DPRK concerned about US electronic warfare capability
The Voice of America has got its hands on a military manual said to have been smuggled from North Korea. The manual, which was apparently published in 2005, reveals Pyongyang’s concern about electronic warfare technology used by the United States and South Korea, reports VOA. The document also indicates North Korea’s military uses radar-absorbing paint and other stealth tactics to conceal its weapons.
VOA has also posted the manual as a document on Scribd.
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