"Security autism" isn’t a moral failing; it’s a cognitive one. Just as individuals on the autism spectrum struggle with social cues and environmental awareness, nations can lose the ability to read geopolitical signals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/30/japan/beware-of-security-autism/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #us #china #usjapanrelations #chinajapanrelations #defense #sdf #northkorea #donaldtrump
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has toured a factory making new multiple rocket launchers that could target South Korea, touting their ability to "annihilate the enemy," state media has reported. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/30/asia-pacific/north-korea-rocket-launchers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #missiles #kimjongun
Ironically the two stop gap measures in this potential World War 3 scenario are #NorthKorea 🇰🇵 (who have military defense treaties with China 🇨🇳 & Russia 🇷🇺) & #India 🇮🇳 (who China 🇨🇳 fears could make a move if they invade Taiwan 🇹🇼).
👉🏾 #Russia 🇷🇺 vows to support #China 🇨🇳 if #Taiwan 🇹🇼 contingency flares up: top diplomat https://asia.nikkei.com/politics/international-relations/japan-china-tensions/russia-vows-to-support-china-if-taiwan-contingency-flares-up-top-diplomat
The Japanese government under then-Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa faced trouble dealing with a strong U.S. request for support during the 1994 North Korea nuclear crisis, according to newly disclosed records. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/25/japan/politics/japan-diplomatic-records-north-korea-crisis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #morihirohosokawa #foreignministry #northkorea #usjapanrelations #billclinton
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test-firing of long-range surface-to-air missiles at a launch site near its east coast, state media has reported. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/25/asia-pacific/north-korea-long-range-missiles/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #southkorea #kimjongun #nuclearweapons #missiles #us #submarines
The government has adopted a new cybersecurity strategy, stipulating a new system enabling the police, the Defense Ministry and the SDF to work together in neutralizing critical attacks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/23/japan/crime-legal/new-cybersecurity-strategy-police-sdf/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #sdf #china #russia #northkorea #defense #defenseministry #cybersecurity #ai
South Korea may need to pursue a separate bilateral accord with the U.S. to secure the right to build nuclear-powered submarines, the country’s national security adviser said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/17/asia-pacific/south-korea-nuclear-submarines-us-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #southkorea #nuclearenergy #submarines #us #donaldtrump #northkorea
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol tried to provoke North Korea into mounting an armed aggression to create justification for the December 2024 martial law declaration, a special prosecutor said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/15/world/crime-legal/south-korea-yoon-pyongyang-provoke/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #southkorea #northkorea #pyongyang #yoonsukyeol
The government on Saturday reaffirmed its commitment to resolving the long-standing issue of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago, with Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara stressing its urgency. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/14/japan/politics/government-push-resolve-north-korea-abductions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #northkorea #northkoreajapanrelations #abductions
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a welcoming ceremony for an army engineering unit that had returned home after carrying out duties in Russia, the North's Korean Central News Agency reported Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/13/asia-pacific/kim-hails-north-korea-troops/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #kimjongun
Alex Akselrod
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There have been at least two instances of Ukrainian children abducted by Russian forces in eastern Ukraine having been forcibly transferred to a camp in North Korea, Kateryna Rashevska, a legal expert at Ukraine's Regional Center for Human Rights, said.
North Korea fired a barrage of artillery from a multiple rocket launcher system, South Korea's military said, as Pyongyang kicked off a key meeting of its ruling party top brass. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/10/asia-pacific/north-korea-artillery-salvo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #southkorea #kimjongun #leejaemyung
Claudius Link
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A North Korean state-sponsored hacker got infected by #LummaC2 infostealer, exposing links to the $1.4B Bybit crypto heist, malicious tools, infrastructure and OPSEC failure.
Read: https://hackread.com/north-korean-hacker-device-lummac2-infostealer-bybit/
A North Korean state-sponsored hacker got infected by #LummaC2 infostealer, exposing links to the $1.4B Bybit crypto heist, malicious tools, infrastructure and OPSEC failure.
Read: https://hackread.com/north-korean-hacker-device-lummac2-infostealer-bybit/
There have been at least two instances of Ukrainian children abducted by Russian forces in eastern Ukraine having been forcibly transferred to a camp in North Korea, Kateryna Rashevska, a legal expert at Ukraine's Regional Center for Human Rights, said.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un announced the country's air force will be equipped with "new strategic military assets," state media said Sunday — https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/30/asia-pacific/north-korea-kim-air-force/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #missiles #nuclearweapons #defense #kimjongun
Collective defense is too big a leap at this time. But collective deterrence is a legitimate strategy to thwart a rising China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/26/japan/the-argument-for-indo-pacific-collective-deterrence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #defense #sdf #sanaetakaichi #china #russia #northkorea #quad #australia #india #us #southkorea #philippines #seato #shigeruishiba #nato #taiwan #southchinasea #eastchinasea
The top U.S. military commander in South Korea is urging a rethink of how the Asian country’s strategic position is viewed, arguing that a shift in perspective reveals the crucial role it could play in a regional crisis. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/asia-pacific/south-korea-us-alliance-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #southkorea #us #usmilitary #northkorea #china
North Korea has denounced an agreement between Seoul and Washington to build nuclear-powered submarines, saying in a state media commentary that the deal would cause a "nuclear domino" effect. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/18/asia-pacific/politics/north-korea-seoul-us-sub-nuclear/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #northkorea #southkorea #submarines #nuclearweapons #defense #us
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