9/8/26 National Security and Korean News and Commentary
09.08.2026 at 06:18pm
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National Security News:
1. Not stopping 9/11 was catastrophic but bigger mistakes came later
2. The Untold Pre-History of 9/11
3. How the Unity of 9/11 Sowed the Seeds of America’s Deep Political Division
4. The Rise and Fall of Global Jihadism: How America Contained—but Didn’t End—the Terrorist Threat
5. Why America Can’t Strangle Iran: The Sources of Tehran’s Economic Resilience
6. US Navy SEALs carried out covert four-month mine-clearing mission in Hormuz
7. Before Waging War, Check Your Supply Chains
8. Are Expensive Drones Numbered?
9. Opinion | The U.S. cannot afford a major war. What if one comes anyway?
10. See How Drones Are Infiltrating NATO Territory in Europe
11. Terra Drone Bets Supply Chains Key to Drone Warfare
12. Artificial altruism: why rogue AIs helped each other, not humans
13. China’s WZ-X drone hints at an unmanned stealth bomber
14. Belgium’s Arrest of Alleged Chinese Chip-Tech Thief Fuels European Fear of Beijing
15. How a Blacklisted Chinese Tech Giant Kept Buying America’s Best A.I. Chips
16. Chinese Ship Takes Arctic Shortcut: Smart Business? Or a Political Flex?
17. Nvidia chip export loophole clouds US-China AI summit talks
18. China’s Xi sends a strong message before his US visit
19. In rare flurry of trips, Xi pitches China as stable alternative to U.S. under Trump
20. Mind the Gap: Asymmetric Maritime Warfare in Southeast Asian Chokepoints
21. Happy Birthday Valery Gerasimov, It’s a Wonder You Still Have a Job
22. Taiwan sets up US-backed cyber unit to hunt hidden military threats
23. China’s Warrior Scientists: Insights from Recent Operations Around Taiwan
24. Rare Beijing spy series highlights real-life intelligence drama with Taiwan
25. Managing the Information Flank
26. SOF Weekly Brief – Sep 8, 2026
Korean News:
1. For Korea’s chip giants, peace is an investment
2. South Korean defense chief calls for renewed dialogue with North
3. A Nepal glacier disaster renews the question of why Korean builders keep going to extremes
4. Psychologist says trust key to S. Korea military academy merger
5. N. Korea, Russia open 1st cross-border road bridge amid deepening ties
6. Seoul must guard against abandonment in U.S.-North Korea talks
7. North Korean defense minister slams trilateral military drills between South Korea, U.S., Japan, vows ‘resolute action’
8. Peacemaker, ‘pacemaker’: Lee offers to help restart North Korea-U.S. talks
9. Can new defense minister nominee’s US ties help navigate alliance challenges?
10. Defense ministry confirms Hormuz assessment mission, denies US set Nov. deadline
11. U.S. pressing Seoul to expand investment beyond promised US$350 bln: lawmaker
12. Senior defense officials of S. Korea, Japan reaffirm 3-way cooperation with U.S. for regional peace
13. In North Korea, a Chinese phone now costs as much as a house
14. Seoul undeterred by North Korea’s ‘unprecedentedly strong’ move to cut ties
