making in the Field". www.idga.org/events-multidomainbattlemanagement

FRIDAY | AUGUST 23

7:30 am, 1401 Lee Highway, Arlington. Breakfast Series of the Air Force Association with General James Holmesair combat commander. events.r20.constantcontact.com

900 hours South Orme Street, Arlington. Battle Management Summit on several areas of the Defense and Government Institute, with Back George Wikoff, deputy director of operations of the operations team of the National Joint Operations Intelligence Center, Joint Staff, delivers a speech on the "Synchronization between All Service Branches for Better Combat Organization." www.idga.org/events-multidomainbattlemanagement

9:35 am Marine Marine Drive, Arlington. The Pentagon's Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation, Prosecution and Defense of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces meets for a one-day session.