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 May 5 , 2022

 South Korea joins NATO cyber defense 

South Korea has become the first Asian member state of NATO’s Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence (CCDCOE), Yonhap news agency reported Thursday.

In a statement cited by the media outlet, Seoul’s National Intelligence Service said it plans to “strengthen our cyber response capabilities to a world-class level by increasing the number of our staff sent to the center and expanding the scope of joint training.”

South Korea’s accession to the CCDCOE has brought the number of members to 32, with 27 being NATO states, referred to as sponsoring nations.

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 Man behind Hunter Biden’s laptop sues CNN, congressman on claims data trove was "Russian disinformation"

The Delaware computer technician who exposed data from a laptop left at his shop by Hunter Biden, has sued US Rep. Adam Schiff and three media outlets for defaming him.

Mac Isaac said he faced false accusations of being a Russian spy, and he was forced to close his repair shop after receiving numerous death threats and hate mail.

He claimed CNN, Politico and other media knowingly broadcast a defamatory story falsely linking the laptop to Russia, a false claim echoed by Joe Biden in his presidential campaign. Now the plaintiff is seeking at least $1 million in actual damages and far more in punitive damages.

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May 6 , 202

Crews of Russian Ka-52 helicopters have conducted missile strikes on a Ukrainian military stronghold at night, destroying it along with several armored vehicles - Russia’s Defense Ministry 

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 “Closet is Bare”: US missile supply running low as Biden arms Kiev (reports)

US stockpiles of Javelin and Stinger missiles may take years to refill, as analysts warn that shipments to Ukraine have left supplies depleted, and manufacturers unable to keep up with demand due to parts shortages. (CNN)

America has already depleted a quarter of its Stinger and a third of its Javelin missile launchers. Raytheon Technologies, makers of several weapons systems has warned that it cannot increase production until next year. 

An anonymous White House official spoke of a need to ‘examine bottlenecks,’ saying that the Pentagon was considering a range of options to boost production while US Sen. Richard Blumenthal told a recent Congressional Armed Services Committee, “The closet is bare.”

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 Beijing Orders “Stress Test” In Preparation for Russia-style Sanctions (reports)

Key Chinese state agencies have reportedly been instructed to formulate responses if Beijing is slapped with similar sanctions to those imposed on Russia by the US. (The Guardian)

Although officials haven’t disclosed exactly why such measures were ordered, Beijing-based analyst Tong Zaho claims govt figures are worried “a strategic conflict between China and the West may not be a question of whether it’d happen, but when it will happen, in particular over the issue of Taiwan.”

Former adviser to John Kerry Edward Fishman warned China’s economy would not be able to withstand sanctions. “There is no alternative to the western financial system,” he said.

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 Taiwan “Can’t Afford” New US Anti-sub Helicopters

Taiwan will ditch plans to buy up 12 American MH-60R anti-submarine choppers because the price is too high, contradicting reports the US backed out of the deal as it “wasn’t in line with the island’s needs”.

Two other arms deals have been pushed back, for Howitzer artillery systems, and mobile Stinger anti-aircraft missiles, after shipments for both were promised to Ukraine.

Taiwan Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng insisted his government had already signed contracts and paid for those deliveries, and would press Washington to fulfill obligations.

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