North Korea

US-South Korea military drills cut in half after Trump’s broadside

President Donald Trump's call to drastically shorten the exercise out of deference to North Korea's leader reportedly took Seoul by surprise.

Reintroduce nuclear weapons to the Pacific to reduce the chances of war with China

By reintroducing US theater nuclear forces first in South Korea, and then more gradually in Japan, Washington can reassure its anxious allies and bolster its own national security interests, argue Kyle Balzer and Robert Peters.

‘No warehouses anymore’: Ukrainian troops get drone deliveries to the front

"For those who believe it's about technology, I tell you the solution is about human capital and processes," Marco Criscuolo, NATO's acting head of strategy and policy, told the conference.

How South Korea can deter North Korea’s nuclear gambit with precision air and naval power

To be prepared against North Korea's nuclear capabilities, South Korea should be prepared to execute preemptive, conventional strikes, argues Ju Hyung Kim of the Security Management Institute.

GAO calls on Coast Guard to improve cyber for Maritime Transportation System

The GAO said the MTS “faces significant and increasing cybersecurity risks” from China, Iran, North Korea and Russia and other “transnational criminal organizations.”

Russia overtakes all of Europe on defense spending in key metric: IISS military balance

The spending figures included in the think tank’s newly published Military Balance report also show that in real-terms, Russia’s military expenditure increased by over 40 percent in 2024.

US cyber vulnerabilities fuel N. Korea’s nuclear arsenal, but solutions are near: DARPA official

"We are essentially funding nuclear weapons development in North Korea with our bad software practices," said Kathleen Fisher, director of DARPA’s Information Innovation Office.

North Korea welcomes Trump back with ‘strategic’ cruise missile test: What’s next?

North Korea's most recent cruise missile test sends two signals: both a show of capability, and a "welcome back" for Donald Trump, experts said.

Russia doubled down on nuclear threats in Europe: 2024 in review

On the ground in Ukraine, another 12 months have passed, over 1,000 days in all since the war started, without either side able to strike a winning blow — though Russia continued with slow advances. Kyiv has shown renewed resilience and ingenuity, most notably making a surprise incursion in the border territory of Kursk that featured an estimated deployment of 10,000 troops.

South Korean crisis likely to have military, geopolitical reverberations: Analysts

If President Yoon Suk Yeol goes and the more liberal opposition wins, "Japan-Korea relations will go down the drain," Chun In-bum, former deputy commander of South Korea’s First Army, told Breaking Defense.

Russia ‘likely’ to transfer submarine tech to China, N. Korea: INDOPACOM Chief

“The idea of driving wedges between" Russia and China, Australia’s director-general of the Office of National Intelligence said, "is fanciful." 

South Korea eyes pathway for AUKUS Pillar II with new defense tech agreement

Over the next year, South Korea and the US will stand up a defense science and technology executive committee to explore emerging tech and AUKUS Pillar II cooperation.

‘Growing desperation’? NATO chief confirms North Korean troops deployed to help Russia in Kursk

"The deepening military cooperation between Russia and North Korea is a threat to both the Indo-Pacific and Euro-Atlantic security," said Mark Rutte, NATO Secretary General.

US, South Korea warn North Korean hacking group Andariel targets defense, aerospace firms

"This is the group that if Kim Jong Un wants something done, something done in-house, ‘Hey, we need a missile program, we need to do this,’ Andariel's the one to go out and find the blueprints,” Mandiant's Michael Barnhart told Breaking Defense.