Member Login Become a Member
Advertisement

10/30/26 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

  |  
10.30.2026 at 06:12pm

Access National Security News HERE.

Access Korean News HERE.

National Security News:

1. A Defense Contractor Gave Their Personal AI Agent Access to a Secure Pentagon System
2. Binance Suspends Withdrawals After Crypto Hackers Steal $6.3 Billion
3. With China in mind, Japan eyes more realistic joint military exercises
4. General ousted by Hegseth referred for possible criminal prosecution, officials say
5. Lieutenant General Sylvia and Institutional Rot
6. A Philosopher of War Changes His Mind
7. Six military freezers went bad in August. Was it a cyber attack?
8. Exclusive | Inside the U.S. Military’s Open-Ended Mission to Keep Gulf Oil Flowing
9. Are Nuclear Weapons Becoming Unusable Against Non-Nuclear States?
10. How Civilian Are Pakistan’s and India’s “Civilian” Nuclear Programs?
11. Can the Nordic Model Save NATO?12. 
12. Department of War Announces $150 Million in Awards to Multidisciplinary University Research Teams
13. Chinese Executive Close to Nvidia CEO Suspected of Giving China Information
14. American Tercio: A Vision for Infantry Drone Integration
15. How a Japanese Spy Drama Became the Target of China’s Anger

 

Korean News:

1. Safeguarding human rights in Korean Peninsula repatriations
2. S. Korea, U.S. agree to postpone key bilateral security dialogue to early next year: Seoul
3. South Korea’s Counter-Drone Challenge: From Isolated Defenses to National Resilience
4. Why a proposed US military unit to counter North Korea could put China on alert
5. Binance Suspends Withdrawals After Crypto Hackers Steal $6.3 Billion
6. With China in mind, Japan eyes more realistic joint military exercises
7. Asian scientists are looking to South Korea as it becomes harder to stay in the US
8. Game About a North Korean Attack Is Slammed for Footage of a Real Tragedy
9. Han Dong-hoon urges Lee Jae Myung to play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, citing North Korea threat
10. South Korea’s president urged to play Call of Duty as war wake-up call
11. When Will US Transfer Operational Control to South Korea?
12. South Korea Won’t Join Iran War—But Is Selling Lots Of Arms To Region
13. Is South Korea finally ready to join Iran war theatre? NSA drops fresh hints
14. North Korea’s Enemies Within: How Long Will Elites Stay Loyal to Kim Jong Un?

About The Author

  • Dave Maxwell

    David Maxwell is a retired U.S. Army Special Forces Colonel who has spent more than 30 years in the Asia Pacific region (primarily Korea, Japan, and the Philippines) as a practitioner, specializing in Northeast Asian Security Affairs and irregular, unconventional, and political warfare. He is the Vice President of the Center for Asia Pacific Strategy. He commanded the Joint Special Operations Task Force Philippines during the war on terrorism and is the former J5 and Chief of Staff of the Special Operations Command Korea, and G3 of the US Army Special Operations Command. Following retirement, he was the Associate Director of the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University. He is a member of the board of directors of the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea and the OSS Society, on the board of advisers of Spirit of America, and is the Editor-at-Large of Small Wars Journal.

    View all posts

Article Discussion:

0 0 votes
Article Rating
Subscribe
Notify of
0 Comments
Oldest
Newest Most Voted