1/10/26 National Security and Korean News and Commentary
01.10.2026 at 05:40pm
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National Security News:
1. Eight Military Takeaways from the Maduro Raid
2. Iranians Are Rallying Around the Son of the Former Shah as Protests Swell
3. Iran’s Supreme Leader Says He Won’t Bow Down to Protests or Trump
4. U.S. Forces Seize Fifth Tanker in Campaign to Track Down Venezuelan Oil
5. Latest Pentagon Report: China’s Military Advancing Amid Churn
6. Israel and Hamas Get Ready to Go Back to War in Gaza
7. China says it is still ‘deeply committed’ to Venezuela as ambassador meets new leader
8. Trump Is Making a Power Play in Latin America. China Is Already There.
9. Why Putin Went Quiet When Challenged by Trump Over Venezuela
10. Opinion | The Iranian regime is caught in a death spiral
11. PLA Justice Mission 2025 Further Rehearses Taiwan Invasion Operations
12. What Thucydides Really Thought About Technology and War
13. Politicization of the Military: Causes, Consequences & Conclusions
14. Army shuts down foreign military training command, will retain 2 SFABs
15. Derrick Anderson steps into SO/LIC role amid high demand for special operations forces, new tech
16. The Theory That Gives Trump a Blank Check for Aggression
Korean News:
1. Why Strengthening RFA Is a Strategic Imperative for US Policy on North Korea
2. N. Korea accuses S. Korea of drone incursions, warns Seoul should be ready to ‘pay high price’
3. S. Korean defense minister denies N. Korea’s drone infiltration claims
4. Lee orders prompt probe into alleged drone incursions into N. Korea
5. President Lee: Civilian UAV Intrusion a Serious Crime
6. US says seizure of tankers linked to Venezuela sends a warning to North Korea
7. For North Korea, U.S. strike on Venezuela reaffirms nuclear arsenal’s necessity
8. South Korea, Japan leaders begin diplomacy in Nara
9. North Korean hackers using QR codes to attack governments and think tanks: FBI
10. Violent new North Korean film depicting attempt to kill leader airs on state TV
11. When resources become weapons
12. Korean Americans urged to embrace heritage, lead
13. North Korea’s public health revolution: one year of control, not care
