3/7/26 National Security and Korean News and Commentary
The United States is increasingly integrating artificial intelligence into its operational planning against Iran, accelerating strike timelines and reshaping military education. Simultaneously, overlapping U.S.–South Korea and allied drills in the Pacific underscore a heightened sense of urgency over regional threats, while the Iran conflict serves as a stress test for South Korea’s defense posture. Cyber actors from North Korea and Russia appear to be coordinating, prompting allied counter‑measures, and diplomatic engagements in Washington focus on tariff disputes and force redeployment. These developments collectively signal a volatile security environment across the Middle East and East Asia.
More than 5 Hours Above Mach 3.0: SR-71 Pilot Recalls 11.13 Hours Mission During the Yom Kippur War
On October 13, 1973, SR‑71 pilots Jim Shelton and Gary Coleman completed an 11.13‑hour sortie from Griffiss AFB, flying over five hours above Mach 3.0 and refueling six times to gather critical photo intelligence over the Yom Kippur War theater. The...
Sunday Movies: London vs Berlin Transit, and North American Cities by Ridership
The thread compares London’s Underground with Berlin’s U‑Bahn, highlighting differences in capacity, frequency and punctuality. It also lists the 15 North American cities with the highest transit ridership, showing a concentration in major U.S., Canadian and Mexican metros. Participants raise...
Legal Tech Vendors Roll Out Wave of Announcements Ahead of Legalweek; News From DISCO, Advocacy, iManage, Monjur, Reveal and ChronoTracer...
Legal tech vendors are flooding the market with new announcements ahead of Legalweek 2026 in New York. DISCO, Advocacy, iManage, Monjur, Reveal, ChronoTracer and ALIGN each revealed product upgrades, AI‑driven platforms, and fresh funding. Highlights include DISCO’s AI evidence analysis,...
Making It up as They Go Along
The United States and Israel launched a coordinated strike on Iran on February 28, intensifying rhetoric around regime change without committing ground forces. President Trump urged Iranians to overthrow the clerical government, yet his administration stopped short of providing direct...
Weekly Reads: Support Brain Tumor Work, Prasad Is Out (Again), Genetic Conditions, Texas AG, Immunotherapy Paper, SCBEM
The newsletter urges donations to support a lab studying lethal childhood glioma, noting NIH grant success rates of only 4‑5%. It reports FDA biologics chief Vinay Prasad’s second departure, a rare leadership turnover that could affect approval stability. Additional highlights...
Rhenus Group Expands Philippine Logistics Footprint
Rhenus Group has opened a 7,320‑square‑metre multi‑user warehouse in Parañaque, Metro Manila, expanding its Philippine network to eight facilities. The site features 20‑metre ceiling heights, comprehensive security systems and sustainability measures such as LED lighting, solar‑panel provisions and skylights. Rhenus...
“Es Colombia, Es Ucrania, Y Es…”: The Global Export of Colombian Mercenaries
Colombia is emerging as a major exporter of military labor, with roughly 10,000 former soldiers entering the private‑security pool each year. These veterans are now fighting in conflict zones from Ukraine to Yemen and are also being hired by Mexican...
Porsche Carrera GT in One-Off Gulf Blue Sells for a Record $6.7 Million
A one‑off Porsche Carrera GT finished in Gulf Blue fetched a record $6.7 million at Broad Arrow Auctions, more than double the typical $3‑3.5 million market value for the model in 2026. The car is one of only 19 Paint‑to‑Sample (PTS) Carrera GTs...
(Public- No Paywall) Oil Prices Could Rise to Unprecedented Levels- Anas Alhajji On Iran War Economics
Anas Alhajji warns that the escalating Iran war could push oil prices to unprecedented levels, potentially driving Brent above $120 per barrel. He cites a likely sharp reduction in Iranian output and limited OPEC spare capacity as key supply constraints....
China Plans Its Own ASML: Semiconductor Industry to Become More Independent
Leading Chinese chip executives issued a stark assessment of their domestic semiconductor sector, calling it small, fragmented, and weak despite years of state subsidies. Their analysis, timed with the 2026‑2030 five‑year plan, sets targets to stabilize 28 nm production, achieve reliable...
Video: Oil Price Shock & Silver Exchange Bar Shortage With Bond Selloff
A recent video analysis highlights a sharp oil price shock, driven by escalating Middle‑East tensions, that pushed crude above 10% in a single week. Simultaneously, the market for exchange‑grade silver bars is tightening, with inventories down roughly 15% as industrial...
NTSB Board Member J. Todd Inman Abruptly Departs Safety Watchdog
J. Todd Inman, one of five members of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board, has abruptly left the agency, according to sources. His departure follows the Senate’s Feb. 25 confirmation of John Deleeuw, former American Airlines safety chief, which restored the...
700 Cargoes, $40 Billion, and the Russian Exit Threat: How the Hormuz Shock Shattered Europe’s Energy Calculus
The sudden closure of the Strait of Hormuz disrupted roughly 700 oil cargoes, representing about $40 billion in trade, and exposed the vulnerability of Europe’s post‑2022 energy strategy. Simultaneously, Russia warned it could exit the European market before any formal ban,...
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Unregulated Botanical Products Pose Hidden Risks in Convenience Stores [PODCAST]
Convenience stores, gas stations and vape shops are flooding the market with unregulated botanical supplements such as kratom, 7‑OH, kava, gummies, shots and powders. Physicians report patients using these products for energy, focus or pain relief, often trusting store clerks...
Construction Liability – The Captive Opportunity
Captive Intelligence and Captives.Insure released a technical report highlighting the growing strain in the U.S. construction liability market, especially for residential projects. Tightening capacity, rising excess rates, and aggressive plaintiff‑friendly litigation are driving insurers to impose higher retentions and narrower...
15% Off Award Redemptions for IHG Cardholders (Targeted?)
IHG One Rewards is giving Chase IHG credit‑card members a 15% discount on award nights booked by March 9 for stays between March 7 and April 20, 2026. The reduction applies only to the points portion of a Points + Cash purchase and cannot be...
Apple's Entry-Level M5 SoC in the MacBook Air 13 only Consumes 7-8 Watts in Games Like Cyberpunk 2077 or Baldur's...
Apple’s entry‑level M5 SoC in the 13‑inch MacBook Air delivers impressive power efficiency, consuming only 7‑8 watts while running demanding titles such as Cyberpunk 2077 and Baldur’s Gate 3. The passively cooled design stabilizes power draw around 8 W, yet still achieves roughly 19.6 fps at...
LIVE at 5p ET:
Former FBI deputy director Frank Figliuzzi announced a live broadcast at 5 p.m. ET, inviting subscribers to a real‑time discussion on emerging security threats. The session will cover a recently blocked terror report, heightened tensions in Iran, and allegations that Russia...
Royal Navy Crowsnest Airborne Surveillance Helicopters Deployed to Cyprus
Royal Navy Merlin HM2 helicopters fitted with the Crowsnest airborne surveillance and control system have departed RNAS Culdrose for a self‑deployed deployment to Cyprus. The Thales Searchwater pulse‑Doppler radar can detect low‑flying UAVs such as Shahed drones at ranges up...
Honest Real Time Answers From NASA
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman answered a public query on Twitter in real time, rejecting the notion that the agency faces a budget shortfall. He highlighted that NASA receives roughly $25 billion annually, plus an additional $10 billion from the recent bipartisan funding...
Pete Hegseth Mocks 'Iranians That Think They’re Gonna Live' In Disgusting TV Interview
Defense official Pete Hegseth, appearing on CBS’s 60 Minutes, mocked Iranians while downplaying reports that Russia may be sharing battlefield intelligence with Tehran. He claimed the United States “has the best intelligence” and suggested only Iranians “thinking they’ll live” should...
The Paramount–Warner Bros. Deal: What It Signals for Antitrust Merger Review in Consolidating Industries
Paramount Global agreed to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery in a $110 billion deal, one of the largest media mergers in recent memory. The transaction arrives amid slowing subscriber growth and rising content costs, prompting heightened scrutiny from U.S. federal, state and...
Canada Must Unleash the Ring of Fire – by Conrad Black (National Post – March 7, 2026)
The Prospector’s and Developers Association of Canada’s annual PDAC conference underscored the Ring of Fire’s strategic value, spotlighting its massive chromium deposit that could satisfy global demand for a century. Ontario Premier Doug Ford is aggressively promoting the northern Ontario region...
CMA CGM Updates Freight Rates and Surcharges
CMA CGM announced a suite of new freight‑all‑kinds (FAK) rates and surcharges that take effect on April 1, 2026, covering Mediterranean origins to Australia, New Zealand and North America. The carrier also introduced a Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) for China‑to‑East‑Africa routes from March 15...
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring
The article argues that traditional electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) relies on outdated pattern‑recognition, contributing to high C‑section rates without reducing cerebral palsy. It highlights that 35 % of cerebral palsy cases are genetic, underscoring the limits of current monitoring. Advances in...
NGM’s Real Challenge Might Not Be Newmont
Nevada Gold Mines (NGM), the joint venture of Barrick and Newmont, is embroiled in a corporate dispute after Newmont issued a notice of default over alleged resource diversion to Barrick’s Fourmile project. While both companies assure operational continuity, the broader...
The Hidden Dangers of AI Voice Assistants in Elder Care
AI voice assistants are increasingly used to combat senior loneliness, but they can create an illusion of care that misleads older adults into believing they are interacting with a compassionate human. The article highlights research linking isolation to mortality comparable...
Imabari Shipbuilding Delivers 64,000 DWT Bulk Carrier ULTRA DETERMINATION
Imabari Shipbuilding has delivered the 64,000‑dwt handymax bulk carrier ULTRA DETERMINATION from its Shin Kasado Dockyard in Japan. The vessel features four deck cranes, wide hatch openings and topside hopper tanks, allowing it to transport bulk commodities, steel products and...
Waymo Hits the Highway and Should Build Its Own Pit Crew
Waymo recently completed a highway run from San Francisco International Airport to Mountain View, showcasing smooth three‑lane navigation and strict speed‑limit compliance, even sounding its horn when cut off. The company is simultaneously scaling its Miami Beach operations, relying on third‑party...
A Side-by-Side of AA V. UA at ORD
American Airlines and United Airlines are expanding service at Chicago O'Hare, but the growth in flight frequencies exceeds the growth in available seats. United’s increase outpaces American’s, highlighting a more aggressive capacity push. Larger aircraft configurations are being deployed, which...
Terner Center Comments on Build to Rent Provisions of the 21st Century Road to Housing Act
The Terner Center submitted comments on Section 901 of the 21st Century Road to Housing Act, which would require large institutional investors to sell newly built built‑to‑rent (BTR) single‑family homes within seven years. While BTR homes represent roughly 1% of...
Regulatory Authority in Canada
The article explains how Canada’s Constitution splits legislative authority over trade between federal and provincial governments, limiting the ability to enact nationwide regulatory or deregulatory standards. It reviews key Supreme Court decisions that have narrowed the federal trade‑and‑commerce power, especially...
Sellers Say Amazon Charged Ad Fees Throughout Thursday’s Outage
On Thursday, Amazon experienced a widespread outage that left shoppers facing the familiar "dog page" error and prevented checkout, locker pickups, Kindle access, and seller dashboard functions. The disruption lasted roughly six hours, during which product listings returned 404 errors,...
SEC Senior Trial Attorney Emmett Murphy Rejoins King & Spalding in New York – King & Spalding
J. Emmett Murphy has rejoined King & Spalding as a partner in its Business Litigation practice in New York. He returns from the SEC, where he served as a senior trial attorney in the Division of Enforcement since 2023. Murphy’s...
Marriott’s Worst Resort May Finally Close — A $50 Million Subsidized Redevelopment in the U.S. Virgin Islands Is Taking Shape
Marriott’s Carambola Beach Resort on St. Croix, long branded as a failing un‑branded property, is slated to close this summer for a $50 million government‑subsidized redevelopment. The resort’s troubles began when a U.S. Virgin Islands pension fund injected $15 million during the Great...
Bayesian Inferences and Frequentist Evaluations
Researchers Forster, Novelli, and Welch applied four frequentist and two Bayesian sequential designs to the COVID‑disrupted UK DISC clinical trial. All six approaches confirmed the trial’s original finding of treatment superiority but suggested different optimal points for restarting patient recruitment....
SEC, CFTC Weigh Move to Same Washington Building Complex Near Capitol – Bloomberg
Wall Street’s two primary regulators, the SEC and the CFTC, are evaluating a joint move into a single building complex near the U.S. Capitol, adjacent to Union Station where the SEC currently resides. The proposal does not involve merging the...
State Of Emergency & Curfews In Effect For This Popular South American Destination
Ecuador has declared an internal armed conflict and imposed a State of Emergency across multiple provinces to combat a surge in gang violence and drug trafficking. U.S. Southern Command joined Ecuadorian forces in joint operations beginning March 3, 2026, increasing military presence...
Crain's Chicago Business on American Airlines V. United Airlines at O'Hare
American Airlines and United Airlines are slated to boost their summer 2026 schedules at O'Hare by double‑digit percentages, pushing the airport's traffic to roughly 15% above last summer levels. The surge includes dozens of new nonstop flights to smaller markets,...
ONE Expands AX4 Service to Key South America and Asia Ports
Ocean Network Express (ONE) is expanding its AX4 West Coast South America service to add Qingdao and Ensenada on the eastbound leg and Callao and Ecuador on the westbound leg, effective April 2026. The revised rotation links Shanghai, Ningbo, Qingdao,...
The Last Four Years Ch. 21: Astrum Aerospace Launches First Colonists to the Moon Amid Global Uncertainty
Astrum Aerospace successfully launched its first crew of Moon colonists, marking the inaugural step in CEO Sanjay Forrester's plan to create off‑world havens amid an impending comet threat. The mission, featuring botanist Dr. Lena Zhou and habitat engineer Marco Diaz,...
Federal Government Lawyer's Filings Appear to Include "Fabricated Quotations and Misstatements of Case Holdings"
A federal prosecutor in North Carolina is accused of inserting fabricated quotations and misstatements of case law into multiple court filings in the Fivehouse v. Department of Defense litigation. The alleged fabrications involve citations to Fourth Circuit decisions and regulatory...
☕ Morning Briefing — Saturday, March 7, 2026
In the past 24 hours the United States saw a federal conviction of an Iran‑linked assassination plot targeting top political figures, a non‑citizen charged with illegal voting, a joint U.S.–Ecuador operation against narco‑terror networks, President Trump urging defense contractors to...
George Answers Your Questions: First Thoughts on the Attack on Iran
George Friedman of Geopolitical Futures provides his first assessment of the recent attack on Iran, describing the immediate strategic context and the organization’s internal response. He explains that Geopolitical Futures has moved to a “Red Alert” posture, mirroring past crisis...
How 3D Printing Innovation in Prosthetics Led From CU Labs to Hanger’s Acquisition of Point Designs
Hanger, Inc. announced the 2025 acquisition of Point Designs, a Colorado‑based startup specializing in 3D printed prosthetic fingers. The company, founded in 2016 from University of Colorado labs, offers modular titanium digits such as the Point Digit and Point Pivot+...
The Acceleration
The blog post claims that within a week the Trump administration is moving toward a ground invasion of Iran, citing rumors of U.S. special forces embedded with Kurdish fighters and coordinated air strikes with Israel. It asserts that Russia is...
Assessment of Norwegian Mobile and Fixed Broadband Revenues in a Nordic Context 2025
The Norwegian Ministry of Digitalisation and Public Governance released a comprehensive analysis on 6 March 2026, commissioned from Tefficient, that benchmarks mobile and fixed‑broadband subscriber revenues across Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland up to June 2025. The report expands on four prior yearly...
Enhancing SFCR Analysis: New Features for Solvency II & Solvency UK Reporting
Solvency II Wire Data unveiled a suite of upgrades to its SFCR platform ahead of the 2026 reporting season. The enhancements include a multilingual search engine that scans over 24,000 Solvency and Financial Condition Reports and automatically translates English queries into European languages....
Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (Feb. 28-Mar. 6, 2026)
Just Security released a weekly digest (Feb. 28‑Mar. 6, 2026) that aggregates new legal scholarship on a range of security issues. The collection spotlights intensive analysis of the U.S.–Israel–Iran conflict, including pre‑emptive strike doctrine and international reactions, while also covering the Russia‑Ukraine war,...