Small Wars Journal

5/4/22 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Wed, 05/04/2022 - 9:24am

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Access Korean News HERE.

National Security News Content:

1. RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MAY 3 (PUTIN'S WAR)
2. The Russian Dilemma Isn’t So Unfamiliar
3. Ukrainian Guerillas: Fighting Russians in Temporarily Occupied Territories
4. Special forces adjust artillery to a reconnaissance report resulting in Russian equipment losses
5. Backlash to DHS Disinformation Governance Board grows, fueled in part by misinformation
6. Republicans announce bill to shut down DHS ‘disinformation’ unit
7. Dr. Dave Johnson’s warning on brute force in the Ukraine: “This is What the Russians Do”
8. How Ukrainians Saved Their Capital
9. Will Putin go nuclear to avoid defeat in Ukraine?
10. Opinion | A Message to the Biden Team on Ukraine: Talk Less
11. Spirit of America - Helping Ukraine Win | SOF News
12. Walking a tightrope: Ukraine war puts Japan's energy security on thin ice
13. Nuclear deterrence must work in both directions, not just against the West
14. Blinken to unveil 'no surprises' China strategy pre-Asia push
15. Ukraine says it is 'ready' if Belarus joins Russian war effort
16. Iran’s rulers demanding too much even for Biden
17. FDD | State Department Report Glosses Over Assad’s Narco-Trafficking Wealth
18. Commentary: Andrea Stricker — Team Biden must stop Russia's Iran deal
19. Fires, explosions and false-flag operations: How war is spilling beyond Ukraine’s borders
20. EU targets Russian oil, banks as Moscow's ally Belarus stages army drills
21. When Julia Child worked for a spy agency fighting sharks
22. Reversing Roe Would Harm Military Readiness, Abortion-Rights Advocates Warn

Korean News Content:

1. N. Korea fires 1 ballistic missile toward East Sea: S. Korean military
2. N.Korea fires ballistic missile as South prepares for new president
3. Defense chief nominee vows stronger alliance, deterrence against N.K. threats
4. North's latest missile launch seems to have been big
5. Yoon's envoys to Washington, Tokyo already chosen
6. U.S. 'second gentleman' coming for Yoon's inauguration
7. Korea-U.S. Defense C4I Compromised, South Korean Captain and a Defense Contractor Arrested for Spying for North Korea
8. U.S. wants U.N. Security Council vote on N.Korea sanctions in May
9. Pyongyang authorities stop young people at random to inspect their cell phones
10. The frightening debt Vladimir Putin owes North Korea’s Kim Jong Un
11. North Korea preparing nuclear test for first time in years, intelligence officials say
12. Major national tasks (incoming Yoon Administration)
13. Global problems may exacerbate shortages in N.Korea's isolated economy
14. N.Korea mobilises office workers to fight drought amid food shortages