11/16/25 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

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National Security News:

1. Trump likely to face long military commitment and chaos if he ousts Maduro in Venezuela, experts say
2. U.S. Boat Strikes Are Straining the Counterdrug Alliance
3. Trump recasts foreign terror list to focus on ‘antifa,’ cartels
4. The US Army says it’s getting soldiers next-day fixes on new tech rather than making them wait 6 months
5. Army scraps PEOs in bid to streamline procurement, requirements processes
6. How the Rest of the World Is Moving on From Trump’s ‘America First’
7. Pentagon Acquires Combat Proven ‘Multi-Dimensional Drone Swarm’
8. Putin’s adviser warns Russia risks new civil war and internal collapse of the nation
9. Intelligence Community, Department of War Welcome LTG Michele Bredenkamp as Director of NGA
10. China’s people are on a treadmill
11. He’s Been Right About AI for 40 Years. Now He Thinks Everyone Is Wrong.
12. Preservationists sue Trump over plans to paint Eisenhower building
13. U.S. and Japanese Ground Forces Reforge Their Alliance for the Counter Drone Fight
14. U.S. Marines Deploy Drone Unit to Philippines to Patrol Over South China Sea
15. New Rare-Earths Plant in Europe Shows How Tough Breaking China’s Grip Will Be
16. Now Tech Moguls Want to Build Data Centers in Outer Space
17. What’s in a Name? DoD vs. DoW — And Why It Matters More Than You Think
18. What Ken Burns learned by making ‘The American Revolution’
19. PacNet #95 – New reforms reforge the Arsenal of Freedom for the Indo-Pacific
20. Plan Red: China’s Project to Destroy America by Gordon Chang Reviewed by: Kevin Johnston
21. Securitizing Kinmen: China’s Gray Zone Strategy and the Evolution of the Kinmen Model
22. Pentagon: Change Radically or Lose

Korean News:

1. U.S. naval chief says utilizing S. Korea’s nuclear sub to counter China is ‘natural expectation’
2. U.S. naval chief visits HD Hyundai, Hanwha shipyards for cooperation
3. Trump gov’t notifies S. Korea of decision to end development cost waiver for U.S. arms purchases: sources
4. Hyundai Motor to invest 125.2 tln won in AI, robotics over 5 years
5. Fuel Reprocessing Agreement Lifts Key Obstacle to South Korea Getting Its First Nuclear-Powered Submarine
6. A.I. Cheating Rattles Top Universities in South Korea
7. Some Korean workers detained in Georgia immigration raid have returned to their jobs at Hyundai site
8. $15 Million Cyber Spoils Seized in Major Blow to North Korean Weapons Funding from U.S. Soil
9. AI boom requires lots of energy. Korea isn’t moving fast enough.
10. Korea needs faster and smarter defense AI systems
11. South Korea to spend $33B to support US forces deterring North Korea
12. A witch hunt in the name of tracking ‘insurrectionist’ officials
13. ‘Stealth’ K3 Tank Will Run On Hydrogen And Looks Like a B-21 Raider Bomber
14. ＜Analysis of N. Korean photos＞N.K-China Border: Scene of Massive State Smuggling (1) Smuggling Vehicles Fill Even School Playgrounds; Parking Shortage Emerges in Hyesan City (Part 1)
15. ＜Analysis of N. Korean Photos＞N.K-China Border: Scene of Massive State Smuggling (2) State Smuggling Along Yalu River Captured in Satellite Images; Over 20 Operational Sites Identified(Part 2)
16. Cherishing the memory of the late parachutist general – The Korea Times