8/8/26 National Security and Korean News and Commentary
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National Security News:
1. Iran Sees an Opening to Kick the U.S. Out of the Gulf
2. Iran’s leaders think they have Trump cornered, but their strategy carries great risks
3. The emerging deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz reportedly recognizes Iran’s control: ‘The concession has already been made’
4. ‘I Was So Wrong’: Iranians Say Trump’s Promises Never Came True
5. What the dwindling U.S. missile stock means for the future
6. Pentagon plots new nuclear options for Trump as America’s biggest adversaries raise stakes: report
7. Out of bullets, US will have to adjust and change security policy
8. China-Free Batteries Made From Salt Are Finally Here
9. The Cyberattack That Brought a Distant War to Small-Town Minnesota
10. Hegseth Strips Security Clearance From Biden’s Air Force Secretary
11. U.S. Squeezes Cuba Even as It Searches for a New Regime Leader
12. Why China’s Elites Still Want to Leave
13. Trump’s top general is ‘looking for an off-ramp’ from Iran war as US military options remain limited, sources say
14. Voice of America resumes broadcasting in Ukrainian. Some employees are already returning from vacation
15. Students Created a National AI Policy Framework. Here’s What It Includes
16. How Tehran’s Use of Cyber Operations in the U.S.-Iran Conflict Has Evolved
17. Finland Tries to Protect Children Against Deepfakes, With Russia in Mind
18. China vs Japan: the battle for the global microphone to reshape post-war identity
19. Politically Homeless, But Not Without a Home
Korean News:
1. South Korea security chief meets new U.S. ambassador
2. South Korea reviews security posture after North Korea missile launch
3. South Korea weighs broader debate on using North Korea’s official name
4. A Security Pro Hacked North Korean Hackers. He Found They’d Breached Hundreds of Networks Worldwide
5. What the dwindling U.S. missile stock means for the future
6. The Two Koreas: What’s In a Name?
7. How North Korean forces are bolstering Russia’s war against Ukraine
8. Flooding wipes out North Korean villages at key military base near border
9. The Bridge: The Role of North Korean Defectors in a Unified Korea in 2045
10. ‘Hana Korea,’ film about life after escaping North Korea, lends fact to fiction
11. Editorial: US Reviews Tactical Nuclear Strategy for Allies, South Korea-US Nuclear Sharing Opportunity
12. S. Korea says revised network act nondiscriminatory amid U.S. lawmakers’ pushback
13. North Korea remittance broker fees jump to 50% amid crackdown
14. North Korea farm workers caught between contradictory orders
