Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 2, 2020

Daily Mail: How Trump could use the Insurrection Act - last used in the 1992 LA Riots - to deploy 'thousands of thousands' of soldiers to control George Floyd protests against the wishes of governors

* President Donald Trump on Monday suggested he would use federal troops to end unrest that has erupted following the death of George Floyd
* To deploy the armed forces, Trump would need to formally invoke a group of statutes known as the Insurrection Act of 1807
* The act permits the president to send in US forces to suppress a domestic insurrection that has hindered the normal enforcement of US law
* It was last invoked during the Rodney King riots in Los Angeles in 1992

President Donald Trump on Monday suggested he would use federal troops to end unrest that has erupted following the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man killed in police custody last week.

'If a city or state refuses to take the actions that are necessary to defend the life and property of their residents, then I will deploy the United States military and quickly solve the problem for them,' Trump said during brief remarks at the White House.

The demonstrations have been largely peaceful, but police in some cities have used force against journalists and protesters, and protesters have clashed with police. Many US cities have set curfews.

To deploy the armed forces, Trump would need to formally invoke a group of statutes known as the Insurrection Act.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 2, 2020

Trump says the top U.S. military officer is ‘in charge’ as George Floyd protests rock the nation -- CNBC

White House establishing ‘central command center’ to combat riots as Trump issues warning -- FOX News

Pentagon officials express concern as Trump threatens to use military to 'dominate' protestors

Trump Says He May Use The Insurrection Act To Quell Protests⁠—Here’s What That Means -- Forbes

Can Trump legally deploy US troops to US cities? -- Zachary B. Wolf, CNN

Explainer: Can Trump send the U.S. military to quell violence at protests? -- Reuters

Lawmakers Begin Bipartisan Push to Cut Off Police Access to Military-Style Gear -- New York Times

Low flying military helicopters descend on Washington D.C. to disperse protesters -- FOX News

Top Air Force enlisted officer speaks out on racial injustice: 'I am George Floyd' -- The Hill

Initial analysis of new sub-launched nuclear cruise missile coming ‘shortly’ -- Defense News

US Navy Prepares to Connect Newest Carrier to Other Warships -- Defense One

Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System now has ground-to-ground capability -- UPI

U.S. Army’s New Drone Swarm May Be A Weapon Of Mass Destruction -- Forbes

US Army to test two Iron Dome batteries in 2021 -- Army Technology

Two airmen dead in Air Force base shooting -- The Hill

Pentagon taps $688 million in coronavirus aid for defense industry -- Defense News

How the Pandemic Is Helping The Military Prep For World War III -- Defense One

The US military says Russian fighter jets in Libya are part of a bigger and more worrying plan for the region -- AP

NATO's BALTOPS 2020 exercise to involve 19 countries -- UPI

Over a Thousand War Crimes Claims Against British Soldiers to be Dismissed -- Sputnik

France Affirms its Commitment to Ensure Timely Delivery of Rafale Jets, Indian Defence Minister Says -- Sputnik

Chinese army capable to thwart any separatist acts: senior military officer -- Global Times

South China Sea: is this vegetable patch the answer to the Chinese navy’s food supply problem? -- SCMP

Russian general chafes at “provocative” NATO drills -- AP

New Russian policy allows use of atomic weapons against non-nuclear strike -- Defense News/AP

Russian Army to Test Coronavirus Vaccine on Troops -- Moscow Times

Why are Russia’s Most Advanced Warships Deployed in the Arctic? -- Sputnik

Army general's censure of IRGC raises eyebrows in Iran -- Anadolu Agency

Assessing How India’s ‘Fourth Arm of Defence’ Decreased the United States’ Munitions. -- Michael Lima, RCD

Bird strike may have caused deadly Canadian Snowbirds jet crash, ministry says -- Reuters

Sub Hunters Continue to Prove Their Worth -- Charles Walker, Real Clear Defense

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