8/9/25 National Security and Korean News and Commentary
08.09.2025 at 11:03pm
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National Security News Content:
1. Taiwan’s future precarious—with or without US-China conflict
2. Ex-NSA Chief Paul Nakasone Has a Warning for the Tech World
3. Zelensky: Ukraine Ready for Peace, Won’t Cede Territory to Russia
4. How Much Damage Can Trump’s Campaign Against Russian Oil Inflict on Moscow?
5. Gaza Takeover Plan Exposes Constraints on Israeli Military
6. Don’t Count on Military Tech to Save the West
7. Zelensky Rejects Trump’s Suggestion That Ukraine Swap Territory With Russia
8. Tense Trump-Modi Call Helped Unravel Decades of US Policy
9. A Modern-Day Gold Rush Is Unfolding in Wyoming. America’s Most Fearsome Weapons Depend On It.
10. Ukraine and Europe Counter Putin’s Cease-Fire Proposal
11. From Atlanticism to Pacifism (or do they mean “Pacificism?”)
12. Is Donald Trump Right About Nukes? by Graham Allison
13. Trump Wanted Trade Deals. Here’s How He Got Them.
14. Chinese cyberattack on US nuclear agency highlights importance of cyber hygiene
15, Are We Beyond the Event Horizon of War in the Pacific?
16. Trump Orders State Department to Overlook International Human Rights Abuses
17. China clashes with US ally over rocket launch
18. Why Everyone in Washington Is a ‘Realist’ Now
19. Myanmar’s Election Has China’s Fingerprints All Over It
20. Mexico’s President Says U.S. Forces Are Unwelcome in Her Country
21. Russia reportedly shifts oil exports to China after Trump’s India tariffs
22. China Turns to A.I. in Information Warfare
23. Putin gives Trump envoy award for CIA official’s son killed fighting in Ukraine
Korean News Content:
1. N. Korea begins dismantling border loudspeakers after S. Korea’s move
2. When Evil is Winning (Pyongyang)
3. Trump administration urges South Korea to raise defense spending to 3.8% of GDP
4. Korea-US summit expected to take place Aug. 25
5. Lee’s politics undermines his diplomacy
6. Unification minister vows efforts to address issue of abductees held in N. Korea
7. S. Korea, Japan coordinating Lee-Ishiba summit late August: report
8. How North Korea Promotes Kim’s ‘Dear Daughter’ as a Worthy Heir
9. Washington watches North Korea’s diplomatic signal
10. [Wang Son-taek] Key points for a successful S. Korea-US summit
11. North Korea’s Hwasong-18 ICBM Should Terrify the United States
12. Seoul’s Strategic Dilemma: Navigating a High-Stakes Summit With Trump
13. Chilling simulation shows exactly what would happen if North Korea launched a nuclear bomb towards the White House
14. Leak Reveals the Workaday Lives of North Korean IT Scammers
