{"slug": "9-17-26-national-security-and-korean-news-and-commentary", "title": "9/17/26 National Security and Korean News and Commentary", "summary": "Small Wars Journal published its September 17, 2026 national security and Korean news roundup, led by a report that AI has transformed the Pentagon's aging networks into a national security risk. The roundup also links to commentary on military morale and smartphones, a report on how a fringe AI movement convinced Washington the end is near, and a piece on the Pentagon plowing ahead on AI despite warnings.", "body_md": "Access National Security News HERE. Access Korean News HERE. National Security News: 1. AI has transformed the Pentagon’s aging networks into a national security risk 2. Opinion | Can Military Morale Survive Smartphones? 3. How a fringe AI movement convinced Washington the end is near 4. ‘The US can’t lose’: Pentagon plows ahead on AI despite warnings 5. China would face a “hellscape” in a …\n\n [Read more](https://smallwarsjournal.com/2026/09/17/9-17-26-national-security-and-korean-news-and-commentary/)\n\nThe post [9/17/26 National Security and Korean News and Commentary](https://smallwarsjournal.com/2026/09/17/9-17-26-national-security-and-korean-news-and-commentary/) appeared first on [Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University](https://smallwarsjournal.com).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/9-17-26-national-security-and-korean-news-and-commentary", "canonical_source": "https://smallwarsjournal.com/2026/09/17/9-17-26-national-security-and-korean-news-and-commentary/", "published_at": "2026-09-17 17:26:58+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-17 17:56:26.180368+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["Small Wars Journal", "Arizona State University", "Pentagon", "Washington", "China"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/9-17-26-national-security-and-korean-news-and-commentary", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/9-17-26-national-security-and-korean-news-and-commentary.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/9-17-26-national-security-and-korean-news-and-commentary.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/9-17-26-national-security-and-korean-news-and-commentary.jsonld"}}