8/26/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary
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National Security News Content:
1. The Pentagon wants to use special operators in new ways to train Taiwan and others for a different kind of fight
2. ‘I Cannot Understand Putin’s Hold on Trump’ By H.R. McMaster
3. ‘Workhorse of the Air’ C-130 Marks 70 Years Since First Flight
4. The Kursk Campaign & Strategic Adaptation by Mick Ryan
5. Perspective: Irregular Warfare in Strategic Competition and Gray Zones, Prosecuting Authoritarian Subversion and Exploitative Use of Corruption and Criminality to Weaken Democracy
6. Putting ‘Asia First’ Could Cost America the World
7. Not Only for Killing: Drones Are Now Detecting Land Mines in Ukraine
8. Gen. McMaster’s blistering account of the Trump White House
9. The Explosion in France: A Wake-Up Call to the Threat of Iran’s Disinformation War
10. China Copies US “Manned-Unmanned” Teaming With Different Twist
11. Everything We Just Learned About The Ghost Shark Uncrewed Submarine
12. Sabotage Confirmed At Norwegian Air Base
13. Fuel Supplies To Russian Troops, Crimea Strangled By Destruction Of Ship
14. Captain Geary Letter to The SOFX Audience | Brad Geary
15. Reliant on Starlink, Army eager for more SATCOM constellation options
16. Japan scrambles jets after China aircraft ‘violates’ airspace: Ministry
17. Yahya Sinwar ‘dressed as a woman’ hiding among Gaza’s populace
18. Opinion Ukraine’s Kursk offensive isn’t just a raid. It’s upending assumptions. by Max Boot
19. How to Boil a Frog: The Dangers of Downsizing in the U.S. Military
20. The New Bioweapons
21. Biden’s lame-duck period gives him a chance to reshape American security
22. When it comes to military AI, there is no second place by Adm. Gary Roughead
23. America Must Present an Alternative to China’s First BRI Project
24. Russia May Risk the Use of Nerve Agents in Its War With Ukraine
Korean News Content:
1. The Gordon Chang Report–North Korea: Desperate and Dangerous
2. South Korea Sees US by Its Side Regardless of Who Is in White House
3. Kim Jong Un inspects new ‘suicide drones,’ urges incorporation of AI
4. In rare break with China, North Korea objects to telecoms plan by border
5. S. Korea, U.S. to hold 7th round of talks on defense cost sharing this week
6. N. Korean leader orders construction of more hospitals in regional development efforts
7. Smile at your peril: N. Korea assesses ideological weaknesses of Olympics athletes
8. Editorial: DPK’s Dokdo focus could unintentionally support Japan’s case
9. Yoon, U.S. Senate’s armed service committee chief discuss alliance, N.K. threats
10. Gov’t plans to invest 30 tln won in AI, chips, other advanced technologies over next 5 years
11. S. Korea, U.S. stage live-fire air drills amid N.K. threats
12. Korea, U.S. begin division-level combined amphibious landing drill
13. Former senior North Korean diplomat to Cuba admits he was ’embarrassed’ to represent regime
14. North’s latest missile launchers could put half of South in range: NIS
15. National Intelligence Service: “Questions about North Korea’s ability to procure missiles for 250 launchers”
16. NATO’s Role in a Korean Contingency: Strategic Implications and Challenges
17. Russian government VIP plane makes unannounced trip to North Korea
18. Commentary: In South Korea, the mere mention of feminism can end a conversation
19. Seoul’s foreign policy conferences
20. [Community Discovery] Bringing the vibe back: Yongsan strives to revive Itaewon
