4/26/22 National Security and Korean News and Commentary
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National Security News Content:
1. RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, APRIL 25 (Putin’s War)
2. Special Operations News Update – April 26, 2022 | SOF News
3. US Looks to Shift Ukraine from Soviet to NATO Weapons
4. Two months of horror and resilience: 7 takeaways from the war in Ukraine
5. NGA Will Take Over Pentagon’s Flagship AI Program
6. At defence talks in Germany, US says world galvanized against Russia’s invasion
7. U.S. State Dept backs ammunition sale for Ukraine -statement
8. PLANNING TO READ—READING TO PLAN: A PRIMER FOR SOF JOINT PLANNING DEVELOPMENT
9. For Peace, Let There Be Nukes
10. Settlement Agreement between the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control and Toll Holdings Limited
11. FDD | Canada must designate Iran’s revolutionary guard as a terrorist group
12. Send Ukraine Cyber Help, Not Bureaucratic Gridlock
13. Projectile Launched From Lebanon Targets Northern Israel
14. Commercial Drones/Robotics and the Modern Combat Zone: A look at Ukraine
15. Where a Russian ‘fantasy’ meets brutal reality: A Ukrainian writer’s reflections on war
16. Pentagon chief’s Russia remarks show shift in US’s declared aims in Ukraine
17. The War in Ukraine Has Unleashed a New Word
18. Shabaab targets Somali police chief in Mogadishu suicide bombing
19. Vietnam War Insiders: Putin Making Same Dumb Mistakes We Did
20. Plan Now for a No-Fly Zone Over Taiwan
21. Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis: The Myth Of Debt Trap Vs The Reality Of Identity – OpEd
22. Vladimir Putin has to appear victorious 14 Days from today. Can he?
23. Finland, Sweden to begin NATO application in May, say local media reports
Korean News Content:
1. North Korea showcases new SLBM in the military parade
2. North Korea showcases its biggest ICBM yet as Kim vows to hasten development of North’s nuclear arsenal
3. North Korea Holds Military Parade, Testing U.S. and Allies
4. Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Makes Speech at Military Parade Held in Celebration of 90th Founding Anniversary of KPRA
5. Ri Pyong-chol reinstated as top N. Korean official, report shows
6. Transition team vows to bolster capabilities to deter N.K. nuclear, missile threats
7. U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Two European Citizens For Conspiring With A U.S. Citizen To Assist North Korea In Evading U.S. Sanctions
8. Crypto Conference in North Korea Leads to More Criminal Charges
9. North Korean State Actors Deploying Novel Malware to Spy on Journalists
10. U.S. commission says religious freedom remains worst in N. Korea
11. Appointments at the 50th session of the Human Rights Council (13 June to 8 July 2022) (including Special Rapporteur for north Korea)
12. Yoon’s delegates, Japan’s leader agree on need to pursue ‘shared interests’
13. N. Korean leader Kim ramps up nuclear threat, alludes to more aggressive doctrine
14. For Peace, Let There Be Nukes
15. THE STORY OF LEE MIN-HAK (1930–2016), A KOREAN WAR VETERAN AND NORTH KOREAN REFUGEE
16. South Korea key for Europe to manage fallout from China-U.S. rivalry, report says