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Rapid Fire May 21, 2012: NATO Summit No Peak

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* NATO and Pakistan have not found an agreement on reopening transport routes out of Afghanistan. The fact Pakistan tried to increase the price per truck by a factor of 20 might have something to do with it. If allied combat troops are to withdraw by mid-2013 and don’t want to leave most of their equipment behind or ship it back at an outrageous cost, this will need to be resolved. * Five years after Estonia’s cyber attacks: any lessons learned for NATO? [PDF] * The Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) gathered a lot of force composition data [PDF] in the Gulf. * USN Cmdr. Daniel Dolan explains the operational challenge of keeping the Straits of Hormuz open against Iranian attacks, tying his assessment to both the 1980s Tanker War and recent experiences in Lebanon. It’s sober, observant, professional, and constructive. Highly recommended. * The US Navy recently published its latest acquisition and capabilities guidebook [PDF]. It is not in itself new policy, rather it intends to clarify 5000.2E [PDF]. * The US Navy is tweaking the design of some of its uniforms as well as its wear policy, per NAVADMIN 164/12. * India’s government isn’t thrilled by […]

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