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[12ax7]

[palaubound]

[Rteacher]

The subheading of the article/weekly column that I linked to is "All you need to know about everything that matters", so I just introduced it as "All you need to know about how to handle NK threats...?" (with a question mark at the end).

Btw, I'm not currently in Korea - I'm mainly posting articles from US news sources to help expats get the latest updates on how this latest threat develops.

[Rteacher]

NK leader supervises live artillery drills near disputed sea borders: http://news.yahoo.com/north-koreas-leader-oversees-artillery-fire-near-disputed-004151488.html Doesn't seem like that big a threat to me - but I'm no military expert...

"No Exit - Inside look at prison camps" in NK (by Christiane Amanpour...) http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/around-the-world-abc-news/no-exit-inside-look-prison-camp-north-korea-024238426.html

[Rteacher]

Despite sequester cuts, hundreds of millions of dollars targeted for beefed-up missile defense systems in response to NK threats: http://news.yahoo.com/us-beef-missile-defense-against-nkorea-173122955.html

Wall St. Journal article on boost to U.S. missile defense system: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424127887324532004578362570462466896.html?ru=yahoo?mod=yahoo_itp

[Daelim]

Just seen the north advising civilians on the bordering islands to "evacuate" for their own safety!

[Rteacher]

China warns ... http://news.yahoo.com/china-warns-us-missile-defense-plan-antagonize-north-130700733.html

Market for NK's nukes ... http://news.yahoo.com/renewed-nuke-sale-fear-recent-nkorea-test-110422435.html

[Rteacher]

Could NK be behind the latest cyberattack on SK? http://news.yahoo.com/cyberattack-south-korea-needs-constructive-world-response-205105003--politics.html

Here's an update: http://news.yahoo.com/nkorea-suspected-cyberattack-despite-china-084238085.html

[Rteacher]

NK threatens to attack U.S. bases in Guam and claims to have "super precision" drones ... http://news.yahoo.com/north-koreas-military-threatens-u-bases-within-target-021350990.html

Air raid drill? http://news.yahoo.com/north-korea-issues-aid-raid-warning-seen-drill-005437179.html

[Rteacher]

China getting tougher (but not tough enough) with NK? ... http://news.yahoo.com/china-punishes-north-korea-us-asks-more-052151901.html

[Rteacher]

Reportedly, NK has invested lots of money in science and technology in recent years and has been training teams of 'cyberwarriors' ... http://news.yahoo.com/experts-nkorea-training-teams-cyber-warriors-050713868.html

[Steelrails]

Any word yet on the Robo-troopers, ray guns, and doom legions?

It always amazes me these stories that make N.Korea out to be some sort of James Bond Supervillain type organization that is cranking out all these great things and will launch some sort of mystic attack and have them do a double backflip over the DMZ instead of what they are- A 3rd world country with 1950s technology, crumbling infrastructure, and an over-bloated military with crack legions. Meanwhile of course, the U.S. and South Korea are a bunch of bumbling idiots who will be asleep at the screen, drop their weapons at first sight, or be awestruck by the DPRK's Tankzillas.

[Rteacher]

Well, reportedly it will be a short 3-day war ... http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/north-korea-video-propaganda-us-troops-rockets-125355219.html

[Rteacher]

North Korea's war posturing worsens ... http://news.yahoo.com/nkorea-puts-artillery-forces-top-combat-posture-095818312.html

... even as China urges restraint
http://news.yahoo.com/china-calls-restraint-north-korea-threats-u-072204069.html

Another view of it ... http://abcnews.go.com/International/north-korea-puts-artillery-forces-high-alert-threatens/story?id=18812245#.UVGfSxe84vA

[Rteacher]

UPDATE 4 from Reuters ... http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/26/korea-north-combat-idUSL3N0CI14H20130326?feedType=RSS&feedName=industrialsSector&rpc=43

Planning for all contingencies ... http://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-army-planning-failed-nuclear-233937289.html