Small Wars Journal

6/9/22 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Thu, 06/09/2022 - 10:12am

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Access Korean News HERE.

National Security News Content:

1. RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JUNE 8 (PUTIN'S WAR)
2. Top general details plan to train Ukrainians on rocket artillery
3. Ukraine to buy Polish howitzers as long war looms with Russia
4. The race to arm Ukraine highlights West’s worry of losing tech secrets
5. FDD | The Defense America Needs: Assessing Biden's Budget Proposal
6. Philippine forces report killing Daesh ‘spokesperson’
7. Strengthening the Cybersecurity of American Water Utilities
8. Analysis | Climate Change Is a Military Problem for the US by James Stavridis
9. Grow, Borrow, Recruit, and Reorganize: How the Military Can Get the Personnel It Needs for Digital War
10.  Putin’s Jedi Mind Trick in Ukraine: How Truth Decay Shapes the Operational Environment
11. The US Government Is Waging Psychological Warfare On The Nation – OpEd
12. China losing, US gaining crucial ground in Thailand
13. Japan’s Kishida buckles on a war helmet
14. The Army is inviting social media influencers to DC to learn how to reach the youths
15. No Peace at Any Price in Ukraine
16. Journalists finally advised to stop referring to all veterans as former snipers, Special Forces
17. Inside the battle for Severodonetsk, where a Ukrainian unit of 60 was reduced to just 4 soldiers
18. Fuerzas Comando 22 Competition News Advisory
19. The US is heavily reliant on China and Russia for its ammo supply chain. Congress wants to fix that.
20. Rumours that Xi Jinping is losing his grip on power are greatly exaggerated
21. U.S. Lacks a Clear Picture of Ukraine’s War Strategy, Officials Say
22. Russian propaganda efforts aided by pro-Kremlin content creators, research finds
23. Ukraine’s partisans are hitting Russian soldiers behind their own lines

Korean News Content:

1. U.S. deploys B-1B Lancers at Andersen Air Force Base
2. Korean government reviews arms aid to Ukraine
3. Kim Jong Un’s Tortuous Path to Economic Reform
4. Seoul contributes to protect Ukraine's nuclear plants
5.  N. Korea holds key party meeting amid reports of nuclear test possibility
6. S. Korean foreign minister to visit U.S. next week
7. Top S. Korean, Chinese nuclear envoys discuss N. Korea issue
8. The North Korean gov't tightens the screws on foreign trade
9. N. Korea lifts restrictions on the operation of markets in some major cities
10. N.Korea Squandered $650 Million Firing Missiles This Year
11. Malnourished soldiers providing little help to N. Korea's agricultural areas
12. Defense ministry pushes for new post focusing on N.K. threats: sources
13.  Yoon says he expects S. Korea-Japan issues to be resolved smoothly
14. N. Korea's new suspected COVID-19 cases fall below 60,000
15. Unification minister, Sherman discuss need for N. Korea to resume dialogue
16. Hollow US threat to North Korean nuke test
17. U.S. asks if China, Russia favor their ties over world security with North Korea vetoes