11/8/25 National Security and Korean News and Commentary
11.08.2025 at 04:52pm
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National Security News:
1. The U.S. Army Is In ‘Crisis’
2. Hegseth Vows to Put U.S. Weapons Production on Wartime Footing
3. China’s chemical exports are behind a ‘tsunami’ of meth flooding Asia
4. Kremlin Shifts Focus to Information Warfare
5. The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
6. China Suspends Some Export Controls on Critical Minerals but Retains Others
7. What I Learned From the ‘New Globalists’ of an Optimistic Nation
8. Alaska’s New Mining Rush Chases Something More Coveted Than Gold
9. Iraq’s Leader Seeks an Improbable Prize: Independence From the U.S. and Iran
10. The Case That A.I. Is Thinking
11. Army aims to produce 1 million drones in next 2-3 years
12. Arc Orbital Supply Capsule Aims To Put Military Supplies Anywhere On Earth Within An Hour
13. Pentagon Concedes Russian Threat as Trump-Era Policy Shop Faces Revolt in Senate Hearing
14. Carrier USS Ford Holding Off Of North Africa As Trump Reportedly Won’t Strike Venezuela
15. Spanish Special Forces Liberate Greek Tanker After Pirate Attack
16. Unveiling acquisition overhaul, Hegseth tells industry to get with the program
17. ’Taiwan contingency’ could prompt Japanese armed reaction: Japan PM
18. Junta Creates Body to Fast-Track China’s BRI Projects in Myanmar
19. Why conflicts in the 21st century are becoming “hybrid”
20. The U.S. Marine Who Forced Nazi Officers to Toast FDR at Gunpoint — and Became the Most Decorated OSS Operative
Korean News:
1. The Symbolism of Gift-Giving Diplomacy
2. The Statesman Abroad, The Civil War at Home; Unions calling for delaying retirement
3. Defense ministry condemns N. Korea’s launch of short-range ballistic missile
4. N. Korea slams S. Korea-U.S. annual security talks, vows ‘more offensive’ actions
5. U.S. military calls N.K. missile launch ‘destabilizing,’ reaffirms readiness to defend allies
6. Unification minister says adjustments to S. Korea-U.S. drills ‘inevitable’ for possible N. Korea-U.S. summit
7. Editorial: Joint Statement Omits ‘Kim Regime End’ and ‘U.S. Troop Maintenance’ Phrases
8. North Korean defense minister calls US ‘brazen,’ vows ‘offensive’ response
9. Chinese tourists spark backlash in Seoul over ‘military-style’ march at Han River park
10. North Korea launches market crackdown as Chinese imports surge
11. North Korean flood victims complain of neglect as reconstruction stalls in Kujang county
12. Shutdown leaves Korean families in US scrambling for groceries
13. Seoul found a legal path to arm Ukraine. Here’s the blueprint.
