U.S. Defense Secretary’s Border Visit Highlights Fragile Alliance Amid Rising North Korean Threats

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's recent visit to the tense Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea serves as a stark reminder of the persistent threats facing American national security interests in East Asia.While standing alongside South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back at Observation Post Ouellette—a location once visited by former President Donald Trump—Hegseth observed firsthand the front line where freedom and tyranny clash daily. Yet conspicuously absent from public statements was any direct mention of North Korea's relentless push to expand its nuclear arsenal and ballistic missile capabilities, a growing menace that demands more than symbolic gestures.Is Symbolism...