6/13/25 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

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National Security News Content:

1. Israel Launches Attack on Iran’s Nuclear Facilities: Live Updates
2. Live Updates: Israeli Strikes Wipe Out Iran’s Top Military Chain of Command
3. OSS Anniversary – Office of Strategic Services (OSS)
4. New Army Reserve Unit Enlists Silicon Valley Executives to Upgrade Tech
5. The Unthinkable: Repeal the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force Act
6. China and Taiwan Trade Cybersecurity Accusations
7. Forging a European third pole in the Indo-Pacific
8. U.S. Support for Ukraine Would be Cheap at Twice the Price
9. General Staff: Russia has lost 1,001,560 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
10. Israel Strikes Iran. What Comes Next?
11. Iran launches drones at Israel as Israel attacks Iranian nuclear sites and top commanders, IDF says
12. Pentagon Mulls Scrapping Aukus Agreement With Australia, UK
13. BOOM! LIGHTS OUT (Power generation for space)
14. Hegseth won’t rule out military actions against Greenland, Panama
15. ‘Rising Lion’: Israel Targets Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Program, Prepares for Retaliation
16. Addressing U.S. Army Pacific’s Urgent Watercraft Problem
17. Trump May Try To Strike A Deal With AUKUS Review, But He Won’t Sink It
18. U.S. Army deploys cutting-edge $13M smart rifle scopes that automatically shoot down enemy drones in combat
19. Defense Secretary Says Funding Request Addresses Adequate Support for Special Ops
20. How War Between Iran and Israel Could Escalate—and Drag in the United States – A Conversation With Daniel B. Shapiro
21. The Real Threat From Iran – Tehran’s Most Dangerous Option for Responding to Israel by Kenneth M. Pollack
22. Coordinated, Deliberate, Effective: Why Authoritarians Are Winning the Hybrid War
23. Trump Is Pushing Allies Away and Closer to Each Other

Korean News Content:

1. Lee visits front-line military unit, encourages soldiers

2. Kim Jong Un Claims His Capsized Warship is Fixed

3. N. Korea’s Kim attends launch ceremony of repaired destroyer, plans to build 2 more such warships

4. Satellite imagery shows suspected uranium enrichment building at Yongbyon: U.S. monitor

5. Senior U.S. diplomat highlights alliance with S. Korea in 1st visit since Lee took office

6. N. Korea pauses blaring noise southward for 2nd straight day

7. Seoul, Washington extend dialogue overtures to Pyongyang; ball in N. Korea’s court

8. A ‘Pragmatic’ Foreign Policy Agenda: What’s Next for South Korea’s New President?

9. Seoul and Washington must coordinate North Korea strategy

10. Lee to hold 1st meeting with EU leaders during G7 summit

11. Despite Significant Geostrategic Challenges, President Lee Can Make Progress on Korean Peninsula Security

12. Things Lee should do to keep ROK-US alliance strong

13. Lee Jae-myung visits border village on Day 2 of border tranquility

14. New Cold War Flashpoint in the Indo-Pacific

15. N. Korea tries to curb currency smuggling

16. Why a minerals deal with N. Korea would be dangerously naive

17. South Koreans see US-China rivalry as bigger threat than North Korea: Poll