Small Wars Journal

6/29/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

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National Security News Content:

1. Function… then Form: Rethinking the Operational Command Structure of US SOF
2. Doris Allen, Analyst Who Saw the Tet Offensive Coming, Is Dead at 97
3. WEEKEND INTERVIEW: Former U.S. Commander Sees Momentum Shift in Ukraine (Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges (Ret.))
4. Exclusive: America falters in fighting the information war
5. Cognitive Combat: China, Russia, and Iran’s Information War Against Americans
6. Dispatch from Taipei: Why Taiwan’s survival may depend on deterrence through resilience
7. NATO’s Fast Approaching “Moment of Truth” on Ukraine
8. Japan and Philippines trying to finish defense pact for signing in Manila as alarm grows over China
9. China mocks U.S. presidential debate: "very entertaining"
10. How will Trump and Biden differ on top foreign policy issues? A post-debate primer on what we learned.
11.  Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 28, 2024
12. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, June 28, 2024
13. China-Taiwan Weekly Update, June 27, 2024
14. Opinion | I Study Disinformation. This Election Will Be Grim.
15. Shall We Hunt and Expose a Potential Russian Network Operating in the US Presidential Election?
16. The Biden admin has no firm plan to call out domestic disinformation in the 2024 election
17. Danger of War in East Asia Ignored in Debate Despite Beijing’s Growing Aggression
18. The Postwar Vision That Sees Gaza Sliced Into Security Zones
19. Brexit Backlash: Brits Now Regret Their Populist Revolt
20. [Newspoint] Where Marcos has taken us since Duterte
21. The monument to Ukraine’s past corruption

Korean News Content:

1. The forgotten teenage guerillas who infiltrated North Korea during Korean War
2. Should Ireland, not Germany, now be the model for Korean reunification?
3. Report to Congress on U.S., South Korea Relations
4. —TRILATERAL STATEMENT— First Execution of Multi-Domain Japan - ROK - U.S. Exercise FREEDOM EDGE
5. “There is no need to overreact to the North Korea-Russia military alliance∙∙∙The extended deterrence of the U.S.-ROK alliance must be strengthened.”
6. Research expert tells UN it has 'irrefutably' established missile debris in Ukraine is North Korean
7. Russia, Western nations joust on Pyongyang-Moscow arms cooperation in UNSC meeting
8. Danger of War in East Asia Ignored in Debate Despite Beijing’s Growing Aggression
9. KDVA’s Congratulatory Message for U.S. Forces Korea Founding Day
10. North Korea executed man for listening to K-pop, report from defectors shows
11. N. Korea opens party plenary meeting with leader Kim in attendance
12. S. Korea, U.S., Japan wrap up 1st trilateral 'Freedom Edge' exercise
13. S. Korea marks 22nd anniversary of victorious inter-Korean naval skirmish
14. Exclusive: Trump will encourage Japan, South Korea ties, allies tell foreign officials
15. US diplomat says 'everything' should be on table if it helps progress on peninsula denuclearization
16. N. Korea enhances nuclear readiness ahead of military's summer exercises
17. Some N. Koreans avoid work as police informants due to no compensation

Dave Maxwell Sat, 06/29/2024 - 10:14am
6/28/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

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National Security News Content:

1. IN THE KILL ZONE: The Life and Times of Willie Merkerson (Part 1)
2. Deterring Confidently Ignorant Leaders Like Putin and Xi
3. Chinese Embassy lobbies Hill against DNI report on leaders’ corruption
4. Transitioning Away from the Carrier Strike Group and Toward Distributed Maritime Operations
5. The Navy’s ongoing carrier conundrum
6. House shoots down amendment to cut F-35 purchase
7. We Got Islamism Wrong By Robert Harward & Jacob Olidort
8. Can four big commands prepare the Air Force to win wars?
9. A Den of Spies: Vienna Emerges as Hub for Russian Espionage
10. Iran Election Pits Engagement With West Against More Confrontation
11. Was the Military Uprising a Coup or a Hoax? Bolivians Aren’t Sure
12.  The 51 Intel Know-Nothings
13. New commander leads school house for Army special operation forces at Fort Liberty
14. Integrating Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in the Marine Corps
15. New Tactic in China’s Information War: Harassing a Critic’s Child in the U.S.
16. A Case Study on Integrating Tactical Drones: Israel
17. Allies and Open Sources: Lessons from Northern Raven, the Largest OSINT Collection Operation in NATO’s History
18. The Show Trial of Evan Gershkovich
19. Why Russia's Warships in Cuba Matter to the United States
20. China urges US to stop supporting the Philippines' 'provocations'
21. How Russian Elites Made Peace With the War
22. The Most Dangerous Game – Do Power Transitions Always Lead to War?
23. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 27, 2024
25. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, June 27, 2024
 

Korean News Content:

1. A North Korean Missile Explodes in the Sky—and a Mystery Emerges
2. US to confront Russia at UN over North Korean weapons
3. UN Security Council: DPRK (North Korea): Open Briefing
4. N. Korea says planned party plenary meeting will become 'politically important' event
5. S. Korean military unveils video of N.K. missile exploding in midair
6. New Horizons in Korea-U.S.-Japan Trilateral Cooperation
7. (Yonhap Interview) NATO chief says S. Korea's potential arms support for Ukraine fundamentally different from N.K. arms supply to Russia
8. Yoon vows to overcome N.K. threats through cooperation with U.S., Japan
9. Cruel summer: North Koreans ordered to provide human waste for fertilizer
10. 66% of South Koreans back nuclear armament amid North Korean threats: poll
11. S. Korea, U.S. chip lobby groups discuss ties in technology, supply chain
12. S. Korea urges N. Korea to give prior notice over border dam water discharge
13. S. Korea slaps sanctions on N. Korea's Missile Administration, 4 Russian vessels for violating U.N. resolutions
14. Editorial: April birth rate rebound offers hope for South Korea's population decline
15. <Interview with a N. Korean Woman>What was happening in the spring of 2024? (2) Excluding S. Korea and erasing unification; Reign of terror
16. Weapons coproduction with S. Korea makes 'a lot of sense,' US Army weapons buyer says
 

Dave Maxwell Fri, 06/28/2024 - 10:01am
6/27/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

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National Security News Content:

1. US Air Force general: US will not assist Israel in war with Hezbollah as it had with Iran
2. South By Southwest festival bars Army, defense industry from 'sponsoring' 2025 event
3. China is seeking ways to disrupt daily American life should a conflict erupt, Pentagon’s IT leader says
4. The ‘Unfettered’ Trade That's Wildly Popular—and Ignored in Washington
5. Leadership in Modern War by Mick Ryan (Parts 1 and 2)
6. Pentagon's Efforts on Traumatic Brain Injuries to Get Government Watchdog Review
7. Analysis: Poland Continues to Prepare Citizens for War With Russia
8. New Attacks Suggest Moscow Rapidly Losing Control Over Dagestani Population
9. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 26, 2024
10. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, June 26, 2024
11. Report to Congress on Use of Force in Cyberspace
12. Have China’s Wolf Warriors Gone Extinct?
13. Joe Biden's Failed Strategy Against the Houthi Threat in the Red Sea
14. Protecting America’s cybersecurity demands showing our teeth
15. Hamas’s Ruthless Long-Term Strategy of Necessary Sacrifice
16. How the military is preparing for AI at the edge
17. Reimagining the Arsenal of Democracy
18. "People's Satellite" Helped Ukraine Hit Over 1,000 Targets Spy Agency Says
19. Senate committee looks to withhold funding for Cybercom capability architecture
20. Africa Needs More American Involvement—Not Less
21. Should Americans Die for a Single Filipino?
22. Resilience and Resistance Post-Raisi: A Data-Centric Approach to Iran
23. The All-Airborne 'Remembrance Bowl' in Normandy Should Be a Bigger Deal Than the Army-Navy Game

Korean News Content:

1. N. Korea says it successfully conducted multiple warhead missile capability test
2. U.S. expert raises possibility of S. Korea's nuclearization in case of Trump's reelection
3. ‘They made us work day and night’: South Korean prisoner of war for over 50 years recalls life in the North
4. US, Japan, South Korea vow strategic cooperation to boost security, economies
5. North Korea says successfully tested multiple-warhead missile
6. North Korea 'will send military personnel to Ukraine within a month' to boost Putin's forces
7. Russia Offers China A River To The Sea In The Pacific
8. Why China accessing Sea of Japan through Russia-North Korea border river can ring alarm bells
9. Russia, North Korea and the axis of autocracies
10. Air Force Ghostrider flies the South Korean skies for joint training
11. North Korea Says It Tested Multiple-Warhead Missile Technology
12. Naval, air drills signal start of first large-scale exercise by US, South Korea, Japan
13. Bombs and balloons: North and South Korea raise the stakes on tense peninsula
14. ‘The scariest place on earth’: inside the DMZ as tensions between North and South Korea rise
15. S. Korean military dismisses N.K. claim of successful multiple-warhead missile test
16. S. Korea, U.S. wrap up 4th round of talks on defense cost sharing
17.  N. Korea ramps up public executions of people distributing S. Korean movies: unification ministry
18. S. Korea slaps sanctions on N. Korea's Missile Administration, 4 Russian vessels for violating U.N. resolutions
19. S. Korea warns Russia 'not to make mistake' after Moscow's warning against potential arms supply to Ukraine
20. Fact check: North Korea has not announced plans to send troops to Ukraine — yet
 

 

 

Dave Maxwell Thu, 06/27/2024 - 9:23am
6/26/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

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National Security News Content:

1. Echoes of Freedom: Why Courageous Leaders Are the Guardians of Our Nation’s Soul
2. Opinion | Why American tech companies need to help build AI weaponry
3. Russia's ambassador outlines plan to overthrow US-led world order
4. One year on, the Wagner revolt changed nothing
5. Lack of Leadership is Hindering the West in Asia
6. More Americans are ending up in Russian jails. Prospects for their release are unclear
7. Zelensky’s Formidable Task: Keeping the West and His Citizens On Board
8. It’s Time To Bring the Pentagon Budget Into the 21st Century
9. Grand Strategy, Innovation and Technology-Power:  Free Trade with Free People
10. US Navy leaves possible two-week aircraft carrier gap in CENTCOM
11. War Between Israel and Iran Is Inevitable
12. WikiLeaks Founder Pleads Guilty and Is Sentenced for Conspiring to Obtain and Disclose Classified National Defense Information
13. The Assange Plea and Press Freedom
14. Taiwan reports Chinese 'combat patrol', Beijing vows to hunt independence 'diehards'
15. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 25, 2024
16. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, June 25, 2024
17. US military takes another stab at aid delivery from floating Gaza pier
18. International court seeks arrest of Russian officials over attacks on Ukrainian power plants
19. DHS identifies over 400 migrants brought to the U.S. by an ISIS-affiliated smuggling network
20. Attacks against defense industrial base increasing, NSA chief war
21. America’s Asian Partners Are Not Worried Enough About Trump
22. The Power of Principles – What Norms Are Still Good For
23. ‘Axis of impunity’: Putin-Kim deal underlines new challenges to world order
 

Korean News Content:

1. Suspected North Korean hypersonic missile exploded in flight, South Korea says
2. This North Korean defector sends ‘smart’ balloons back home. Here’s a look inside his secretive assembly room
3. Incheon airport briefly shuts down runways because of North Korea trash balloons
4. The North Korean defector flying propaganda balloons to topple Kim
5. North Korea's Jang Song-taek faction: "Kim Jong-un is ashamed of his mother...Half-Baekdu bloodline complex"
6. N.K. missile launch ends in mid-air explosion amid possibility of hypersonic missile test
7. Marine Corps resumes full-scale live-fire drills on border islands for 1st time in 7 years
8. PM says S. Korea not at stage to consider nuclear armament 'for now'
9. North Korean trash balloons crash Incheon Airport, halting flights for 3 hours
10. S. Korea, U.S. hold joint air drills involving F-22 fighter jet
11. Senior diplomats, military officials reaffirm Seoul-Washington alliance amid heightened geopolitical woes
12. <Interview with a N. Korean Woman>What was happening in the spring of 2024? (1) Who is starving and why?
13. PM to meet Vietnam counterpart in Seoul next week
14. Hoeryong police conduct bunker drills to prepare for war
15. Ministry of Social Security Ensemble dancer takes her own life 
16. North Koreans vow to ‘annihilate’ America at anti-US rallies across country
17. Pentagon spokesperson raises possibility of N.K. troops becoming 'cannon fodder' if sent to Ukraine
18. Chinese companies increasingly seek out cheap N. Korean labor
19. Putin kissing Kim’s ring is a massive strategic blunder  
20. America’s Asian Partners Are Not Worried Enough About Trump
21. ‘Axis of impunity’: Putin-Kim deal underlines new challenges to world order
 

Dave Maxwell Wed, 06/26/2024 - 10:20am
6/25/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

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National Security News Content:

1. SOCEUR plays significant role in D-Day 80 festivities
2. On the Departure of Derek Chollet and Appointment of Tom Sullivan as Counselor
3. Resourcing to Win: Strategies for Optimizing Special Operations Budgets
4. How to Start a War Over Taiwan
5. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 24, 2024
6. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, June 24, 2024
7. Historic Moon Mission Moves China Ahead in Space Race With U.S.
8. In Rare Rebuke, U.S. Ambassador Accuses China of Undermining Diplomacy
9. Evan Gershkovich | A Letter From The Wall Street Journal Editor in Chief
10. Opinion | Egregious Pentagon delays reflect problem the military is just starting to solve
11.  Top State Department official to become Austin’s new chief of staff
12. Republicans will again try to slash defense secretary’s salary to $1
13. Vietnam reaffirms "strategic partnership" with US day after Putin visit
14. Tactical Nuclear Weapons, Explained
15. Marines revive historic 'Sledge' airfield on Peleliu in Pacific pivot
16. The US Is Learning the Wrong Cold War Lessons on China
17. More Debt Is Better Than More Billion-Dollar Climate Disasters
18. Trump ran up national debt twice as much as Biden: new analysis
19. Exclusive: Trump handed plan to halt US military aid to Kyiv unless it talks peace with Moscow
20. Why Cambodia Matters to the U.S.-China Rivalry
21. Cyber Attacks in Perspective: Cutting Through the Hyperbole
22. The Pivot That Wasn’t – Did America Wait Too Long to Counter China?
23. Should Ukraine Keep Attacking Russian Oil Refineries?
 

Korean News Content:

1. Korean War June 25, 1950
2. Redeploying tactical nuclear weapons to S. Korea could strengthen nuclear umbrella against Russia-NK threats: Bolton
3. South Korean activists say their balloons will continue to fly, despite North warnings
4. Conflict fears grow ahead of Korean War anniversary
5. South Korean military says 350 waste balloons detected from North Korea overnight as tensions flare
6. Tactical Nuclear Weapons, Explained
7. S. Korea conducts live-fire drills with Chunmoo multiple rocket launchers
8. Meet the North Koreans who haven't been able to return home in over 70 years
9. Putin says ties with N. Korea raised to 'unprecedentedly high level' in thank-you message to Kim
10. Russia and North Korea signed a defense pact with each other. What does this mean?
11. South Korea latest to level charges against Israeli officials for alleged war crimes in Gaza
12. North Korean Munitions Factories: The Other Side of Arms Transfers to Russia
13. Campbell stresses Washington Declaration as deterrence tool amid security concerns over Putin-Kim summit
14. UN aviation authority condemns North Korea GPS jamming near Incheon airport
15. N. Korea supports Russia's war with Ukraine as 'legitimate act of self-defense'
 

Dave Maxwell Tue, 06/25/2024 - 9:56am
6/24/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

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National Security News Content:

1. Russian Saboteurs Behind Arson Attack at German Factory
2. ‘Urgency’ needed on terrorism threats, ex-CIA official says
3. Social media among many barriers to bringing back a draft, report says
4. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 23, 2024
5. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, June 23, 2024
6. Netanyahu says Israel is winding down its Gaza operations. But he warns a Lebanon war could be next
7. China is watching warily as Putin and Kim forge new ‘alliance’
8. Catherine Herridge: Protecting Sources Is a Hill Worth Dying On
9. The Muslim Soldiers Fighting for Israel
10. Pentagon didn’t adequately track funds sent to Chinese research labs
11. Tight congressional calendar squeezes lawmakers’ defense work
12. Weapons of choice in China’s territorial disputes? Axes, knives, ‘jostling.’
13. How Ukraine’s Naval Drones Turned the Tide in the Battle of the Black Sea
14. How a Texas Factory Will Become a Key Ammo Supplier for the U.S., Ukraine
15. What It Would Take for the U.S. Dollar To Collapse
16. Weakening yuan could be what China needs, but not what it wants
17. Remembering Saipan: The battle that reshaped the Pacific
18. U.S. Army Conducts First Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile SINKEX using PrSM
19. Number of Air Force Osprey Pilots and Aircrew Under Review Amid Mechanical Issues, Flight Restriction
20. Israeli Defense Tech is About to Have a Moment
21. Would Russia Aid China in an Invasion of Taiwan?
22. US hasn’t withheld weapons for Israel, but it’s done fast-tracking them — official
23. Inside the Chinese-funded and staffed marijuana farms springing up across the U.S.
24. China’s New Info Warriors: The Information Support Force Emerges
25. Better than the Sum of its Parts: Making NATO Reserves an Alliance Resource
26. Xi Jinping’s Russian Lessons
27. There’s No Dodge Button for Disinformation
 

Korean News Content:

1. North Korean Military Advances in the West Sea: A Strategic Response
2. China is watching warily as Putin and Kim forge new ‘alliance’
3. Japan and South Korea Are Fighting Over an App at a Tense Time
4. South Korea battery plant fire kills 22 people, most of them Chinese
5. Hyundai and Kia Zip Into the U.S. Car Market’s Fast Lane
6. US and Key Asian Allies Denounce Putin and Kim’s Military Pact
7. S. Korea says parasites detected in trash-filled balloons from N. Korea
8. Defector group sends more plastics bottles containing rice to N. Korea, raising concerns about Pyongyang's trash balloons
9. N. Korea supports Russia's war with Ukraine as 'legitimate act of self-defense'
10. Hwaseong battery plant fire likely to go down as worst chemical plant accident in history
11. N. Korea vows 'overwhelming, fresh' deterrence measures against arrival of U.S. aircraft carrier
12. The Chinese in the Korean War
13. Parasites, poop and propaganda: Trash balloons reveal hardships faced by North Koreans
14. N. Korea Likely Provided 1.6 Mil Artillery Shells to Russia
15. UN approves ROK province’s plan to send water purification aid to North Korea
 

Dave Maxwell Mon, 06/24/2024 - 9:24am
6/23/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

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National Security News Content:

1. Things Worth Remembering: The Man in the Arena
2. The Gray Zone: the only crossing from Russia into Ukraine
3. One More Time With Feeling: Unity Is Overrated
4. Taiwan Wants a Drone Army—but China Makes the Drones It Wants
5. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 22, 2024
6. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, June 22, 2024
7. The Arsenal of Autocracy & Nvidia Rising
8. US debt moving toward $50 trillion isn’t whole story
9. NATO’s New Leader Was Planning This the Whole Time
10. Europe Must Make a Realistic Commitment to the Indo-Pacific
11. US East Asia envoy says South China Sea situation deeply concerning
12. Philippines not in business of instigating wars, says President Marcos
13. US offers assurances to Israel this week in the event of full-blown war with Hezbollah
14. As U.S.-supplied weapons show impact inside Russia, Ukrainian soldiers hope for deeper strikes
15. How Big Is CCP Inc.?
16. Despite fentanyl crackdown, Chinese sellers are open for business

Korean News Content:

1. N. Korea orders officials to conceal information about anti-socialist behavior cases
2. Russia's provision of precision weapons to N.K. would leave no line for Seoul's aid to Ukraine: official
3. Putin warns South Korea sending weapons to Ukraine would be ‘big mistake’
4. U.S. expert calls for S. Korea's inclusion into G7, touts its 'trustworthiness'
5. N. Korea orders munitions factories to beef up security
6. Bridging The Divide: A Neutral Approach To Peace On The Korean Peninsula
7. S. Korean commandos sharpen special operations capabilities amid NK threats
8. Russia-North Korea defense pact moves military cooperation out of shadows
9. Kinzinger: Russia-North Korea pact a ‘bad look for Vladimir Putin’
10. Learning to Live With a Nuclear North Korea
11. Defector group sends more plastics bottles containing rice to N. Korea, raising concerns about Pyongyang's trash balloons
12. S. Korea running out of red lines on Russia-N. Korea cooperation
13.  'Unfeasible' idea of nuclear-armed South Korea resurfaces
14. US and South Korea race to finish troop cost talks with Trump looming
15. N. Korea to hold key party meeting this week after signing new partnership treaty with Russia
16. Tony Shaffer to Newsmax: Biden Erased All US Gains With NKorea
 

Dave Maxwell Sun, 06/23/2024 - 12:31pm
6/22/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

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National Security News Content:

1. A Disaster of the U.S. Military’s Own Making
2. What to Know About Suicides in the U.S. Army
3. Pentagon sued over deletion of ‘Duty, Honor, Country’
4. What the Putin-Pyongyang Axis Means
5. America Is Running Out of Options in the Gaza War
6. Putin Shows He Can Antagonize the U.S. Far Afield From Ukraine
7. Putin Came to Asia to Disrupt, and He Succeeded
8. Donald Sutherland’s Oddball history: how true was Kelly’s Heroes?
9. Marine Corps Global Response in the Age of Precision Munitions
10. What Happens When Migrants Arrive in America’s Suburbs?
11. Who will win a post-heroic war?  by Edward Luttwak
12. US "Hellscape" Strategy - Sells Taiwan Cutting Edge "Attack Drone" Technology
13. Xi Jinping's Aggressive Talk About Taiwan Is Hiding a Reluctance to Act
14. How rising anti-American axis sees US weakness, and is ready to pounce
15. Opinion | Why Netanyahu Doesn’t Take Biden Seriously
16. Fallujah's Crucible: Strategic and Operational Insights in Urban Warfare
17. Bye, Google Maps: This AI mapmaking app blew me away
18. Philippines says it did not consider invoking US pact over South China Sea clash
19. How China could take Taiwan without even needing to invade
20. Hudson has questions about what DOD is doing about US military base infiltrations

Korean News Content:

1. What the Putin-Pyongyang Axis Means
2. Putin and Kim Bring Back Cold War-Era Military Alliance to Tense Region
3. Putin Came to Asia to Disrupt, and He Succeeded
4. “The deepening of North Korea-Russia closeness complicates U.S. calculations… “We are not yet at the military response stage.”
5. Takeaways from the Putin-Kim Summit (Stimson Center)
6. S. Korea, U.S., Japan agree on close cooperation through 'timely' dialogue after Kim-Putin summit: Seoul minister
7. Deepening N.K.-Russia ties may drive S. Korea in direction of nuclear option: ex-Trump official
8. USS Theodore Roosevelt arrives in Busan in show of force
9. U.S. Navy secretary hails Hanwha's acquisition of U.S. shipbuilder as 'game-changing' milestone
10. [WHY] Why are both Koreas fixated on cross-border propaganda?
11.  North Korea’s Flawed but Winning Strategy in Ukraine
12. Russia and North Korea’s military deal formalizes a bustling arms trade
13. DPRK Workers Meet to Pledge Revenge on U.S. Imperialists
14. Regarding Self-reliance As Treasured Sword of Prosperity
15. N. Korean soldiers cross border for 3rd time in June: JCS
16. Putin and Kim are creating a crisis—Can the US and China rein them in?
17. The Putin-Kim summit produced an unusual — and speedy — flurry of glimpses into North Korea
 

Dave Maxwell Sat, 06/22/2024 - 12:12pm
6/21/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

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National Security News Content:

1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 20, 2024
2. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, June 19, 2024
3. China threatens death penalty for 'diehard' Taiwan separatists
4. How Long Can the USS Eisenhower Continue Fighting the Houthis?
5. One of the Army’s top Nuclear teams trained with Rangers and Green Berets
6. China Targets US With Hacking Contests
7. Strength and Wisdom in the Middle East
8. South Korean giant Hanwha agrees to acquire Philly Shipyard for $100M
9. US underscores ‘ironclad commitments’ to Philippines after latest clash with China
10. Using Artificial Intelligence to Rethink the Unified Command Plan
11. Crossing Thresholds: Ukrainian Resistance to Russian Occupation
12. Ultrasecure comms could give special operators a leg up
13. US signals that it has expanded policy to allow Ukraine to counterstrike into Russia
14. How AI is turning satellite imagery into a window on the future
15. NATO's Article 5 isn't as ironclad as many think
16. U.S. and China hold first informal nuclear talks in five years
17. Hypocrisy Is Not a Real Problem in World Politics
18. War Books: Airpower Scholarship for the Army
19. Biden’s Handwringing Over the Houthis is Going to Get U.S. Navy Sailors Killed
20. Why They Don’t Fight:  The Surprising Endurance of the Democratic Peace
21. Hamas Is Winning: Why Israel’s Failing Strategy Makes Its Enemy Stronger
22. Rupa Subramanya: I’m Stuck Between the Woke Left and the Nativist Right
23. The Military Was Combating Racism. Then Congress Stepped in.
24. Politicizing America’s Defense Capabilities
25. It Is Time for Radical Candor
26. The Military Was Combating Racism. Then Congress Stepped in.
 

Korean News Content:

1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 20, 2024 (with analysis of Putin's trip to nK)
2. Putin's Ministers Ejected From N. Korean Negotiation Room for Entering Before Kim Jong Un
3. Commentary: Putin-Kim meeting generates surprising agreement about China in South Korea
4. South Korea will consider supplying arms to Ukraine after Russia and North Korea sign strategic pact
5. Kim-Putin agreement: Real military alliance or paper partnership?
6. North Korean troops could join Putin's invasion of Ukraine under a new pact with Russia, experts warned - as Kim Jong Un welcomed his despot to Pyongyang
7. New commander takes charge of 2nd ID at ceremony in South Korea
8. Could CIA Sabotage North Korean Arm Shipments to Russia?
9. The New Russia-North Korea Security Alliance
10. 'We haven't seen a threat like this since WWII,' Gen. Keane warns
11. Putin Shocks the World With Defense Treaty with Pariah Kim
12. South Korean giant Hanwha agrees to acquire Philly Shipyard for $100M
13. N. Korean defectors send anti-Pyongyang leaflets again to N. Korea
14. N. Korea, Russia agree to offer military assistance 'without delay' if either is attacked: KCNA
15. New Russia-N.K. treaty signals united front against anti-Pyongyang sanctions
16.  Kim-Putin treaty underlines both deeper security guarantees, shared weaknesses
17. Readout of Senior Defense Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs Leader's Trip to Adaptive Shield Exercise, Republic of Korea and Japan
18. A Tale of Three Triangles: The Complicated Geopolitics of Northeast Asia
19. North Korea building border ‘wall’, satellite images reveal
 

Dave Maxwell Fri, 06/21/2024 - 10:10am