Saudi Prince Salman Bin Sultan, new Vice-Minister of Defencenote

Saudi King Abdullah issued a royal decree yesterday (August 6, 2013) whereby he relieved Prince Fahd Bin Abdullah Bin Mohammad Bin Abdulrahman Al Saud from his position as Vice-Minister of Defence and appointed Assistant Secretary-General of the National Security Council (NSC) for Security and Intelligence Affairs Prince Salman Bin Sultan Bin Abdulaziz in his place. The following 526-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what behind the move.[Partly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 20/32 – August 9, 2013)]