Did cyber attacks slow down North Korea's missile progress?



Analysis Did cyber attacks slow down North Korea’s missile progress? A New York Times investigation claims hacking by the U.S. may have delayed the DPRK's missile development Markus Schiller \| Peter Hayes March 9, 2017 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Rodong Sinmun On March 6, 2017, the New York Times published an article arguing that the United States had deployed cyber attacks against North Korea’s missile tests. The article implied that these attacks might have succeeded in causing the failure of several North Korean missile tests, stating: “The North’s missiles soon began to fail at a remarkable pace. Some were destroyed, no doubt, by accident as well as by design. The technology the North was pursuing, using new designs and new engines, involved multistage rockets, introducing all kinds of possibilities for catastrophic mistakes. But by most accounts, the United States Read More © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. LATEST ANALYSIS 01How Assad’s downfall could expose secrets of North Korea-Syria military ties 02All the companies that participated in the Pyongyang Autumn Trade Fair 2024 03No Chinese firms joined North Korea’s latest trade fair dominated by Russia 04What defectors’ exam scores reveal about the quality of North Korean health care 05North Korean Il-76 cargo planes make rare flights to northeast coast 06From aid to academia: The status of foreign organizations in North Korea 07North Korea expanding rail access to airport near Wonsan mega resort: Imagery 08Assad’s fall deprives North Korea of a fellow pariah, but its focus is elsewhere

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Did cyber attacks slow down North Korea’s missile progress?

A New York Times investigation claims hacking by the U.S. may have delayed the DPRK's missile development

Markus Schiller | Peter Hayes March 9, 2017

Did cyber attacks slow down North Korea’s missile progress?

Rodong Sinmun

On March 6, 2017, the New York Times published an article arguing that the United States had deployed cyber attacks against North Korea’s missile tests. The article implied that these attacks might have succeeded in causing the failure of several North Korean missile tests, stating:

“The North’s missiles soon began to fail at a remarkable pace. Some were destroyed, no doubt, by accident as well as by design. The technology the North was pursuing, using new designs and new engines, involved multistage rockets, introducing all kinds of possibilities for catastrophic mistakes. But by most accounts, the United States

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Did cyber attacks slow down North Korea’s missile progress?

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