2/10/25 National Security and Korean News and Commentary
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National Security News Content:
1. Sen. Joni Ernst: USAID Is a Rogue Agency
2. Expired and Expiring Authorizations of Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2024
3. China’s Strategy in Trade War: Threaten U.S. Tech Companies
4. Defending USAID Is Political Suicide for Democrats
5. How Much the U.S. Spent on Foreign Aid—and Where It Went
6. Betsy DeVos: Shut Down the Department of Education
7. Trump defends Musk and says Doge will look at military spending
8. Deterring China, slashing waste top Pentagon priorities, Hegseth says
9. From the Fox News Interview: President Trump predicts Elon Musk will find ‘hundreds of billions’ in waste in next DOGE directives
10. Trump Predicts Chiefs Will Win Super Bowl in Pregame Interview With Bret Baier
11. Trump defends Elon Musk as ‘terrific’ during Super Bowl interview
12. Was Trump Super Bowl interview with Fox News edited? Abrupt cut raises questions
13. Gulf of America Day, 2025: BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION
14. The Vibe Shift Comes to the Super Bowl. Plus. . .
15. How American Educators Are Conning Kids
16. How Can We Measure if Defense Innovation Works?
17. Software-Defined Warships: The Navy’s Digital Future of Necessity
18. Melting Frontiers: A Bold Vision for US Strategy in a Warming Arctic
19. What Ukraine Can Teach the World About Resilience and Civil Engineering
20. Explosive-Laden Goggles Sent To Russian FPV Drone Operators
21. Trump says he wants to negotiate about Ukraine. It’s not clear if Putin really does
22. Hegseth Wants $50,000 for ‘Emergency’ Paint Job to Move into Military Family Housing, Lawmakers Say
23. Musk: “shut [VOA, RFE/RL] down… Europe is free now (not counting stifling bureaucracy)”
24. Hegseth Wants $50,000 for ‘Emergency’ Paint Job to Move into Military Family Housing, Lawmakers Say
25. Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Restores Maximum Pressure on Iran
26. actions and consequences – that wee penny going extinct
27. AI and Counter-terrorism
28. GOP support for Musk influence with Trump falls dramatically: Poll
Korean News Content:
1. Musk: “shut [VOA, RFE/RL] down… Europe is free now (not counting stifling bureaucracy)”
2. North Korea’s Kim slams US-South Korea-Japan partnership and vows to boost his nuclear program
3. Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Restores Maximum Pressure on Iran
4. Acting President Choi urges comprehensive security posture against N. Korean threats
5. The Vibe Shift Comes to the Super Bowl. Plus. . .
6. S. Korea seeking 1st phone call between acting president Choi and Trump
7. FM Cho to attend Munich security conference this week: foreign ministry
8. N. Korea requests U.N. investigation into alleged S. Korean drone intrusion
9. Rights watchdog adopts recommendation to guarantee Yoon’s defense right during impeachment trial
10. S. Korea holds emergency meeting on U.S. tariffs on steel, aluminum imports
11. Hanwha Aerospace logs record annual sales of 11.2 tln won in 2024
12. North Korea’s Kim Jong-un: “America is behind world conflict”… Expert: “Fighting with President Trump who emphasized North Korea’s denuclearization”
13. Ex-president reflects on how his trust in Yoon Suk Yeol backfired
14. N. Korea intensifies ideological control as nuclear program strains economy
15. Editorial: Time for South Korea to navigate the shifting global order with precision
16. North Korea likely to produce drones with Russian support this year: report
17. Trump: Getting along with Kim is a great asset to everyone
18. South Korea In Crisis: How Political Turmoil Threatens Its Global Standing
