Small Wars Journal

10/12/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Thu, 10/12/2023 - 9:15am

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National Security News Content:

1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 11, 2023
2. Iran Update, October 11, 2023
3. IntelBrief: The Regional and Geopolitical Implications of the Hamas Attack
4. Zelensky Reportedly Plans Solidarity Visit to Israel
5. Remarks by President Biden on the Terrorist Attacks in Israel
6. Hamas Invasion Rewrites Rules in Middle East
7. Killing Civilians: The New Normal
8. How does Hamas get its weapons? A mix of improvisation, resourcefulness and a key overseas benefactor
9. Palestinians rush to buy food and struggle under strikes as Israel readies possible ground operation
10.  Rebuilding Ukraine’s Economy Starts Now
11. Understanding Hamas’s Genocidal Ideology
12. These are the Challenges Awaiting Israeli Ground Forces in Gaza
13. American arm of Korea's Hanwha has a 10-year plan to become a US land systems prime
14. Paralysis in the Pentagon
15. What Israel Must Do: Disarming Hamas Will Be Costly but Essential for Peace
16. Navy hospital ship begins annual Pacific Partnership tour of island nations
17. Focus on Israel-Gaza war raises fears of China attack on Taiwan
18. New commander of 25th Infantry Division hits ground running amid Pacific tensions
19. Forget PowerPoint and move faster on planning, Army 2-star says
20. Army at work on a digital ‘blue book’ app, top enlisted soldier says

Korean News Content:

1.  North Korea's arms deals with Hamas, Hezbollah pose common threat to South Korea, Israel
2. Special Envoy for North Korea Human Rights Confirmed by the Senate, but Still Not in Office at the State Department
3. China repatriates N Korean defectors after Asian Games: source
4. Gov't working to verify speculation over China's forced repatriation of N. Korean defectors
5.  N.K. propaganda outlets slam Seoul's unification minister as 'madman'
6. JCS chief says 2018 military accord restricts S. Korea's surveillance of N. Korea
7. China Forcibly Repatriates 600 Defectors to N.Korea
8. North Korea's Kim shares letters with Russia's Putin, wishes victory over 'imperialists'
9.Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Sends Greetings to (and receives greetings from) Russian President
10. US aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea as North's leader Kim exchanges messages with Putin
11.Avoid being 're-hyphenated' with North Korea
12. Lessons from Middle East (for Korea)
13. Opposition party wins crucial by-election in Seoul
14. 2 new plaques installed to commemorate US Korean War veterans
15. How does Hamas get its weapons? A mix of improvisation, resourcefulness and a key overseas benefactor
16. American arm of Korea's Hanwha has a 10-year plan to become a US land systems prime

10/11/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Wed, 10/11/2023 - 7:08am

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National Security News Content:

1. The Army’s new chief has a plan and it’s all about warfighting

2. The fate of Army Special Operations Forces

3. Change of plans: US Army embraces lessons learned from war in Ukraine

4. Israeli strikes demolish entire Gaza neighborhoods as sealed-off territory faces imminent blackout

5. Beijing wants to be a peace broker in the Middle East. How has it responded to the Israel-Gaza war?

6. ‘As long as it takes’: US Army doubles down on Ukraine training goals

7. US may send second aircraft carrier toward Israel

8. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 10, 2023

9. Taiwan neighbors oppose US cutting Taipei support

10. China Doesn’t Get It

11. The End of America’s Exit Strategy in the Middle East

12. Israel’s Intelligence Disaster

13. What the Israel-Palestine Conflict Means for China-US Competition

14. Ukraine Situation Report: Kyiv Brace For Unprecedented Winter Drone War

15. How to Avoid a Second Front Between Israel and Hizballah

16. What Happened to Iron Dome? A Lesson on the Limits of Technology at War

17. Israel's War With Hamas Will Ripple Across the Region and the West

18. A new American strategy for Ukraine BY MICHAEL O’HANLON

19. Ukraine fatigue unlikely to reach Japan anytime soon

20. How the green beret became the symbol of US Army Special Forces

Korean News Content:

1. Surprise Attack on Israel Offers Lesson for Korea

2. Unification minister sees need to review military threats in deciding halt to 2018 accord with N. Korea

3. Unification ministry says to monitor conditions to resume humanitarian aid to N. Korea

4. S. Korea to hold int'l defense exhibition next week

5. Defense chief inspects unit overseeing anti-artillery operations to check readiness against N.K. threats

6. South Korea, U.S., Japan conduct first trilateral maritime interdiction drill in 7 years

7. It’s time to tighten our security (ROK)

8. Israel-Hamas conflict could nudge N. Korean issue onto back burner: experts

9. Pyongyang virtually nullified inter-Korean military pact: unification minister

10. Forgotten captives in North Korea

11. Kim Jong Un orders harsh punishment of violators of anti-reactionary thought law

12. <Inside N. Korea> The Kim Jong-un regime resumes public executions…Man executed in late September in Yanggang Province for stealing medicine

13. Is US reliable ally? (For the ROK)

14. Hamas fighters may be using North Korean weapons, experts say

15. S Korean voting system ‘vulnerable’ to N Korean hacking: spy agency

16. 'Asian NATO': Brought to you by South Korean repression

17. N. Korea’s trade ministry orders establishment of “emergency trade system” to acquire food

18. The Crimes Behind the Seafood You Eat

10/10/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Tue, 10/10/2023 - 6:44am

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National Security News Content:

1. Israel Was Prepared for a Different War
2. CNN Boss Mark Thompson to Staff: Network Is ‘Nowhere Near Ready for the Future’
3. The Gaza Strip and its history, explained
4. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 9, 2023
5. Iran Update, October 9, 2023
6. Hamas received weapons and training from Iran, officials say
7. The Israel-Hamas War Is Drowning X in Disinformation
8.'Menu of options': What the Ford carrier strike group brings to Israel's defense
9. In wake of Hamas attack, Israel may have to change intel, tech strategy
10. Wake Up, Washington
11. US Army moves to pre-position materials in Pacific
12. Potential flash points for World War 3 – an analysis
13. Hamas’s Global Test for Biden
14.U.S. Can't Easily Meet Israel's Requests for Ammo, Official Says 
15. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict: A chronology
16. Vietnam tried to hack U.S. officials, CNN with posts on X, probe finds
17. Change of plans: US Army embraces lessons learned from war in Ukraine
18. US Weaves web of intelligence links in Asia
19. Israel’s Intelligence Failure
20. Israel’s 9/11? How Hamas Terrorist Attacks Will Change the Middle East
21. There Is No Consensus on American Decline in Beijing

Korean News Content:

1. N. Korea defends military spy satellite as 'indispensable strategic option'
2. S. Korea vows high-level follow-up talks with U.S., Japan for stronger trilateral cooperation
3. Defense minister vows to push for suspension of 2018 inter-Korean military accord
4. N. Korea touts Kim's leadership on 78th founding anniversary of ruling party
5. Most S.Koreans Believe N.Korea Could Attack Any Time
6. Satellite pics show spike in rail activity at NKorea-Russia border
7. N. Korea blames Israel for conflict with Hamas
8. Election watchdog's cybersecurity system vulnerable to hacking attacks: NIS
9. Some N. Korean restaurant workers return home amid broader repatriation drive
10. Assessing North Korea’s Nuclear Intentions
11. US carrier Ronald Reagan to visit South Korea in show of force
12. International Forum on One Korea Examines Peace and Security, Regional Economic Development, and Support for Korean Unification
13. The dignity of nations (South Korea and Poland)
14. North could replicate Hamas's strategy to attack South
15. Seoul urged to boost readiness against Hamas-like NK ambush
16. NK news agency says 'important report' is coming up
17. Former UNC, USFK soldiers to visit Korea upon invitation of veterans ministry
18. Foreign Minister Park Jin reaffirms confidence in Indo-Pacific strategy

10.9/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Mon, 10/09/2023 - 8:07am

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National Security News Content:

1. Iran Helped Plot Attack on Israel Over Several Weeks
2. US military to move a carrier strike group in support of Israel
3. Why Hamas Attacked—and Why Israel Was Taken by Surprise
4. What the Hamas Attack Means for Israel – Netanyahu Has Nothing but Bad Options
5. Israel Under Attack by Hamas | SOF News
6. How Hamas Outfoxed Israel's Iron Dome, A Nearly Impenetrable Air Defence
7. ‘There Were Terrorists Inside’: How Hamas’s Attack on Israel Unfolded
8. Iran Update, October 8, 2023
9. Ukraine "running rings" around Russia amid Crimea wins: Ex-general
10. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 8, 2023
11. Statement From Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III on U.S. Force Posture Changes in the Middle East
12. Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant
13. Divergent Options: Writing Contest Results – The Taiwan Offensive
14.  Israel intensifies strikes and vows to besiege Gaza as it scours south for Hamas fighters
15. There Is No Consensus on American Decline in Beijing
16. Is Israel at War With Iran?
17. US expedites munitions for Israel, moves ships and aircraft into region after Hamas attack
18. Israel Faces Its 9/11
19. Opinion: In the name of health care freedom, millions of veterans may lose theirs
20. A father reflects on the death of his son during the 2017 Niger ambush
21. Israel and Palestinian war: What you need to know right now
22. How Hamas duped Israel as it planned devastating attack
23. Israel Orders Complete Siege of Gaza
24. Opinion | Hamas attack is an intelligence failure that may take Israel years to unravel
25. Special Operations News - October 9, 2023 | SOF News
26. What is Neoliberalism? David Harvey’s Philosophy
 

Korean News Content:

1. [Voice of America – Washington Talk] “Korea takes the ‘right approach’ to China... “North Korea’s collapse is inevitable.”
2.  New defense chief calls for firm readiness posture against N. Korea
3. Former S. Korean POW who escaped from N. Korea dies at 92
4. U.S. eases export controls on chip equipment for Samsung, SK factories in China
5. NORTH KOREA: ‘It is time for the international community to adopt a ‘human rights up front’ approach’
6. Seoul's nuclear envoy meets with Sweden's special envoy for Korean Peninsula
7.  Seoul sees no major disruptions in oil, gas imports amid Israel-Palestine conflict
8. Dark clouds of war casting over Israel give a lesson to South Korea
9. Three Pyongyang-based trade officials executed for corruption last month
10. US expert redoubles calls for sturdier deterrence against NK ICBM threats
11. Then and Now: A Naval Officer's Camera Captured Seoul During the Korean War
12. [World and Us] North Korea-China-Russia military cooperation and the role of the UNC
13. The life and death of Confucianism in Korea
14. Korean 'jeong' keeps people together through thick and thin
15. How the Travis King Saga Relates to the North Korea-Russia Summit
16. She squared off against a North Korean assassin – and lived to tell the tale
17. Peace Group's Application For Booth Rejected By NoVA Korea Festival
18. Inside North Korea’s plot to assassinate South Korean leader with explosives

10/8/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Sun, 10/08/2023 - 6:39am

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National Security News Content:

1.  5 things to know about the Hamas militant group's unprecedented attack on Israel
2. After Attack, Israel Wrestles With Question: How Could This Happen?
3. Israel Has Declared War on Gaza. Now What?
4. Israel’s defense failures may change strategy toward Hamas and Gaza.
5. Opinion  This is Israel’s 9/11. The consequences will be dangerous — and unforeseeable. by Max Boot
6. What’s behind the violence in Israel and Gaza? Here’s what to know.
7. Biden’s Middle East policies blamed after surprise attack on Israel
8. 'Knee-jerk surge': Oil experts predict market impact of Israel-Hamas conflict
9. House lawmakers discuss how to address intelligence briefings on Israel without speaker
10. What we know about the latest violence between Israel and Gaza
11. Army special operations cuts not expected to affect Green Berets
12. Reconsider Shutting Down the Navy’s Only Special Operations Support Squadron
13. Congress considers ‘very severe rollback’ of military’s DEI programs
14. China Believes UK Spies Tracked Submarine With The Help Of An Apple Watch: Report
15. Comparing and Contrasting JSOC and USASOC in the Conduct of Irregular Warfare Activities
16. Indian Americans now largest Asian American group in U.S.
17. How Beijing is waging secret war against West in bid to overthrow world order
18. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 7, 2023
19. US Army Set For Elon Musk's SpaceX 'Starshield' Trials; SFAB To Become 1st Unit To Adopt The Systems
20. 7Salutes: Army Special Forces officer pens play on experience serving in the military
21. France vetoes American takeover of two 'sensitive' nuclear suppliers
22. Hamas Has Crossed The Rubicon: What Now? – OpEd
23. A ‘Pearl Harbor’ moment: Why didn’t Israel’s sophisticated border security stop Saturday’s attack?
24. Proposed USASOC Cuts: A Threat to Global Security - SOAA
25. Moving on from Milley: CQ Brown brings ‘buttoned down’ persona to Joint Chiefs

Korean News Content:

1. Satellite imagery highlights 'dramatic' increase in N. Korea-Russia border rail traffic: U.S. monitor
2. Unification ministry urges N. Korea to immediately send detained S. Koreans back home
3. NK sports broadcast labels S. Korea ‘puppets'
4.US citizens divided over troop mobilization to defend S. Korea in case of N. Korean invasion: poll
5. Seoul must brace for Washington’s increasing isolationism
6. Why does North Korea use term 'puppet' to describe South Korea?
7. First North Korean defector to become a full-time professor recalls starvation, hardship and danger
8. Putin given 'weapons' gifts by North Korea 'chums' ahead of 'birthday raids'
9. Kim Yo Jong Is the World’s Most Dangerous Woman (Book review)
10. The Growing China-North Korea-Russia Axis and South Korea’s Response
11. Sen. Mitt Romney says he is concerned about a nuclear North Korea
12. Actress' donation rekindles controversy over former President Syngman Rhee
13. BTS' J-Hope shares new pic, talks about handling responsibility in military's special force: ‘Somewhat content'
14. North Korea renovates long abandoned factory in quest to address food shortages

10/7/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Sat, 10/07/2023 - 5:10am

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National Security News Content:

1. Ellsworth Johnson, Last Survivor of a Secret Army Unit, Dies at 100

2. Army Plans Major Cuts to Special-Operations Forces, Including Green Berets

3. Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: October

4. RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, OCTOBER 6, 2023

5. 21,000 casualties in seven days: The push to update medic training

6. Commandant wants all Marines to do a tour in the Indo-Pacific

7. The newest threat to elections is AI-boosted disinformation

8. Former Soldier Indicted for Attempting to Pass National Defense Information to People’s Republic of China

9. We Need the Monroe Doctrine

10. ‘A new form of warfare’: how Ukraine reclaimed the Black Sea from Russian forces

11. The CIA’s data-challenged AI imperative

12. China Is Becoming a No-Go Zone for Executives

13. ‘It’s going to be huge’: Cyber Command gains new authorities to hire & buy

14. What Time Is It at the Heritage Foundation?

15. US Army scrambles to catch up to rising drone threat

16. Inside the secretive business of geopolitical advice

Korean News Content:

1. Former US Forces Korea commander: “There is a need to review the ‘Far East Command’, which integrates US forces stationed in Korea and Japan.”

2. Senators lament US failure on North Korea denuclearization, look to next steps

3. 38 North Director Jenny Town Testifies Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Regarding Security on the Korean Peninsula

4. Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: October (Korea)

5. Iranian and North Korean Hackers Have Gotten Dangerously Good

6.  North Korean journalists use status and travel freedom to cash-in

7.  Like-minded nations should team up for sanctions against North Korea, experts say

8. North Korea May Launch Military Spy Satellite Between October 10 to 26, Says South Korean Think Tank

9. Nuclear Diplomacy with North Korea Is Not Yet Exhausted

10. Opinion: The strange story of how I became a character in a North Korean novel

11. US military changes naming of waters between Korea, Japan in recent naval exercise photo captions

12. NK suspected in Sept. hack of decentralized finance project: report

13. N. Korea slams France for its planned surveillance of illicit maritime activities

14. Satellite imagery highlights 'dramatic' increase in N. Korea-Russia border rail traffic: U.S. monitor

15. New defense minister vows to sternly respond to N.K. threats, bolster alliance with U.S.

10/5/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Thu, 10/05/2023 - 9:53am

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National Security News Content:

1. Special Forces vs special operations forces — what's the difference?
2. Mark Milley: Constitutional Hero or Military Rogue?
3. A Bold Challenge to Chinese Aggression Succeeded. What Does That Mean?
4. Patriot missile plan stirs debate in Palau
5. AI’s Present Matters More Than Its Imagined Future
6. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 4, 2023
7. U.S. Weaves Web of Intelligence Partnerships Across Asia to Counter China
8. US provocatively points new nuke-tipped missile at China
9. US making 'third neighbor' moves on Mongolia
10. US tightens intelligence links with Asia to combat Chinese cyberattacks
11. The Australian Army and the transformation of US land forces in the Indo-Pacific
12. How China is fighting in the grey zone against Taiwan
13. Welcome to the ‘unhinged’ global order
14. Old Lessons for New Maritime Statecraft
15. March of the Four–Stars: The Role of Retired Generals and Admirals in the Arms Industry
16. The U.S. Military and Its Future: Size the Force to Match the Nation’s Willingness to Provide Servicemen
17. THE INVASION OF UKRAINE REVIVED NATO. IS IT ENOUGH?
18. Ukraine develops 'invisibility cloak' to protect soldiers from thermal imagery
19. Law as Force in Hybrid Warfare
20. A Wartime Election in Ukraine? It’s a Political Hot Potato.
21. Marine Officer explains why Gen Z won't join the military

Korean News Content:

1. S. Korea, U.S. closely monitoring N. Korea for signs of nuclear reactor halt
2. S. Korea stresses compliance with UNSC resolutions after report on suspicious N.K. tanker
3. S. Korea in final stages to acquire homegrown anthrax vaccine
4. <Inside N. Korea>The government starts claiming that “suicide is an anti-state, traitorous act…”
5. S. Korea keeping close tabs on 'high-risk' N.K. defectors
6. Pro-N. Korea paper touts Pyongyang's nuclear force-building policy in constitution
7. North Korea halts nuclear reactor, likely to extract bomb fuel - report
8. Seoul, Tokyo reopen strategic diplomatic channels amid nuke threats
9. N. Korea's derogatory labeling of S. Korea as 'puppet' shows lack of confidence: official
10. Yongbyon nuclear reactor could yield weapon-grade plutonium
11. N. Korea's capricious actions at Asian Games are not surprise
12. Rights watchdog chief calls for active UN involvement in saving NK refugees
13. Seoul urged to pursue two-track approach with Pyongyang
14. Perpetuating division (Korea)
15. US public support for defending South Korea wanes, survey finds
16. Images of hard times long ago (Korea)
17. North Ko-beer! The Wiltshire brewery bought for £1.5 million in 2000 and shipped piece by piece to Pyongyang is hailed by Kim Jong Un's regime 'for contributing to national economic development'

10/4/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Wed, 10/04/2023 - 6:11pm

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National Security News Content:

1. Our Special Forces’ Capacity to Evolve Despite FailureBy Andrew Exum
2. Special operations warfare
3. After missing goal again, Army announces sweeping recruiting reforms
4. Small-Town Revolt Reveals Larger German Concerns About Arming Ukraine
5. Broadcasting Russian content in a time of war
6. After Shunning Scientist, University of Pennsylvania Celebrates Her Nobel Prize
7. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 3, 2023
8. Victim who claims she was sexually assaulted at CIA headquarters sues spy agency accusing it of intimidation
9. Alliance Assignments: Defense Priorities for Key NATO States
10. Former US military pilot's lawyer tells Sydney court that extradition hearing should be delayed
11. China censored this photo of two athletes. Was it for a perceived Tiananmen massacre reference?
12. Rules of engagement issued to hacktivists after chaos
13. Why Military Education Isn't to Blame for Afghanistan and Iraq
14. Lessons From the Korean War for Ukraine
15. Beyond Rhetoric: The Tangible Impact of China-US Decoupling
16. Most ‘aid to Ukraine’ is spent in the US. A total shutdown would be irresponsible.
17. Will Xi’s Military Modernization Pay Off?
18. Meeting the Challenge of Deterring Two Nuclear Peers
19. U.S. and World Leaders Pledge Support for Ukraine ‘for as Long as It Takes’
20. A Ukrainian soldier called up Russian tech support when his captured Russian tank wouldn't start: report
 

Korean News Content:

1. [Interview: Former Aide Bolton] “Unification of the Korean Peninsula should be the goal… “The North Korean regime will not last long.”
2.  Thousands gather in Seoul to support Korean unification
3. [INTERVIEW] 'Korea's unification best solution for stable Northeast Asia,' says peace foundation chairman
4. Global Peace Foundation presents vision for unified Korea through campaign
5. North Korea lays groundwork for US disarmament talks: experts
6. N. Korea intensifying cyber attacks against S. Korean shipbuilders: spy agency
7. Pentagon chief renews support for Japan's 'counterstrike' capabilities amid N. Korean threats
8. U.S. calls for China's 'constructive' role amid report on suspicious N. Korean ship in Chinese waters
9. Defense ministry warns N. Korea will face end of regime in event of nuclear use attempt
10. [Wang Son-taek] Korea-US alliance 70 years: Opportunities and challenges
11. S. Korean experts to inspect Japan water release
12. Seoul, Tokyo to resume financial talks amid geopolitical risks
13. North Koreans in Russia received scant medical care during pandemic
14. Yoon meets former nurses, miners sent to Germany
15.  70 years of the Korean Armistice Agreement: Republic of Korea Army’s 21st Infantry Division in Yanggu

10/3/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Tue, 10/03/2023 - 6:35pm

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National Security News Content:

1. Army's Wormuth: Congress will soon hear plans to revamp force structure, trim SOF
2. Opinion | The Secret Memo From the General Who Foresaw Black Hawk Down
3. China's propaganda paper revels in US division over Ukraine aid
4. Communist rappers are luring China’s disgruntled youth
5. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 2, 2023
6. EXCLUSIVE: 55 Chinese sailors are feared dead after nuclear submarine 'gets caught in a trap'
7. A Tale of Two Systems: The Search for Relevant Military Health Care
8. Innovation, Technology, and the Future of National Defense: Preparing West Point Cadets and Faculty to Lead the US Army into Tomorrow
9. LGBTQ+ Inclusion and Military Professionalism
10. What do US Spies Do?  Don't Ask America's Espionage Chiefs
11. Who Killed the Chinese Economy?
12. Rightsizing the Russia Threat
13. Telling the Truth About Taiwan By Eliot A. Cohen
14. China Is Suffering a Brain Drain. The U.S. Isn’t Exploiting It.
15. Why the “Mother of the Atomic Bomb” Never Won a Nobel Prize
16. Divining Xi's behavior: It's all about power
17. China foreign policy grossly misunderstood in the West
18. Russia and China on collision course as Beijing rejects Putin's price hike
19. Another One Flies the Coop: Russian Government Pilot on Vacation Defects to the US
20. AI and the Future of Drone Warfare: Risks and Recommendations

Korean News Content:

1. [U.S.-ROK Alliance 70th Anniversary Planning] 2. “A strong and creative alliance… “Expanding international influence”
2. Ruling party vows to investigate China's alleged influence operations
3. Bipartisan Senate delegation to visit S. Korea, China, Japan this month
4. N. Korea spurs efforts to raise crop production during fall harvest season
5. Growing NK nuclear threat
6. N. Korea enshrines nuclear enhancement in constitution
7. Twenty-two Chinese nationals caught after illegal entry attempt (South Korea)
8. One step closer to complete isolation (north Korea)
9. North reaffirms satellite launch plan
10. North Korea Poses as Meta to Deploy Complex Backdoor at Aerospace Org
11. North Korea executes warehouse manager for stealing penicillin
12. Fleeing North Korea has never been harder, or costlier
13. South Korea: America’s Forgotten Ally?

10/2/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Mon, 10/02/2023 - 7:30pm

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National Security News Content:

1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 1, 2023
2. Special Operations News - October 2, 2023 | SOF News
3. Building a Theory: Ukraine’s Way of War by Mick Ryan
4. Ukraine says it has a massive database the American embassy can use to track every last weapon the US has sent to Kyiv
5. Leaked U.S. strategy on Ukraine sees corruption as the real threat
6. High-Level Iranian Spy Ring Busted in Washington
7. The West has a massive Chinese spy problem
8.  Ukraine and US Need a New Strategy for a Longer War by Hal Brands
9. Marine Special Operators Seeking New Tech, AI for Future Missions
10. The U.S. Can Learn from Ukraine's Theory of Victory
11. The Clash of Xivilizations?
12. Why Multilateralism Still Matters
13. Opinion  This is what the U.S. is getting by aiding Ukraine by Max Boot
14. Beijing’s House of the Dragon
15. Putin’s 5 catastrophic miscalculations
16. U-2 Spy Plane Just Keeps Getting Better and Better
17.  Trying to Turn Ukraine Into 'Neutral' Finland or Austria Would Be a Disaster
18. Never Forget the Battle of Mogadishu
19. How much aid the U.S. has sent to Ukraine, in 6 charts
20. Counterinsurgency to the Shores of Tripoli

Korean News Content:

1. Unification minister says N.K.'s vicious cycle of provocations, rewards 'no longer works' under Yoon administration
2. N. Korea slams IAEA's adoption of resolution on Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program
3. U.S. calls on China to encourage N. Korea's return to diplomacy
4. [INTERVIEW] It is premature to revise ROK-US mutual defense treaty: veterans' group head
5. Irate North Korea players attack Asian Games ref after quarter-final loss
6. Joe Biden Should Fear the North Korea - Russia Alliance
7. Is There Any Chance North Korea Will Ever Give Up Its Nuclear Weapons?
8. US policy played role in revival of Russia-China-North Korea axis