A PROFESSOR has described how he was relentlessly bullied through his school years in a new book to help children overcome the problems he faced. Michael Lacey-Freeman, now 52, has written an 80-page educational book called Egghead describing his experience of being picked on. He says the aim of the…
Spy master of North Korea defects to the South
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A North Korean intelligence officer has defected to the South, according to South Korea’s Yonhap news agency. This is the highest ranking officer to ever defect. The colonel was a member of the Reconnaissance General Bureau. The man is believed to…
The Art of Sanctions: Can North Korea Navigate Expanded Measures?
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Over the coming months, North Korean diplomats and businesspeople will work with their counterparts abroad to test and solve problems caused by the new constraints of UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2270[1] and a recently enacted US sanctions law. Moving money…
Nukes They Can Use? The Danger of North Korea Going Tactical
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans On March 2, 2016, Kim Jong Un gave direction to the military to “get the nuclear warheads deployed for national defense always on standby so as to be fired at any moment.” The North reiterated versions of this formulation for days…
More Rockets in Kim Jong Un’s Pockets: North Korea Tests A New Artillery System
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans On Friday, March 4, North Korea showed off a new “large-caliber” artillery rocket system. In this context, large-caliber probably means between 300-400 mm. North Korea appears to have tested the system from its coastal test range at Wonsan, with the projectiles…
The New UNSC Sanctions Resolution on North Korea: A Deep Dive Assessment
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans UN Security Council Resolution 2270, passed on March 2, 2016, substantially shifts the multilateral sanctions regime on North Korea. It not only bolsters existing provisions, but also moves beyond sanctions that rest on determinations that a proscribed activity has taken place,…
Is North Korea Preparing for a Fifth Nuclear Test?
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A 38 North exclusive with analysis by Jack Liu. Recent news reports citing South Korean intelligence sources state that North Korea is preparing for its fifth nuclear test. Such a reaction to pending United Nations and US sanctions is possible given…
Congressional Sanctions against North Korea: An Iran Re-do?
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans For much of the past decade since North Korea first tested a nuclear device, there has been a debate over whether and how much to apply sanctions pressure on North Korea and those who do business with it. This debate has…
North Korea Launches Another Large Rocket: Consequences and Options
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans On February 7, 2016, North Korea boosted a small satellite into space from the Sohae Satellite Launching Station using a three-stage, liquid-fueled Unha rocket. According to a CBS News report, the Kwangmyongsong-4 satellite is orbiting earth, but is tumbling and likely…
North Korea Drones On: Redeux
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans This article is an updated version of “North Korea Drones On” by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., published on 38 North on July 1, 2014. The recent revelation that a North Korean unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV, sometimes called drone) crossed south of…