U.S. ‘positioned and ready’ in case of North Korean launch
The U.S. military is watching and stands ready to respond to any North Korean missile launch, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said in Nevada on Thursday. Speaking during a visit to Nellis…
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Activity seen at east, west launch sites
A mobile launcher for a ballistic missile has been detected on the move in the eastern part of North Korea, Japan’s NHK television said Thursday. The report didn’t specify the…
Japan puts military on alert to shoot down North Korean rocket
Defence minister deploys warships in Sea of Japan and Patriot interceptors on land, saying missile will be destroyed if it threatens Japanese territory By Justin McCurry, The Guardian, in Tokyo. Japan has…
U.S. tests redesigned missile defense interceptor
The U.S. military says a test last week of a redesigned missile interceptor rocket went well. The rocket was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Jan. 28…
KCNA parody Twitter account claims another victim
It’s happened again … and it won’t be the last time. The parody DPRK News Service Twitter account has fooled someone and made it onto national television in the U.S….
North Korean hackers said to be targeting South with MERS emails
North Korean hackers are targeting South Korean Internet users with emails that purport to be updates on the MERS (Middle East Respitory Syndrome) virus, according to broadcaster KBS. [Update: See…
CIA not talking on North Korean Internet outage
In late December, just a few days after the U.S. government accused North Korea of being behind the hack on Sony Pictures Entertainment, North Korea’s sole connection to the Internet…
Obama speaks on hacking during State of the Union
North Korea didn’t get a direct mention during President Obama’s State of the Union address on January 20, but Obama did take on the issue of computer hacking — something that…
NSA had access to North Korean computer network, says report
The U.S. National Security Agency had access to internal North Korean computer networks before the attack on Sony Pictures, according to a report by The New York Times. That access enabled the U.S….
