North Korea fired two short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan once for the second time in less than one week. The South Korean Defense Ministry is now on high alert and urging their neighbors to the North to stop the missile launches.
The short-range missiles launched earlier today were reportedly Scud missiles that flew more than 311 miles into the air. As previously reported by The Inquistir , the earlier missile firing by North Korea came just days after the beginning of military exercises between the United States and South Korea. The firing of short-range missile is reportedly common during military exercises. North Korean officials have repeatedly denounced the joint military exercises between America and South Korea as preparations for war.
Earlier last month North Korea became angry when a nuclear capable US B-52 bomber “made a sortie” over South Korea. Despite rhetoric and posturing, the B-52 bomber flight did not trigger an immediate significant escalation of tension between the three countries. Military exercised between the United States and South Korea in 2013 also sparked increased tensions with North Korea and threats of the rogue nation starting a nuclear war. Although many US officials, as well as their counterparts from other nations, are extremely skeptical about the ability of North Korea to launch, or even possess nuclear weapons, a South Korean intelligence agency report last year appears to indicate their neighbors may be capable of some type of EMP attack .
Electromagnetic pulse weapons (EMP) in North Korea are being developed with the aid of Russia, according to reports by South Korea’s spy agency. According to details of the surveillance report published on Channel News Asia, Russian technology is being used to create electromagnetic pulse weapons in order to paralyze the military electronics south of the border. North Korea has an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that is capable of landing a nuclear weapon in America, according to a Washington Times report.
South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) stated in a government report that North Korea bought EMP weaponry from Russian in order to mimic the technology and develop their own versions of the deadly instruments. North Korea’s Kim Jong-un views cyber attacks combined with EMP missiles and nuclear weapons as an “all-purpose” attack plan, according to the NIS document. North Korea is allegedly attempting to hack into smartphones, as well.
Although it is unclear how successful Kim Jong-un’s officials have been, they are allegedly attempting to lure South Korea citizens into becoming informants. If spy claims are accurate, North Korea has been given information about the South’s chemical substances stores, transportation networks in major cities, and oil reserves. Spies from the rogue nation are also reportedly living and operating in Japan and China. The undercover agents have allegedly been tasked with distributing pro-Pyongyang propaganda. Pyongyang is the capital city of North Korea.
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