Small Wars Journal

8/2/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Wed, 08/02/2023 - 11:34am

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National Security News Content:

1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 1, 2023
2. Historian Tim Snyder: ‘Our misreading of Russia is deep. Very deep’
3. Jamming Unrelated Provisions in the NDAA Is Bad for the Military
4. Democracy and the AI Revolution
5. Fitch Downgrades U.S. Credit Rating
6. If Ukraine is Any Barometer of Expenditure Rates in Modern War, America Is Gonna Lose Taiwan
7. China replaces elite nuclear leadership in surprise military shake-up
8. Inflection Point: How to Reverse the Erosion of U.S. and Allied Military Power and Influence
9. China secretly sends enough gear to Russia to equip an army
10. US says formally invites new Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi to Washington
11.Biden Made the Final Call on Space Command Basing. Was the Air Force Out of the Loop?
12. Tuberville’s protest is putting stress on units, Pentagon says
13. Getting Smart About Dividing America’s Adversaries
14. Ukraine is ‘extraordinary laboratory' for military AI, senior DOD official says
15. Pentagon’s strategy planner wants China crisis channels
16. The End of China’s Economic Miracle
17. US military targets deepfakes, misinformation with AI-powered tool

Korean News Content:

1. Don’t sacrifice progress in the name of peace (Korea)
2. North Korea calls US human rights envoy a 'political housemaid' in protest of criticisms
3. Press Statement by Spokesman for Korea Association for Human Rights Studies
4. Rallies and Demos Launched in Region of South Korean Puppets
5. Biden sees Korea-US-Japan ties as special: envoy
6. Upcoming Summit With Japan, Korea Is Latest Signal of U.S. Scramble To Deter China, as New Analysis Warns America’s Military ‘Superiority Is Gone’
7. Unification minister to meet civic group chiefs over abductees, detainees in N. Korea
8. Groups urge discussion on issue of abductees, detainees in N. Korea at Camp David summit
9. S. Korea closely monitoring impact of U.S. credit downgrade: finance ministry
10. Possible weapons trade between Russia, N. Korea shows difficulties facing Moscow: Pentagon
11. Thorough probe needed into suspicions of deliberate delay of THAAD normalization: presidential office
12. N. Korea slams France for staging joint air drills with S. Korea
13. Defense Dept. confirms North Korea responded to outreach about Travis King
14. Japan’s Counterstrike: Learn from South Korea
15. Seventy years ago, the Korean War didn’t quite end