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North Korea tests long-range missile after deploying troops to Russia
Daily Wire, National

North Korea tests long-range missile after deploying troops to Russia

By Tim Pearce | Daily Wire North Korea tested an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Thursday designed to threaten the United States, the first ICBM test in nearly a year. The test comes less than a week before the U.S. presidential election and as North Korea sends thousands of troops to reinforce Russia’s military in the war in Ukraine. North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un called the test “an appropriate military action” in response to threatening moves from its adversaries. “The test-fire is an appropriate military action that fully meets the purpose of informing the rivals, who have intentionally escalated the regional situation and posed a threat to the security of our Republic recently, of our counteraction will,” Kim was quoted in North Korea state news, according to&...
Lloyd Austin confirms North Korean troops deployed to Russia
National, Washington Examiner

Lloyd Austin confirms North Korean troops deployed to Russia

By Mike Brest | Washington Examiner Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin confirmed Wednesday that the United States has seen “evidence” that North Korean troops have deployed to Russia. Austin is the first U.S. official to confirm reports from Ukrainian and South Korean leaders about the North Korean troop movements. “We are seeing evidence that there are North Korean troops that have gone to Russia,” he told reporters traveling with him Wednesday in Rome. “What, exactly, they’re doing is left to be seen.” READ THE FULL STORY AT THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER
North Korea has joined war against Ukraine, President Zelensky says
National, Newsweek

North Korea has joined war against Ukraine, President Zelensky says

By Michael D. Carroll  and Ellie Cook | Newsweek President of the Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said in a press conference at the EU leaders summit in Brussels on Thursday that North Korea has joined war against Ukraine, according to Ukrainian National News (UNN). "I know that there is an intention to train 10,000 soldiers from different branches of the (Korean) military: ground forces, air forces, that is, an entire brigade" he is reported to have said. "That is, he (Putin) wants to involve not only infantry, but also specialists from various branches of the military" he continued. "What we know is that North Korea is already preparing a contingent to fight against Ukraine." READ THE FULL STORY AT NEWSWEEK
US ‘sleepwalking’ into WWIII, experts warn nation is underprepared
Fox News, National

US ‘sleepwalking’ into WWIII, experts warn nation is underprepared

By Caitlin McFall  | Fox News The U.S. is "sleepwalking" into a global war against its top adversaries united under an axis of "malign partnerships," and experts are sounding the alarm that neither the U.S. military nor the public are prepared for World War III. In late July, a body of non-governmental national security experts, first tasked by Congress in 2022 under the Commission on the National Defense Strategy, released an evaluation of the U.S.’ overall security strategy put forward by the Biden administration two years ago. The commission found that after decades of post-Cold War policies that cut defense spending and reduced investments in the security sector, Washington, D.C., is "not prepared" to counter Beijing in open conflict, let alone a multi-fron...