MILNEWS.ca Highlights – March 5, 2020

• Internal Security
• “Blockade on CP Rail tracks in Kahnawake comes down after more than three weeks”
• “Les Mohawks de Kahnawake libèrent les voies du CP”
• “L’armée n’interviendra pas à Kahnawake, martèle Trudeau”
• “Canada Paralyzed by Radical Climate Protesters” (theTrumpet.com)
  

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• Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
• “Russia poses most immediate military threat to Canada, top general says”
• “Advances in missile technology by both the Russians and the Chinese have the potential to paralyze leaders and decision-makers in a crisis, Canada’s top military commander warned in a speech Wednesday …”
• “Spring Storm military exercise to focus on Central Estonia this year”
• “A top U.S. Defense Department official says her country is working on cyber weaknesses in its vast array of military equipment — and will shut down anything that isn’t brought up to standards …”
• “Moscow Promotes Military Communications Systems for 21st Century Conflict”
• ” From Norway to North America: Differing Views On New Russian Weapon Systems”
• “Weapon drone crashes, explodes near Russian special forces base”
• “U.S. military inspect Belarusian army unit” (BLR state media)
• “Putin Proposed to Enshrine in the Constitution the Succession of Russia From the USSR” (pro-RUS site)
  

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• #PS752
• “Stung by Iran tragedy, Canada leading bid to better protect airliners” (The Canadian Press via CP24.com)
  

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• #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
• “Turkey, Russia Agree Syria Ceasefire From Midnight – Erdogan”
• “Turkey, Russia Agree Ceasefire in Syria’s Idlib”
• “Russia’s military base in Syria aims to create balance in the region — Assad” (RUS state media)
• “Russian Ministry of Defense: Western humanitarian aid to Syria is fake” (pro-RUS site)
  

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• #CHN/Pacific Rim
• “Chinese defense minister holds phone talk with US defense secretary” (CHN military media)
• “China’s newly commissioned destroyer, frigate achieve battle readiness” (CHN military media)
• “To combat the China threat, US Marine Corps declares ship-killing missile systems its top priority”
• “Chinese troops participate in HADR drill of Exercise Cobra Gold 2020 (in Thailand)” (CHN military media)
• “Vietnamese boats increasingly intruding into Chinese waters for espionage: report” (CHN military media)
• “China should take robust action against US cyber attacks” (CHN state media)
• “U.S. is the real ‘Hacker Empire'” (CHN military media)
  

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• #Afghanistan
• “David J. Bercuson: Why will the Taliban settle for peace in Afghanistan now?”
  

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• Way Up North
• “So Will the Canadian Government Put Some Big Bucks into Modernizing NORAD’s North Warning System?” (Mark Collins 3Ds Blog)
• “Freezing cold as 16,000 NATO soldiers kickstart Arctic war game”
• “U.S. Military to Cooperate with SpaceX to Overcome Arctic Communication Blackout”
• “Arctic military force & coastal security system created as Putin approves state policy for key region” (RUS state media)
  

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• What’s Canada Buying?
• “New snow clearing equipment for the Royal Canadian Air Force” (DND info-machine via Skies Mag)
• “What’s next for the Carl G?” (Canadian Army Today)
  

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• Other Military News
• “Canadian military needs to be 30 per cent women for real culture change: vice-admiral”
• “Réaction Royale: près de 500 militaires des 34 et 35 GBC à l’entraînement sur la base de Valcartier”
• “Canadian Armed Forces challenge public to try mandatory fitness test”
• “Government of Canada unveils poster commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Liberation of the Netherlands” (VAC info-machine)

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