Daily Telegraph – The most aggressive practice run to be staged by China for an invasion of Taiwan is terrifying the inhabitants of a tiny archipelago in the South China Sea.
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Daily Archives: July 26, 2004
Royal Marines – Shake-up in Special Boat Service over claims it 'panicked and fled' in Iraq
Daily Telegraph – The Special Boat Service faces substantial restructuring after criticism of its performance in Iraq.
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US Navy – Small Bomb Could Vastly Increase Strike Capability of U.S. Aircraft
Sea Power – A small precision bomb being tested by the Pentagon holds out the promise that tactical aircraft of the near future will be able strike three to four times the number of targets assigned to U.S. planes operating over Iraq today. The bombís small size and precision would vastly improve the attack capability of U.S. aircraft simply by increasing the arsenal that could be sent aloft.
Piracy – Killings by pirates on the rise
BBC – The body that monitors piracy around the world has reported a sharp rise in the number of ships crew killed in the first half of 2004. The number of attacks around the world fell by almost a quarter compared to the same period last year, but the situation in the Malacca Strait deteriorated.
Iraq – Officers Question Visibility of Army in Iraq
Washington Post – Thomas Ricks says some top U.S. military officers are questioning whether the practice of keeping U.S. troops highly visible in Iraq is doing more harm than good, challenging a key tenet of the Army’s approach to occupying the country.
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