Korean, US Web sites hit by suspected cyber attack
Posted by Xander in Headlines on 08. Jul, 2009 | No Comments
HYUNG-JIN KIM
Associated Press
July 8, 2009
Suspected cyber attacks paralyzed Web sites of major South Korean government agencies, banks and Internet sites in a barrage that appeared linked to similar attacks in the U.S., South Korean officials said Wednesday.
The sites of 11 organizations including the presidential Blue House, the Defense Ministry, the National Assembly, Shinhan Bank, Korea [...]
North Korea boasts of military strength
Posted by Xander in Headlines on 05. Jul, 2009 | No Comments
AFP
Sydney Morning Herald
July 5, 2009
North Korea has hailed the prowess of its military after it test-fired a salvo of seven ballistic missiles in a show of strength that earned international criticism and talk of further isolation.
In a commentary, the ruling party newspaper Rodong Sinmun on Sunday praised Pyongyang’s “army-first policy” which gave North Korea the [...]
North Korea Launches 3 Missiles Off Its East Coast
Posted by Xander in Headlines on 03. Jul, 2009 | No Comments
Blaine Harden
Washington Post
July, 4 2009
Defying the United States on Independence Day, North Korea fired three missiles on Saturday into the sea off its east coast.
The test-firings came two days after North Korea, which is being squeezed by the U.S. government and other countries for its recent nuclear test, fired four short-range missiles into the sea.
North [...]
U.S. ‘ready’ for N. Korean missile
Posted by Xander in Headlines on 03. Jul, 2009 | No Comments
Bill Gertz
The Washington Times
July 3, 2009
U.S. missile defenses are prepared to try to knock down the last stage of a Taepodong-2 missile that North Korea is expected soon to launch if sensors detect the weapon threatens U.S. territory, the commander of the U.S. Northern Command told The Washington Times.
“The nation has a very, very credible [...]
North Korea may fire more missiles
Posted by Xander in Headlines on 02. Jul, 2009 | No Comments
Jack Kim
Reuters
July 2, 2009
North Korea may test mid-range missiles or fire more short-range missiles to step up saber rattling that has raised regional tension, a South Korean daily said on Friday.
The North fired four short-range missiles on Thursday, which follows a rocket launch in April that boosted its long-range missile capability and a nuclear test [...]
North Korea Test-Fires 4 Short-Range Missiles
Posted by Xander in Headlines on 02. Jul, 2009 | No Comments
CHOE SANG-HUN
New York Times
July 2, 2009
North Korea test-fired four short-range missiles into the sea that lies between it and Japan on Thursday, amid simmering tensions over the latest international sanctions against the Communist state, according to news reports and a spokesman for the South Korean government.
North Korea fired two missiles from a base near Wonsan, [...]