Small Wars Journal

7/29/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Mon, 07/29/2024 - 9:43am

Access National Security News HERE.

Access Korean News HERE.

National Security News Content:

1. Joint Statement of the Security Consultative Committee ("2+2") (Japan and US)
2. 'The Boiling Moat' argues U.S. should prepare to help Taiwan defend against China (Matt Pottinger)
3. Quad foreign ministers decry dangerous South China Sea actions
4. Beijing calls foul as US and Japan bolster alliance, take aim at China 'challenge'
5. Gunman at Trump Rally Was Often a Step Ahead of the Secret Service
6. Failed North Korea satellite launch engine points to Russian role, say South Korean lawmakers
7. China calls on Asean to resist US, Nato moves in ‘zone of peace, freedom, neutrality’
8. U.S., Japan take 'historic' steps to deepen military ties amid China threat
9. Jon Stewart pushes VA to cover troops sickened by uranium after 9/11. Again, they are told to wait
10. Two former Marines to serve prison time for neo-Nazi power grid plot
11. More Russian warships dock in Havana port
12. National Defense Commission: Pentagon has 'insufficient', forces 'inadequate' to face China, Russia
13. SEALs Hunting New Tech for Maritime Missions
14. Memo on AI's national-security implications heads for Biden's desk
15. Japan to create island missile range as next step in standoff defense strategy
16. Send private-security contractors into Gaza? That’s a terrible idea
17. Why the China model is failing
18. A More Normal Iran?
19. Turbulence Ahead: The Maintenance Workforce Dilemma Threatening the Future of Airpower
20. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 28, 2024
21. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, July 28, 2024
 

Korean News Content:

1. North Korean defector visits Korean War Veterans Memorial Park∙∙∙“I will inform North Korea of the value of freedom”
2. Reflections on the Terry Affair — B.R. Myers
3. US, Japan, South Korea sign pact amid ‘deteriorating’ regional security
4. North Korea vows to ‘totally destroy’ enemy as regime marks end of Korean war
5. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is driving South Korea arms industry boom
6. Special Operations Forces cut through Kunsan’s rainy skies to demonstrate strike capability
7. Kangwon Province border residents welcome restart of S. Korean broadcasts
8. Thousands hit by flooding in North Korea
9. N.K. leader's daughter being groomed to succeed Kim: lawmakers
10. Editorial: Leaked identities of South Korean black agents highlight intelligence failures
11. Unification minister calls for patience in dealing with N. Korea
12. US Sanctions Grapple With China's Murky North Korea Networks
13. First lady thanks U.N. veterans of Korean War in hand-written letter
14. N. Korea's Kim guides rescue operation for residents in flood-hit areas