Month: January 2019

#BSG Worldwide Threat Assessment Of US Intelligence Community January 2019

January 31, 2019

INTRODUCTION Chairman Burr, Vice Chairman Warner, Members of the Committee, thank you for the invitation to offer the United States Intelligence Community’s 2019 assessment of threats to US national security. My statement reflects the collective insights of the Intelligence Community’s extraordinary women and men, whom I am privileged and honored to lead. We in the … More #BSG Worldwide Threat Assessment Of US Intelligence Community January 2019

#BSG Navy Lasers, Railgun, and Gun-Launched Guided Projectile: Background and Issues for Congress

January 22, 2019

Summary The Navy is developing three new ship-based weapons that could improve the ability of Navy surface ships to defend themselves against missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and surface craft: the Surface Navy Laser Weapon System (SNLWS), the electromagnetic railgun (EMRG), and the gun-launched guided projectile (GLGP), previously known as the hypervelocity projectile (HVP). The … More #BSG Navy Lasers, Railgun, and Gun-Launched Guided Projectile: Background and Issues for Congress

#BSG House of Commons – Russian intelligence services and special forces

January 15, 2019

Summary The Salisbury incident and its aftermath brought the Russian secret services into the spotlight. Malcolm Chalmers of Royal United Services Institute said Russian security services were going well beyond normal spying practice: “By launching disruptive operations that threaten life in target societies, they blur the line between war and peace”. The main domestic service, … More #BSG House of Commons – Russian intelligence services and special forces

#BSG MULTI-SERVICE TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES FOR MILITARY DIVING OPERATIONS

January 15, 2019

PREFACE 1.Purpose This multi-Service tactics, techniques, and procedures (MTTP) publication for Military Diving Operations (MDO) serves as a reference to ensure effective planning and integration for diving operations. Note: For the Army, the term “command and control” was replaced with “mission command.” Mission command now encompasses the Army’s philosophy of command (still known as mission … More #BSG MULTI-SERVICE TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES FOR MILITARY DIVING OPERATIONS

#BSG GEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE (GEOINT) BASIC DOCTRINE

January 15, 2019

INTRODUCTION PURPOSE Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) Basic Doctrine, Publication 1.0, (hereinafter referred to as Pub 1.0) provides decision makers and intelligence producers a basis for understanding GEOINT to help plan and execute their assigned missions. This document also serves as a common frame of reference for the GEOINT Enterprise Community. As the highest level of doctrine … More #BSG GEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE (GEOINT) BASIC DOCTRINE

#BSG Russian Compliance with the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty: Background and Issues for Congress

January 15, 2019

Summary The United States and Soviet Union signed the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty in December 1987. Negotiations on this treaty were the result of a “dual-track” decision taken by NATO in 1979. At that time, in response to concerns about the Soviet Union’s deployment of new intermediate-range nuclear missiles, NATO agreed both to accept … More #BSG Russian Compliance with the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty: Background and Issues for Congress

#BSG Nuclear Weapon – Russian ICBM Upgrade at Kozelsk

January 14, 2019

Russian ICBM Upgrade at Kozelsk An SS-27 Mod 2 (Rs-24, Yars) is loaded into an upgraded silo at Kozelsk. Image: Russian MOD.   New satellite photos show substantial upgrades of ICBM silos at the missile field near Kozelsk in western Russia. The images show that progress is well underway on at least half of the … More #BSG Nuclear Weapon – Russian ICBM Upgrade at Kozelsk

#BSG Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2018

January 14, 2019

Summary This report lists hundreds of instances in which the United States has used its Armed Forces abroad in situations of military conflict or potential conflict or for other than normal peacetime purposes. It was compiled in part from various older lists and is intended primarily to provide a rough survey of past U.S. military … More #BSG Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2018