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China-Japan-Koreas
Norks Still Jamming GPS Signals
2011-03-10
North Korea has been jamming Global Positioning System signals in South Korea since last Friday, it emerged.

"The North kept jamming GPS devices as of Tuesday," a senior government official said Wednesday. "The attack isn't common knowledge because there's been no tangible damage, but it continues."

There was one report that the GPS equipment of civilian aircraft near Incheon International Airport was faulty last Sunday. The official added the government identified Kaesong and Mt. Kumgang as the sources of the jamming attack. Interfering signals are sent out constantly, "so we can't say exactly when and how many times it was carried out."

A senior Cheong Wa Dae official said it is "certain" that the North is behind the attack because the signal can be traced to its exact source. "The North should immediately stop the attack, which clearly runs counter to the spirit and charter of the International Telecommunication Union," the official added.

"It's a clear violation of international law, but no penalty clauses are clearly defined for this kind of attack, so the government is reviewing what kind of sanctions it could impose," presidential spokeswoman Kim Hee-jung said.
Funny, when the US is accused of violating international law you hear all about it...
Meanwhile, Minister of Public Administration and Security Maeng Hyung-kyu said a cyber attack on Friday was "seven times" as intense as a similar one two years ago but was dealt with swiftly before it did much damage. "The attack was launched on the websites of 40 government agencies on three occasions. A total of 77,000 zombie computers infected by seven file-sharing sites were used for the attack," he told government officials and Grand National Party leaders.
Posted by:Steve White

#7  The Hyugas are a little small to operate Harriers and their bow shape precludes normal takeoff. The follow on class, 22DDH, is being designed with the F-35B in mind, though no ski jump as of yet.

The new Australian LHDs are pretty impressive.
Posted by: Goober Spusorong9530   2011-03-10 19:41  

#6  Plus the Hyuga class ships could operate as light carriers if they utilized aircraft with JATO assistance for takeoff and VTOL for landing - like Harriers with upgraded engines and frames. If not that approach, then they need a ski jump front nose on them.
Posted by: Shieldwolf   2011-03-10 18:28  

#5  The Norks may be jamming civilian GPS but the military stuff has special coding in it to make jamming harder. Plus, if the jamming does not frequency hop, it is relatively easy to account for and work around.
Posted by: Shieldwolf   2011-03-10 18:23  

#4  Norks Still Jamming GPS Signals. Or are they?
Posted by: Cyber Sarge    2011-03-10 14:18  

#3  launch a space based giant maser and mase those transmitters ...
Posted by: Water Modem   2011-03-10 07:44  

#2  PEOPLE'S DAILY FORUM > WHY TAIWAN MATTERS?

FOR CHINA = strategic PLA, Trade access directly into WESTPAC + FAR PACIFIC; bilaterally divides "First Island Chain" into disparate, weaker = more mil vulnerable pieces.

FOR US = expects China to QUICKLY MILITARIZE TAIWAN ASAP AMAP upon final re-unification wid mainland, DESIRE TO PROTECT FLANKS OF US ALLYS + MILBASES IN OKINAWA = JAPAN, + SOUTH KOREA + PHILIPPINES + SE ASIA.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2011-03-10 01:47  

#1  HMMMMM, HMMMM, wel-l-l, I suspect there's more to the DPRK's jamming that just toying wid the South.

[DF-21C ASBMS + USN CVNS here].

* ION TOPIX > [Korean] PENINSULA SEES ITS MOST DANGEROUS TIME SINCE [end of]KOREAN WAR.

* TOPIX/WORLD NEWS > VARIOUS > UNITED NATIONS COMMAND KOREA: NORTH KOREA VIOLATED ARMISTICE AGREEMENT IN SHELLING OF [Yeongpyeong]SOUTH KOREAN ISLAND, + "Cheonan" beforehand.

* SAME, PEOPLE'S DAILY FORUM > SOUTH KOREA REFLECTS ON NUCLEAR TABOOS.

* SAME > SOUTH KOREA: WE CAN, + WILL USE, [our own] EMP BOMB | YOU ATTACK US, WE WILL TAKE OUT YUR POWER GRID.

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* DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > [UK IISS]THINK-TANK: JAPAN IS AN AIRCRAFT-CARRIER POWER. The HYUGA-Class.

> Nippon is deemed No.2 behind USN.
> HYUGAS will substans increase the strike = offeinsive? capabils of JAPAN'S MSDF [JMSDF] once the latter procures F-35 NG Aircraft.

* SAME > [Sankei.jp]JAPANESE FURIOUS AT CHINESE ADDRESSING OF OKINAWA AS "RYUKYUS AUTONOMOUS REGION" OF THE PRC [PRC = Peoples Republic of China] | CHINA PLANNING OKINAWA/RYUKYUS
"AUTONOMOUS REGION", SENKAKUS [Chin = Daoyus]AUTONOMOUS REGION CLOSER TO THE NAVY [CPLAN].

Senior PLA Officials repor in support of Preemptive NucWar schemas agz Japan as pertinent, CREATION OF "CHINESE NATION RYUKYUS BOROUGH" IN BEIJING + LOCAL POLITICAL MOVEMENT ON OKINAWA PROPER, JAPAN OKINAWA = CHINESE RYUKYUS SEEN AS MIL BULWARK FOR CHINA + SAFETY OF CHINESE.

Also from SANKEI.JP > BRITISH IISS INSTITUTE: PLAN CHINESE NAVY INTENT ON GREATER NAVAL SUPREMACY IN WESTERN PACIFIC.

* CHINESE MILITARY FORUM/SPACEWAR > [IISS]CHINESE MILITARY GROWING FAST, BUT CONCERNS STILL "REGIONAL".

CMF POSTER = asked why would one need to use LR Bombers when there are many 00's, Types of PLA LRBMS aimed at GUAM + OTHER ASIAN US BASES???

OTHER CMF POSTER > PLAAF J20/F20 = as the "GUAM BUSTER".

Lastly, JAPAN = TOKYO has repor labeled Chin driling a DISPUTED = JAPAN-CLAIMED EAST CHINA SEA GAS FIELD AS "REGRETTABLE".

Russia = SOuth Kuriles.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2011-03-10 01:38  

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