1/4/26 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

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National Security News:

1. ‘Razin’ Caine spills details on Maduro capture in Venezuela attack
2. Bold Delta Force raid leads to capture and arrest of Maduro
3. Inside Operation Absolute Resolve, the U.S. Incursion That Deposed Venezuela’s Maduro
4. Inside ‘Operation Absolute Resolve,’ the U.S. Effort to Capture Maduro
5. Audacious Maduro raid relied on months of preparation, surprise strike
6. The Venezuela Raid by Mick Ryan
7. Why the Venezuela raid matters to Australia By Mick Ryan
8. After Maduro Ouster, Trump Takes On the Risks of Governing Venezuela
9. A CIA team, steel doors and a fateful phone call: How the U.S. captured Maduro in Venezuela
10. China urges US to immediately release Maduro, ‘stop subverting Venezuelan regime’
11. China condemns U.S. strike in Venezuela, hours after diplomat met with Maduro
12. China Social Media Hails Trump’s Maduro Move as Taiwan Template
13. How China plans to land the world’s largest army on Taiwan
14. Break the Asian Machine Age (RE: Unrestricted Warfare)
15. What ‘Regime Change’ in Venezuela Would Really Mean
16. Rubio takes on most challenging role yet: Viceroy of Venezuela
17. Venezuela After Maduro: A Conversation With Francisco Rodríguez
18. Disinformation Floods Social Media After Nicolás Maduro’s Capture
19. Second front: How a socialist cell in the US mobilized pro-Maduro foot soldiers within 12 hours
20. Army creates new AI-focused career field for officers
21. U.S. Bombs Chávez’s Sacred Tomb in Psychological Warfare

Korean News:

1. N. Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles toward East Sea: JCS
2. Lee arrives in Beijing for summit talks with Xi
3. Cheong Wa Dae urges N. Korea to cease provocations following missile launch
4. N. Korea ‘strongly’ denounces U.S. capture of Venezuela’s Maduro
5. U.S. says is aware of N.K. missile launches, reaffirms defense commitment to allies
6. Lee calls China ‘important partner’ for peace on Korean Peninsula
7. N. Korea’s Kim inspects production of tactical guided weapons at munitions factory
8. The Kids Stay in the Picture | North Korea Leadership Watch
9. U.S. Bombs Chávez’s Sacred Tomb in Psychological Warfare
10. North Korean state crackdowns on moonshine
11. Crucial diplomatic test for Lee
12. Reduced risks, not breakthroughs aim of Lee‘s trip to China
13. Korean political parties disagree on how to view Venezuelan president’s arrest
14. S. Korea’s foreign policy challenges pulled into domestic politics
15. North Korea fires several ballistic missiles into East Sea: JCS