North Korea SURROUNDED: US warships, bombers,
missiles and 80,000 soldiers READY. NORTH Korea is nearly totally surrounded by
a wall of US warships, bombers and missiles with more than 80,000 soldiers on alert as
Donald Trump heads for Asia. The US President is jetting into the Pacific
this week for a whistle-stop tour of the nations surrounding North Korea. Trump will be popping in for one-on-one meetings
with the leaders of China, South Korea and Japan with Kim Jong-uns nukes right
at the top of the agenda.
At his back with be a the worlds biggest
military war machine poised to strike should the crisis go south with North Korea. He visited the US Pacific Command just days
ago who will oversee every single vessel, plane and soldier sitting in a ring of steel
around Kim. Daily Star Online can now reveal the monstrous
arsenal at Trumps fingertips as he faces down North Korea. US forces have been packing into the region
as the tensions are set to snap with North Korea over its quest for ICBM.
Three US aircraft carriers are currently operating
in the Pacific in an colossal flex of Trumps military biceps. USS Nimitz, USS Theodore Roosevelt and USS
Ronald Reagan became the first trio of carriers to operate in the region for a decade. Each of these three warship bring with it
a fully stocked wing of up to 90 warplanes and choppers. While steaming alongside are their escorts
of destroyers and submarines making up the USs mighty carrier strike groups.
The USs 7th Fleet has its headquarters
in Japan and brings up to 70 ships and submarines under its command, including 14
missile-packed destroyers. Just this week, a squadron of 12 F-35 fighter
planes screamed over the Pacific and landed at their new base in Japan. More than 100 bases are scattered across the
islands, with around 50,000 servicemen stationed there. Meanwhile, right on Kims doorstep there
are more than 30,000 US soldiers stations in bases in South Korea.
More than 300 tanks are stationed just a stones
throw from North Korea, along with armoured vehicles and artillery. And then there is the thorn in Kim's side
Guam, which he regularly threatened to launch missiles at. The island paradise hides the USs fleet
of nuclear-capable B-2 bombers, as well bunk busting B-1B Lancers. Colossal B-52 Stratofortress warplanes also
can bee seen rolling around Andersen Air Force Base.
Each of these is capable of carrying 70,000
lbs of bombs and 20 cruise missiles. Tensions have reached new heights as Trump
makes his first ever visit to Asia with Kim threatening to fire the Juche Bird. The missile would fly a live nuclear warhead
into the heart of the Pacific and explode, a provocation that could start World War 3. Trump will be in Asia until November 13 finishing
his tour with trips to Vietnam and the Philippines..
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Friday, April 24, 2015
North Korea soldier flees after being SHOT by OWN side - DAILY NEWS
A NORTH Korean soldier has defected from Kim
Jong-uns hermit kingdom after being shot by his own army. He fled to South Korea through the the demilitarised
zone today, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said. He suffered a gunshot from North Korean forces
and is recovering in hospital after arriving in South Korea, the military said. A military official confirmed the incident
took place.
They said: In the afternoon today, a North
Korean soldier defected from a guard post on the North Korean side of the Joint Security
Area toward our side and our military took him. The JSA is a small strip of land on the border
between the Koreas. Troops from both sides stand face-to-face. "The military has raised its alertness against
the North Korean military's possible provocations and is maintaining its full readiness posture,"
the official continued.
This comes as war tensions continue to rise
between North Korea and its enemies in the south and the US. War games are being carried out in the Korean
Peninsula. Three supercarriers USS Ronald Reagan, USS
Theodore Roosevelt and USS Nimitz are currently in Korean waters. North Korea has warned the US and its allies
are digging their own graves by carrying out the drills warning of nuclear war
at any moment.
US President Donald Trump is still in Asia
for his tour as US Navy forces carry out the drill. The world waits to see if Kim will launch
another weapons test having not fired a missile since September 15. North Korea have been building up to the dreaded
Juche Bird live nuclear missile fired into the Pacific. Kim believes becoming a nuclear power will
allow him to remain in power in Pyongyang and stave off the threat of invasion..
Jong-uns hermit kingdom after being shot by his own army. He fled to South Korea through the the demilitarised
zone today, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said. He suffered a gunshot from North Korean forces
and is recovering in hospital after arriving in South Korea, the military said. A military official confirmed the incident
took place.
They said: In the afternoon today, a North
Korean soldier defected from a guard post on the North Korean side of the Joint Security
Area toward our side and our military took him. The JSA is a small strip of land on the border
between the Koreas. Troops from both sides stand face-to-face. "The military has raised its alertness against
the North Korean military's possible provocations and is maintaining its full readiness posture,"
the official continued.
This comes as war tensions continue to rise
between North Korea and its enemies in the south and the US. War games are being carried out in the Korean
Peninsula. Three supercarriers USS Ronald Reagan, USS
Theodore Roosevelt and USS Nimitz are currently in Korean waters. North Korea has warned the US and its allies
are digging their own graves by carrying out the drills warning of nuclear war
at any moment.
US President Donald Trump is still in Asia
for his tour as US Navy forces carry out the drill. The world waits to see if Kim will launch
another weapons test having not fired a missile since September 15. North Korea have been building up to the dreaded
Juche Bird live nuclear missile fired into the Pacific. Kim believes becoming a nuclear power will
allow him to remain in power in Pyongyang and stave off the threat of invasion..
Sunday, April 19, 2015
North Korea preparing for missile launch in NEXT FEW DAYS - DAILY NEWS
North Korea preparing for missile launch in
NEXT FEW DAYS NORTH Korea is preparing for an imminent missile
test after government officials intercepted radio signals. One Japanese diplomat warned that secret communications
suggest another test is close. The launch could form part of the hermit kingdoms
army winter training regime. An official said: There is a possibility
of missile launches in the next few days.
Tensions have ratcheted in the region as North
Korea continues its quest for long-range nuclear weapons. The US and its allies have stepped up military
drills in response but tubby tyrant Kim Jong-un is refusing to back down. Washington yesterday deployed a E-8C STARS
spy-plane over the Korean Peninsula. It took off from its base in Okinawa, Japan,
yesterday afternoon and was detected circling near North Korea.
Hawaii has also brought back an attack
warning siren to prepare its citizens for a nuclear strike. The system was last used during the height
of the Cold War when the US and the Soviet Union were at loggerheads. It will now be coupled with safety advice
recommending people hide with supplies to last them at least 48 hours following an armageddon-like
blast..
NEXT FEW DAYS NORTH Korea is preparing for an imminent missile
test after government officials intercepted radio signals. One Japanese diplomat warned that secret communications
suggest another test is close. The launch could form part of the hermit kingdoms
army winter training regime. An official said: There is a possibility
of missile launches in the next few days.
Tensions have ratcheted in the region as North
Korea continues its quest for long-range nuclear weapons. The US and its allies have stepped up military
drills in response but tubby tyrant Kim Jong-un is refusing to back down. Washington yesterday deployed a E-8C STARS
spy-plane over the Korean Peninsula. It took off from its base in Okinawa, Japan,
yesterday afternoon and was detected circling near North Korea.
Hawaii has also brought back an attack
warning siren to prepare its citizens for a nuclear strike. The system was last used during the height
of the Cold War when the US and the Soviet Union were at loggerheads. It will now be coupled with safety advice
recommending people hide with supplies to last them at least 48 hours following an armageddon-like
blast..
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
North Korea planning Christmas NUKE SURPRISE for United States - DAILY NEWS
North Korea planning Christmas NUKE SURPRISE
for United States NORTH Korea is planning to launch a missile
at the United States near Christmas time, it has been warned. South Koreas National Intelligence Service
said yesterday that Kim Jong-un could be gearing up to carry out a series of missile tests
at the end of this year. It is thought the regime will try to hide
the activity by pretending to launch satellites into space. There has been an eerie silence coming from
the hermit state, with not a single missile being fired in 68 days.
This even prompted speculation about Kims
health, with fears the tyrant leaders expanding waistline could have left him in an incapacitated
state. But it is now claimed Kim is preparing for
his biggest show of force to date. Spy sources in the South say the regime is
expected to launch a missile by the end of the year but that it could still happen at
any time. Yi Wan-young, a member of Seoul's Parliament,
said: The agency is closely following the developments because there is a possibility
that North Korea could fire an array of ballistic missiles this year under the name of a satellite
launch and peaceful development of space, but in fact [North Korea's aim is] to ratchet
up its threats against the United States." Last year, fears mounted Kim would target
the West around December time.
Pyongyang was furious at an earlier round
of sanctions by the UN and promised to retaliate. The Norths foreign ministry said at the
time: The resolution is as good as a declaration of war. But the festive-time missile never materialised. Instead, Kim addressed his people on December
25 to announce a purge of party members..
for United States NORTH Korea is planning to launch a missile
at the United States near Christmas time, it has been warned. South Koreas National Intelligence Service
said yesterday that Kim Jong-un could be gearing up to carry out a series of missile tests
at the end of this year. It is thought the regime will try to hide
the activity by pretending to launch satellites into space. There has been an eerie silence coming from
the hermit state, with not a single missile being fired in 68 days.
This even prompted speculation about Kims
health, with fears the tyrant leaders expanding waistline could have left him in an incapacitated
state. But it is now claimed Kim is preparing for
his biggest show of force to date. Spy sources in the South say the regime is
expected to launch a missile by the end of the year but that it could still happen at
any time. Yi Wan-young, a member of Seoul's Parliament,
said: The agency is closely following the developments because there is a possibility
that North Korea could fire an array of ballistic missiles this year under the name of a satellite
launch and peaceful development of space, but in fact [North Korea's aim is] to ratchet
up its threats against the United States." Last year, fears mounted Kim would target
the West around December time.
Pyongyang was furious at an earlier round
of sanctions by the UN and promised to retaliate. The Norths foreign ministry said at the
time: The resolution is as good as a declaration of war. But the festive-time missile never materialised. Instead, Kim addressed his people on December
25 to announce a purge of party members..
Thursday, April 9, 2015
North Korea launches ballistic missile towards Japan - DAILY NEWS
North Korea launches ballistic missile towards
Japan NORTH Korea has fired an inter-continental
ballistic missile, the US has confirmed. South Korea then retaliated with a precision
strike missile exercise. The North's rocket flew for 50 minutes and
travelled 620 miles before landing in Japanese waters. Its government officials yesterday intercepted
radio signals that suggested another launch would be close.
The hermit kingdoms enemies were placed
on high-alert and closely monitored the regime. Activity had stepped up around North Korean
military bases in recent weeks. This is the first missile launch since the
rogue state fired over Japan in mid-September. The secretive state yesterday appeared to
operate a radar to track a missiles trajectory.
A worried South Korean government source said:
More monitoring is needed to gauge whether the North is trying to launch a missile or
is preparing for winter training that starts in December. Pentagon spokesman Robert Manning added: We
watch North Korea very closely. Well continue to do so. The Republic of Korea and US alliance remains
strong and capable of countering any North Korean provocations or attacks.
Tensions have ratcheted in the region as the
regime continues its quest for long-range nuclear weapons. The hermit kingdom remained eerily quiet over
the past two months as fears grew over tyrant Kim Jong-un's health. The US and its allies have since stepped up
military drills in response but the dictator is refusing to back down. China unleashed a barrage of military firepower
close to North Koreas border over the weekend in a brazen show of force.
Soldiers from the Peoples Liberation Army
(PLA) carried out large scale war drills east of Inner Mongolia on Saturday morning, according
to Chinese media..
Japan NORTH Korea has fired an inter-continental
ballistic missile, the US has confirmed. South Korea then retaliated with a precision
strike missile exercise. The North's rocket flew for 50 minutes and
travelled 620 miles before landing in Japanese waters. Its government officials yesterday intercepted
radio signals that suggested another launch would be close.
The hermit kingdoms enemies were placed
on high-alert and closely monitored the regime. Activity had stepped up around North Korean
military bases in recent weeks. This is the first missile launch since the
rogue state fired over Japan in mid-September. The secretive state yesterday appeared to
operate a radar to track a missiles trajectory.
A worried South Korean government source said:
More monitoring is needed to gauge whether the North is trying to launch a missile or
is preparing for winter training that starts in December. Pentagon spokesman Robert Manning added: We
watch North Korea very closely. Well continue to do so. The Republic of Korea and US alliance remains
strong and capable of countering any North Korean provocations or attacks.
Tensions have ratcheted in the region as the
regime continues its quest for long-range nuclear weapons. The hermit kingdom remained eerily quiet over
the past two months as fears grew over tyrant Kim Jong-un's health. The US and its allies have since stepped up
military drills in response but the dictator is refusing to back down. China unleashed a barrage of military firepower
close to North Koreas border over the weekend in a brazen show of force.
Soldiers from the Peoples Liberation Army
(PLA) carried out large scale war drills east of Inner Mongolia on Saturday morning, according
to Chinese media..
Saturday, April 4, 2015
North Korea has stolen MILLIONS in cryptocurrencies, spy agency reveals - DAILY NEWS
North Korea has stolen MILLIONS in cryptocurrencies,
spy agency reveals NORTH Korean hackers have stolen over 5million
now worth 62million in cryptocurrencies in cyber attacks, it has been revealed. It comes after experts revealed Kim Jong-un
could be making a fortune with Bitcoin's record-breaking surges using North Korean hackers to circumvent
the sanctions placed on the despotic regime as the dictatorship continues its nuclear
weapons programme. The 5.17Million ($6.99Million) includes
operations that saw thefts from Yapizon, now called Yobit, and Coinis in April and September
both are exchanges of cryptocurrencies. The Chosun Ilbo, a South Korean newspaper,
stated that the 5million in cryptocurrencies are now worth a whopping 62million ($82.7Million).
The paper refers to the Souths National
Intelligence Service (NIS) that revealed despot leader Kim Jong-un also requested 4.1Million
($5.5Million) from Bithumb in return for personal information the country had stole from the
exchange. North Korea has repeatedly denied it has been
involved in international attacks but it has made no secret of its interest in bitcoin. Last month, the elite Pyongyang University
touted a lecture from a bitcoin expert as part of its cryptocurrency course. Federico Tenga, founder of bitcoin startup,
Chainside, was approached by the university, which is believed to be the breeding ground
for North Koreas hackers.
The university said: Many excellent technical
questions were asked about the inner working of bitcoin, its risks, and the measures taken
to ensure security. In June the rogue nation leaked information
from 36,000 accounts from Bithumb - the exchange is renowned for being the busiest in the world. The hermit kingdom attempted another desperate
cyber attack on an estimated 10 cryptocurrency exchanges in October but was denied by the
South's Korea Internet Security Agency (KISA). North Korean hackers attempted to use emails
containing malware in the attempted act - these contained internet addresses in the hermit
kingdom.
Following the failed attack by Kim Jong-un,
the NIS discovered that the malware was the same as used in the hacking of Sony Pictures
in 2014 and the central bank of Bangladesh in 2016. A hacker group named the Guardians of Peace
(GOP) demanded that Sony Pictures pull the release of its film, The Interview, and released
confidential data from employees at the studio and copies of then-unreleased films in November
2014. The GOP then used a type of malware named
Shaman wiper to erase computer infrastructure at Sony. The Interview was a film starring James Franco
and Seth Rogen that saw the duo plot to assassinate Kim Jong-un.
North Korea has long persisted with its use
of cyber attacks - the country appears to be harnessing online tactics with increased
regularity in a desperate scramble for finance, a move that could be related to the increased
economic squeeze being put on the country by nations around the globe. In an exclusive interview with Express.Co.Uk,
CNN military analyst Cedric Leighton warned that North Korea has the potential to be very
damaging to a lot of countries from its tactics employed in the cyber realm. He declared: In Great Britain, the NHS
attack was a clear indication that a country like North Korea could target the critical
infrastructure of a country on the other side of the world and it affected peoples daily
lives. I think we need to be very careful with
North Korean offensive cyber capabilities and this points to a very interesting development
in warfare.
I think they also understand and have made
very good use of, the whole cyber domain and whats interesting about this is it doesnt
really take that much in terms of material and resources and frankly personnel as long
as you have the right kind and they have a degree of training that makes them effective
as hackers. They can be very, very damaging to a lot
of countries that have a much more highly developed intranet connectivity than North
Korea itself does. The big irony is that North Koreas general
population has very limited access to the internet or internet like intranets that are
developed in North Korea itself. But that has not prevented Pyongyang from
developing a robust intelligence gathering effort as well as offensive capability under
the reconnaissance of what they call their Reconnaissance General Bureau which is their
main intelligence service and that effort has proven to be very potent..
spy agency reveals NORTH Korean hackers have stolen over 5million
now worth 62million in cryptocurrencies in cyber attacks, it has been revealed. It comes after experts revealed Kim Jong-un
could be making a fortune with Bitcoin's record-breaking surges using North Korean hackers to circumvent
the sanctions placed on the despotic regime as the dictatorship continues its nuclear
weapons programme. The 5.17Million ($6.99Million) includes
operations that saw thefts from Yapizon, now called Yobit, and Coinis in April and September
both are exchanges of cryptocurrencies. The Chosun Ilbo, a South Korean newspaper,
stated that the 5million in cryptocurrencies are now worth a whopping 62million ($82.7Million).
The paper refers to the Souths National
Intelligence Service (NIS) that revealed despot leader Kim Jong-un also requested 4.1Million
($5.5Million) from Bithumb in return for personal information the country had stole from the
exchange. North Korea has repeatedly denied it has been
involved in international attacks but it has made no secret of its interest in bitcoin. Last month, the elite Pyongyang University
touted a lecture from a bitcoin expert as part of its cryptocurrency course. Federico Tenga, founder of bitcoin startup,
Chainside, was approached by the university, which is believed to be the breeding ground
for North Koreas hackers.
The university said: Many excellent technical
questions were asked about the inner working of bitcoin, its risks, and the measures taken
to ensure security. In June the rogue nation leaked information
from 36,000 accounts from Bithumb - the exchange is renowned for being the busiest in the world. The hermit kingdom attempted another desperate
cyber attack on an estimated 10 cryptocurrency exchanges in October but was denied by the
South's Korea Internet Security Agency (KISA). North Korean hackers attempted to use emails
containing malware in the attempted act - these contained internet addresses in the hermit
kingdom.
Following the failed attack by Kim Jong-un,
the NIS discovered that the malware was the same as used in the hacking of Sony Pictures
in 2014 and the central bank of Bangladesh in 2016. A hacker group named the Guardians of Peace
(GOP) demanded that Sony Pictures pull the release of its film, The Interview, and released
confidential data from employees at the studio and copies of then-unreleased films in November
2014. The GOP then used a type of malware named
Shaman wiper to erase computer infrastructure at Sony. The Interview was a film starring James Franco
and Seth Rogen that saw the duo plot to assassinate Kim Jong-un.
North Korea has long persisted with its use
of cyber attacks - the country appears to be harnessing online tactics with increased
regularity in a desperate scramble for finance, a move that could be related to the increased
economic squeeze being put on the country by nations around the globe. In an exclusive interview with Express.Co.Uk,
CNN military analyst Cedric Leighton warned that North Korea has the potential to be very
damaging to a lot of countries from its tactics employed in the cyber realm. He declared: In Great Britain, the NHS
attack was a clear indication that a country like North Korea could target the critical
infrastructure of a country on the other side of the world and it affected peoples daily
lives. I think we need to be very careful with
North Korean offensive cyber capabilities and this points to a very interesting development
in warfare.
I think they also understand and have made
very good use of, the whole cyber domain and whats interesting about this is it doesnt
really take that much in terms of material and resources and frankly personnel as long
as you have the right kind and they have a degree of training that makes them effective
as hackers. They can be very, very damaging to a lot
of countries that have a much more highly developed intranet connectivity than North
Korea itself does. The big irony is that North Koreas general
population has very limited access to the internet or internet like intranets that are
developed in North Korea itself. But that has not prevented Pyongyang from
developing a robust intelligence gathering effort as well as offensive capability under
the reconnaissance of what they call their Reconnaissance General Bureau which is their
main intelligence service and that effort has proven to be very potent..
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