Small Wars Journal

10/31/2021 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Sun, 10/31/2021 - 12:53pm

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Access Korean News HERE.

National Security News Content:

1. Allies lobby Biden to prevent shift to ‘no first use’ of nuclear arms
2. Xi Hasn’t Left China in 21 Months. Covid May Be Only Part of the Reason.
3. Opinion | What We Did the Last Time We Broke America
4. How to Fix Social Media
5. As machine learning becomes standard in military and politics, it needs moral safeguards
6. Global Democracy Under Attack Despite Biden Push
7. To Save Democracy, America Needs a Mandatory Public Service Program
8. Afghans Accuse The Taliban Of Misappropriating Foreign Aid
9.  US develops game-changing nuclear sensors for warheads
10. Filipino Special Forces Take Out Key Islamist Militant Leader
11. Reimagining the Peace Corps for the next 60 years
12. Chinese Enterprise: Contracting Security Abroad
13. Women: Terrorism’s Secret Weapon
14. A Navy admiral bids farewell to Southcom as it welcomes the first woman to hold the top post
15. Pentagon Will Add a Climate-Policy Czar
16. The second Cold War has already begun
17. Blinken raised concerns about Taiwan with China
18. China’s ‘Battle at Lake Changjin’ Becomes 2021’s Highest-Grossing Film Worldwide, Preps Sequel
19. Breathtaking collection of war stories from MAX HASTINGS that put YOU at the heart of the battle

Korean News Content:

1. CIA ran previously undisclosed office in Seoul until last year: sources
2. No one except for Moon rushing for talks with North Korea
3. S. Korea, U.S. discussing Washington's nuke policy review on 'various occasions': Seoul official
4. N. Korea accuses S. Korean entertainment industry of helping Netflix
5. North Korea tells people to eat black swans amid crippling food crisis
6. Vatican working for papal visit to N. Korea: archbishop
7. Prepare for South Korea and US to expand military alliance, China warned
8. America Needs to Stop Demanding North Korea Give Up Its Nuclear Weapons
9. Pope Francis wants to visit North Korea to create ‘momentum for peace’
10. North Korea’s Missile Tests: Addressing Vs Normalizing – Analysis
11. South Korea to develop its own naval interception system as it grows advanced military capabilities
12. Kim Jong Un loses 20 kgs, not using body double, clarifies spy agency
13. Academics involved in North Korea studies are hacked
14. Unification minister meets with WFP chief, senior Vatican official in Rome
15. S. Korea to bid farewell to late former President Roh
16. North says no more sanctions in return for end-of-war talks
17. N. Korea accuses U.S. of acquiescing in nuclear proliferation with 'double standards'
18. U.S. to offer $12 mln in grants to prevent proliferation of N. Korean WMD
19. [Peace & Prosperity] N. Korea’s SLBM test amid discussion for the end-of-war declaration