Defense Intelligence Agency: "Analyzing Whether North Korea's Parade ICBM Is Modified or New Model"

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jin-young] The Defense Intelligence Agency announced on the 2nd that it is analyzing whether the new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) unveiled by North Korea at the Workers' Party's 75th anniversary military parade on the 10th of last month is an upgraded version.

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Kim Byung-gi of the Democratic Party and Ha Tae-kyung of the People Power Party, who are secretaries of the Intelligence Committee, stated at the National Assembly's intelligence committee audit held that day, "The Defense Intelligence Agency said it is analyzing whether it is a completely new development, an upgrade, or a new model."

The Defense Intelligence Agency also mentioned that regarding the shooting incident of the civilian in the West Sea, the military's special intelligence (SI) such as intercepted communications collected is under review by the Ministry of National Defense for disclosure following a request for information disclosure by the bereaved family.

In response to reporters' questions about whether both audio and video would be disclosed, Representative Ha said, "They did not respond individually." Representative Kim added, "There was no special comment."

The Cyber Operations Command, which participated in the audit that day, reported that there were 'zero' hacking attempts by North Korea against the military and its subordinate agencies this year. Representative Ha said, "There was at least one hacking attempt from North Korea before September, but this year, whether they have become more benign or are unable to attempt hacking, it is necessary to look into the cause."

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