{
  "id": 11137039,
  "title": "To keep the peace, South Korea’s Lee must prepare for war",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/to-keep-the-peace-south-koreas-lee-must-prepare-for-war",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T07:34:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Asia Times",
    "slug": "asia-times",
    "url": "https://asiatimes.com/2026/10/to-keep-the-peace-south-koreas-lee-must-prepare-for-war/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "When a South Korean soldier stepped on a land mine in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on September 21, it might have been taken as a grim reminder of a war that never formally ended. Instead, the explosion has revealed something more unsettling: the Korean Peninsula’s old security order is shifting, even as Seoul tries to […] The post To keep the peace, South Korea’s Lee must prepare for war…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "KBS World Radio",
        "title": "Data Ministry: Seniors Account for 21.6% of South Korea’s Population in 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/data-ministry-seniors-account-for-21-6-of-south-koreas-population-in",
        "published": "2026-10-01T06:11:11.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}