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Opinion, Kim Jong Un may not even need a nuclear deterrent anymore thanks to this stunning weapon

Rejected submission by realDonaldTrump at 2019-03-11 21:33:07
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".... He’s got a stunning weapon that’s not even on the negotiating table: cyber, and an army of 6,000 hackers supported by China.

North Korea set up its first cyberunit in 1998. Back then, they weren’t that good; U.S. military officials scoffed that North Korea was the only country without a laptop.

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But that started to change in 2009 when North Korea launched 77 denial-of-service attacks on South Korean and U.S. government sites. Kim Jong Un came to power in 2011 and upgraded cyber programs, just like he did with missile tests and nuclear blasts.

Now, North Korea’s hackers specialize in malware and electronic currency theft. Their military units are also configured for attacks on power plants and other networked infrastructure." foxnews.com/opinion/kim-jong-un-may-not-even-need-a-nuclear-deterrent-anymore-thanks-to-this-stunning-weapon [foxnews.com]

This guy is one tough cookie. But, so am I!


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