4/8/26 National Security and Korean News and Commentary
04.08.2026 at 07:20pm
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National Security News:
1. Exclusive | The secret, never-before-used CIA tool that helped find airman downed in Iran: ‘If your heart is beating, we will find you’
2. Inside the US Army’s Nuclear Disablement Teams: Surgical Strike Forces Against Nuclear Weapons
3. After clashes with Hegseth, Army secretary says he isn’t going anywhere
4. The Day Trump’s Iran Threat Gripped the World
5. Iran ceasefire deal gives Trump a way out of war – but at a high cost
6. Opinion | The Iran War Around the World
7. Solving the Dilemma: A Leadership Model for Irregular Warfare (‘Guerrilla Leader Series’ – Part 3 of 3)
8. A hacker has allegedly breached one of China’s supercomputers and is attempting to sell a trove of stolen data
9. My Friend in Iran Isn’t Happy About the Ceasefire
10. Is Trump Asking Troops to Commit War Crimes?
11. Information Lethality Revisited: Strategic Influence and the Future of War
12. Welcome To the Party, Pal: Die Hard as an Allegory of Unconventional Warfare
13. What a Destabilized Iran Means for Regional Security Interests
14. How is the field of Cognitive Warfare actually being built?—and who is shaping it? Mapping the cognitive warfare literature: A strategic analysis
15. Field Observation: The Strategy Trap: Why the Debate Over the War on Iran Is Asking the Wrong Question
16. The Anatomy of a Policy Blunder
17. Iran vows to make US ‘regret’ any ceasefire violation, sees China as security guarantor
18. PLA troops facing Taiwan Strait and Japan simulate response to nuclear attack
19. Japan’s ‘imperialist forces’ divided Taiwan from mainland, KMT’s Cheng Li-wun says
20. Japan’s Takaichi to skip NPT meeting, shift toward U.S. deterrence
21. Japan to ease arms export rules, allow lethal weapons sales
22. Kurdish Groups Warn of Retaliation Risk After Trump Names Them in Iran Arms Diversion Claim
23. The Campaign Ends at the Breach: Lessons from Ukraine on Why Armies Fail
24. Ceasefire Agreement Announced for Iran War
Korean News:
1. North Korea conducts multiple missile launches over two days, Seoul says
2. U.S. Sen Wicker criticizes ‘burden shifting’ in Korea defense policy
3. Japan to ease arms export rules, allow lethal weapons sales
4. China’s Top Envoy to Visit North Korea for First Time Since 2019
5. Cheong Wa Dae vows efforts for S. Korean vessels’ transit through Strait of Hormuz after Iran war truce
6. Trump may hit S. Korea with more tariffs if Seoul engages Iran over Hormuz transit: U.S. expert
7. Ex-Trump official predicts Trump-Kim summit could take place this fall
8. North Korean Elites Wear Banned Moose Knuckles
9. Litmus Test for North Korean Agents: Insulting Kim Jong-un Reveals Loyalty
10. Defense chiefs of S. Korea, Japan discuss N. Korea, security in video call
11. Lee meets with ex-Japan PM Ishiba, thanks for support of mending ties
12. Korean shipbuilders at center of US-China rivalry
13. Korea opens door wider to Chinese travelers, but will they come?
14. N. Korea confirms integration of inter-Korean affairs functions into foreign ministry
15. S. Korea unveils homegrown medium-altitude unmanned aircraft equipped with advanced surveillance capabilities
16. Seoul plans to replace troops on North Korea border with AI-based systems
17. [Kim Seong-kon] We must choose wisely for our future
