4/2/26 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

1. America’s Best New Weapon in Iran Is a Drone Inspired by Iran

2. Opinion | Bomb Iran but Blow Up NATO?

3. Marines scramble to reassure families after report of ICE at boot camp

4. China Is Building Another Massive Base in the South China Sea

5. Pentagon, Boeing announce plan to triple Patriot PAC-3 seeker production

6. Hormuz disruption will change trade — and defense — at other chokepoints

7. Trump Officials Try to Fight Foreign Disinformation They Once Dismissed

8. Iran War Showcases Strength of South Korean Defense Sector

9. Once again, Trump declines to describe desired end-state to his Iran war

10. Empires Rise and Fall. Will Ours? by John Nagl

11. Venezuela at a Crossroads: Cautionary Lessons on Intervention

12. Dragging Anchor, Dodging Jurisdiction: Rethinking Deterrence for Hybrid Maritime Threats

13. Donald Trump Is Waging Psychological Warfare

14. The Iran War and the Energy Lesson We Failed to Learn

15. US op to seize Iran’s uranium would take weeks, require building a runway — report

16. Will the U.S. Make Israel Its Middle East Headquarters?

17. Shutting Hormuz is a template for China in Taiwan

18. The Changing Character—and Enduring Nature—of Command

19. Want Combat-Ready Units? Don’t Let the Connected World Fracture Unit Cohesion

1. Iran War Showcases Strength of South Korean Defense Sector

2. N. Korea denounces U.N. rights resolution as ‘political provocation’

3. Defense chief discusses alliance issues with U.S. lawmakers

4. South Korea president says economy on ‘wartime footing’ over Iran war

5. South Korea birth rate nears 1, but structural issues persist

6. Lee reaffirms commitment to regain wartime command in meeting with U.S. lawmakers

7. S. Korea calls for swift normalization of maritime shipping network after Trump’s war speech

8. S. Korea secures 50 mln barrels of alternative oil supplies for April: officials

9. Trump’s ‘irrefutable’ foreign policy rather means opportunity to boost S. Korea-U.S. alliance: ex-White House official

10. Satellite imagery shows N. Korea appears to be speeding up construction of its 3rd 5,000-ton destroyer

11. North Korea orders campaign to erase South Korea from youth consciousness

12. North Koreans fear tighter crackdowns as Kim announces police system