10/26/25 National Security and Korean News and Commentary
10.26.2025 at 05:50pm
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National Security News:
1. Pentagon Frets Over ‘A House of Dynamite’ Nuclear Doomsday Film
2. State Department Intelligence Agency Dissented Over Putin’s Appetite for Peace
3. U.S., China Sound Confident Note After Trade Talks
4. Inside the Warehouse in Israel Where the U.S. Is Overseeing Trump’s Peace Plan
5. As Trump and Xi Get Set to Talk Trade, Asia Worries About Impact on Its Security
6. Chinese and U.S. officials tentatively agree to avert 100 percent tariffs
7. Fear Grips a Caribbean Nation in the Shadow of U.S. Boat Strikes
8. Donald Trump has turned the war on drugs into a real war
9. The ‘Sleeper Issue’ at the Heart of Trump’s Trade War on China
10. How to Fight Putin on the Information Battlefield
11. Suspected arson attack in Poland sparks fears of Russian hybrid warfare
12. US remains vital to continued peace, stability and prosperity of Southeast Asia, says PM Wong
13. As US inks trade deals with 4 ASEAN states, Trump pledges America’s 100% commitment to Southeast Asia
14. Where Trump Is Headed in Asia, and What Each Country Wants From Him
15. Under Trump’s Aegis, Cambodia and Thailand Agree to Resolve Border Dispute
16. Trump Leans Into Showmanship on Day 1 of His Asia Trip
17. Putin and Gerasimov Clash Over Air Defenses and Drones
18. Vector Lands Major SOCOM Contract, Accelerates Military Drone Innovation; Will Showcase Drone Innovation at 2025 Zero Gravity Summit
19. Under Trump, Voice of America Is Down but Not Out
Korean News:
1. 68 pct of S. Koreans say unification is necessary: survey
2. With Trump’s Asia Trip, Speculation Mounts of a Meeting With Kim Jong-un
3. North Korean interpreter defects via South Korea embassy in Mongolia
4. Under Trump, Voice of America Is Down but Not Out
5. Defense chiefs of S. Korea, U.S. to hold annual security talks early next month |
6. Security adviser says no info yet on Trump-Kim talks, but S. Korea will prepare such possibility
7. Lee departs for Malaysia to attend ASEAN summit
8. Presidential office says S. Korea, U.S. coordinating for denuclearization after Trump’s ‘nuclear power’ remarks
9. S. Korea’s biggest defense show concludes after 8-day run
10. N. Korean FM Choe to visit Russia, Belarus: state media
11. S. Korea, U.S. have security deal on paper, still working on trade deal: nat’l security adviser
12. Editorial: Trump’s ‘Nuclear Power’ Remarks on North Korea Spark Concern
13. [Contribution] Why we need US-Korea alliance 2.0 in Trump 2.0 era
14. How to Fight Putin on the Information Battlefield
