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North Korea’s most dangerous weapon isn’t a missile. It’s malware
Seoul is investing in prestigious military hardware, but Pyongyang’s cyber attackers are exploiting the soft underbelly of one of the world’s most connected societies.
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North Korea is already preparing for warfare in a different domain, one that South Korea looks woefully unprepared for.
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As South Korea celebrates its first nuclear-powered submarine
While Seoul has built up a formidable conventional military force over the years, even emerging as one of the world’s fastest-growing defence exporters, its Achilles heel may well lie in cyberspace.
