South Korea braces for crippling EMP attack from North Korea

Tensions continue to escalate in the Korean peninsula as forces from the North and South move to increase preparedness for the outbreak of war.
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South Korea’s Korean Broadcasting System has reported that American and South Korean intelligence agents have monitored multiple Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM) being moved from a rocket facility in communist North Korea. The report did not mention where the rockets were moved to but mentioned this is likely preparation for future provocative actions, according to Reuters.

According to the report, an unnamed intelligence agency spotted activity around North Korea’s Missile Research and Development Facility in Sanum-dong, North of the North Korean capital of Pyongyang.

North Korea’s Missile Research and Development Facility at Sanum-dong is in the Northern part of Pyongyang, and is a hotbed of military and government activity.

The Korean Broadcasting System reports that the missiles could be either Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBM) or the Hwasong-14 intercontinental missiles. According to experts, the Sanum-dong rocket facility is dedicated to the production of intercontinental missiles.

South Korean officials are preparing for more provocative actions from North Korea as the rogue nation approached the anniversary of the founding of the ruling communist party on October 10th.

Others warn that North Korea will increase aggression by October 19, when neighboring China holds their Communist Party Congress.

Yet, as North Korea continues to advance their rocket program, American and South Korean forces are conducting exercises to prepare for a missile attack. At the same time that North Korea was spotted moving their missiles, soldiers enlisted in the 6th Battalion, 52nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment teamed with Republic of Korea (ROK) forces for their first joint test of the Short Range Air Defense (SHORAD), reports Army.mil.

“The best part of the training was being able to work through real-life scenarios that required coordination between the ROK and U.S. leadership to effectively complete our short-range air defense mission,” explained 2nd Lt. David Lara, the platoon leader of the 52nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment. “We also forged a relationship with our ROK counterparts that could prove greatly beneficial in a wartime scenario.”

The exercise was designed to help American and South Korean soldiers become more comfortable with each other’s communications systems and military standards, with the ultimate goal of creating cohesion and a long-lasting partnership between the two units.

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During the joint exercise, soldiers were required to deploy SHORAD assets at critical defensive locations. The two units practiced targeting incoming aircraft with both primary and secondary targeting systems — in case the primary method becomes ineffective.

Throughout the exercise, American soldiers were tasked with destroying low-altitude cruise missiles, air breathing threats, and unmanned aerial systems, while their South Korean counterparts were simulating oppositional forces. They tested the SHORAD system with scout helicopters and a simulated assault by ROK Special Forces. Leaders are heralding the exercise as a huge success.

“It was incredible to see how quickly the soldiers adapted to each other,” offered Lt. Lara. “By the end of the exercise, we had built a level of cohesiveness that will be a great foundation for future combined operations with our ROK allies.”

South Korea braces for crippling EMP attack from North Korea
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South Korea braces for crippling EMP attack from North Korea
South Korea fears Kim Jong-un may order a devastating electromagnetic pulse attack aimed at destroying the country’s financial infrastructure. It is also worried North Korea may even target an EMP strike on its nuclear power stations, airlines, and government ministries. The country has been the target of successful North Korean hacking attacks in the past and there are now growing concerns the nation’s financial institutions will be the next target. An EMP attack – either sparked by a nuclear blast or a pulse weapon –

would quickly bring the South’s financial institutions to their knees. Now the national banks are looking into establishing data centers overseas, The Korea Herald reported. Others are looking to build reinforced repositories designed to withstand the blast of a powerful EMP weapon. Electronic equipment exposed to an electromagnetic pulse can experience damaging current and voltage surges, while data stored electronically can be corrupted. “Current regulations prohibit the transfer of client information overseas, so we are discussing ways to revise those rules so we can set up data back-up centers abroad”, a financial official told the newspaper.
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BANK RUPT-URESouth Korean banks brace for massive electromagnetic pulse attack from the North that could cripple economy
An EMP attack - either sparked by a nuclear blast or a pulse weapon - would quickly bring the South's financial institutions to their knees
By Jon Lockett
29th September 2017, 10:10 amUpdated: 29th September 2017, 11:53 am
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SOUTH Korea fears Kim Jong-un may order a devastating electromagnetic pulse attack aimed at destroying the country's financial infrastructure.

It is also worried North Korea may even target an EMP strike on its nuclear power stations, airlines and government ministries.

Worried banks are now looking into establishing data centres overseasAP:ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Worried banks are now looking into establishing data centres overseas
Kim recently showed off an H-bomb capable of sparking an EMP attackEPA
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Kim recently showed off an H-bomb capable of sparking an EMP attack
The country has been the target of successful North Korean hacking attacks in the past and there are now growing concerns the nation's financial institutions will be the next target.

An EMP attack - either sparked by a nuclear blast or a pulse weapon - would quickly bring the South's financial institutions to their knees.

Now the national banks are looking into establishing data centres overseas, The Korea Herald reported.

Others are looking to build reinforced repositories designed to withstand the blast of a powerful EMP weapon.

Electronic equipment exposed to an electromagnetic pulse can experience damaging current and voltage surges, while data stored electronically can be corrupted.

"Current regulations prohibit the transfer of client information overseas, so we are discussing ways to revise those rules so we can set up data back-up centres abroad", a financial official told the newspaper.

The banks are acting after the government warned North Korea is "highly likely" to carry out additional military provocations in the coming weeks.

After a series of nuclear tests and missiles launches, Pyongyang has been subjected to increasingly stringent sanctions imposed by the international community.

Some banks are now looking at constrcuting EMP safe buildingsAP:ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Some banks are now looking at constrcuting EMP safe buildings

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Kim's regime continues to defy the rest of the world and insists that it will continue to develop and deploy weapons capable of reaching targets anywhere in the United States.

Kang Kyung-wha, the South Korean foreign minister, said intelligence agencies are anticipating some sort of action by Pyongyang on or around October 10, the 72nd anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea.

Another date that is being monitored is October 18, when the Communist Party of China is scheduled to open its 19th National Congress.