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Israeli Navy – Israel acquires its first cruise missile.

• Jerusalem Post: Janes: Israel acquires its first cruise missile

Royal Navy – Royal Navy experts are preparing secret designs for a new generation of multi-purpose nuclear submarines to replace Britainís Trident fleet at the end of the next decade.

• The Scotsman: Secret plans for Trident replacement

US Navy – Naval surveillance experts envision a future of broader, more persistent coverage of the oceans, faster search and localization of targets, and more lethal response, provided by a smaller force with less manpower and lower life-cycle operational and maintenance costs.

• Sea Power: Navy Moves Toward Goal of More Surveillance With Fewer Aircraft

Background – Geopolitics – Thomas P.M. Barnett’s latest article on our strategy in Iraq.

• Esquire: Mr. President, Here’s How to Make Sense of Our Iraq Strategy