10/31/26 National Security and Korean News and Commentary
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National Security News:
2. Opinion | ‘The Navy SEALs of Western Civilization’
3. Who’s Afraid of USAID? It’s time to bury the theory that USAID was keeping the Latin American right from winning elections.
4. AI Isn’t a Revolution—Yet
5. China denies allegations of spy operation targeting Nvidia CEO
6. U.S. to China after demolition report: ‘End interference in Tibetan religious life’
7. China says stealth attack drone makes first takeoff, landing on amphibious ship
8. Chinese spy or chump? The case of the Fed economist
9. Opinion | 1.5 Billion Successes in the War With Iran
10. Donald Trump brings back mass burial drills for the US Army, something not seen since the Korean War
11. The Next Chapter of Unmanned Warfare Has Arrived
12. No Longer a ‘Great Power’ (Spoiler: Russia)
13. A Requiem for Ukraine—and America by Kori Schake
14. Why generals need economists to win long wars
15. Taiwan 2027 conflict window remains valid, Army Pacific commander says
16. The Overlooked Pillar of Tehran’s War Strategy
17. PRC Escalates Political Warfare Against Philippines
18. The Price of Appeasing Moscow. Trump, Putin and the Unravelling of the Western Security Order
19. Pay to Say: Influencers Caught in NewsGuard Sting
20. Monthly Drone Report – October 2026
Korean News:
1. Executive brief: how Pyongyang sees ‘Modern Warfare 4’
2. U.S. commander urges allied ‘kill web’ to close gaps in Korea
3. South Korea prepares for possible U.S.-North Korea talks
4. All the world’s a stage: Why North Korea put artillery on display at the border
5. South Korean court acquits 8 former officers in martial law case
6. North Korea says it launched barrage of 600mm ‘Sniper’ rockets at live-fire demo
7. Kim Jong Un inspects new stealth drone, calls for ‘absolute’ UAV superiority
8. US curbed intel sharing over Seoul’s disclosure of North Korean nuke site: NIS
9. North Korean trucks still missing from New Yalu River Bridge
10. N. Korean hackers blamed for record US$6.36 bln Binance cryptocurrency theft: U.S. firm
11. U.S. Calls Out China’s “Coercive Behavior in West Sea”: Seoul Utters Not a Single Word
12. S. Korean, U.S., Japanese FMs reaffirm ‘resolute commitment’ to complete denuclearization of N. Korea
13. Ruling party lawmaker issued U.S. visa, days after refusal
14. Hanwha Defense USA wins US$269 mln U.S. Navy shipbuilding contract
15. A Cowardly Surrender: If Even the ‘Loudspeaker Front’ Collapses
16. Is Japan-South Korea rapprochement finally built to last?
