9/4/26 National Security and Korean News and Commentary
09.04.2026 at 05:35pm
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National Security News:
1. My unit took on Ukraine’s ‘Nemesis’ drone hunters. Here’s what really happened.
2. The OODA Loop Is Not About Speed. John Boyd Told You Why 50 Years Ago Today
3.US urged to consider military strikes to stop China achieving AGI first
4. How Taiwan Can Win the Strait: A Nimbler Navy Can Deny China
5. Is Taiwan Preparing for a Long War?
6. The Three Foreign Frigates Being Studied For Possible U.S. Navy Service (Japan, Korea, Turkey)
7. Trump Names Adam Telle Acting Army Secretary After Driscoll Resignation
8. Ukraine’s Next Goal Is to Shut Down Russia’s Commercial Airspace
9. Netherlands Moves Gold From New York to London, Citing Geopolitical Unrest
10. The Risk of Russian Sabotage in Europe: A Fight That Spirals Out of Control
11. White House website debuts 5 low-res arcade video games that promote Trump’s agenda
12. Judge Lacked Power to Vacate Bowe Bergdahl’s Conviction, Court Finds
13. Vance says Iran fight isn’t a ‘war’ as Trump tries to navigate unpopular conflict as election nears
14. Military personnel told last month to stop calling Iran conflict “Operation Epic Fury”
15. Trump says he’ll ask Europe to pay back US for munitions sent to Ukraine
16. The Influence Operation That Ran on Borrowed Reputations
17. US Army reportedly plans to move multidomain troops from Germany to South Korea
18. Military Officers Can’t Look Away From This Any Longer (From a former SECAF)
19. China This Week: Governance Signals That Matter
20. Whole-of-Government Irregular Warfare Requires a Common Language
21. With Stars and Stripes, the Pentagon Broke It’s Own Rules
Korean News:
1. North Koreans are winning — Kim Jong Un isn’t
2. Expert says Trump may not have problem acknowledging N.K. nuke possession
3. OPCON Transition: Rushing Risks Empty Shell
4. The Three Foreign Frigates Being Studied For Possible U.S. Navy Service (Japan, Korea, Turkey)
5. US Army reportedly plans to move multidomain troops from Germany to South Korea
6. Seoul says no decision yet on Hormuz military deployment
7. South Korea Condemns China’s ‘Two States’ Description of Koreas
8. South Korea puts $9 billion toward self-reliant defense
9. ROK defense chief nominee vows OPCON push as North Korea threat drives spending
10. North Korea’s new rules delay leadership track for Kim’s daughter
11. North Korea researchers likely to be in the dark as defections fall, study says
12. Party charter codifies Kim Jong Un’s sole leadership
13. New leadership signals shift in North Korea’s political prison camp oversight
14. K-Beauty’s Brazil Push Signals a New Type of Korean Diplomacy
