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Seoul urged to prepare protective measures against a potential North Korean EMP attack

Seoul urged to prepare protective measures against a potential North Korean EMP attack

Dec 12, 2023

An EMP is a powerful electromagnetic pulse capable of destroying or disrupting electronic equipment and components. Concerns have grown that North Korea may be contemplating an EMP strike after recent tests detonating short-range ballistic missiles at high altitude.

Presenting the lead brief, Lee Sang-min, head of the North Korean Military Studies Division at the Korea Institute for Defense Analyses (KIDA), warned that a nuclear EMP burst over Seoul could cause nationwide damage, including the destruction of electronic devices and power–communications networks. He emphasized the need to develop infrastructure that provides EMP protection while simultaneously preparing for war, terrorism, disasters, and accidents, and introduced the β€œSeoul Project,” centered on establishing a Seoul EMP Committee.

Min Kyung-ryeong, CEO of Space&Bean, argued that Seoulβ€”densely packed with key national facilities and a large populationβ€”should formulate its own EMP protection plan, similar to Sweden, which maintains independent protective measures despite being an EU member state.

Attending the forum from start to finish, Mayor Oh said, β€œIn Seoul, a hyperconnected capital where cutting-edge science and technology, electricity, communications, and data are tightly linked, it is vital to examine scenarios in which major downtown facilities are paralyzed and to seek corresponding countermeasures. We will work to further strengthen the capital’s defense posture with the mindset that securityβ€”directly tied to the lives and safety of ten million citizensβ€”must be our top priority.”

In light of rapidly changing international conditions, including the Israel–Hamas conflict, Seoul is hosting a series of security forumsβ€”the first of its kind among local governmentsβ€”to enhance public safety. The inaugural session last month focused on wartime civil defense measures.


β€” Reporter Seo Yu-mi




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EMPλŠ” κ°•λ ₯ν•œ μ „μžκΈ°νŽ„μŠ€λ‘œ μ „μžμž₯비와 λΆ€ν’ˆμ„ νŒŒκ΄΄ν•˜κ±°λ‚˜ μ˜€μž‘λ™μ„ μœ λ„ν•˜λŠ” 무기닀. λΆν•œμ€ 졜근 단거리탄도미사일을 μƒκ³΅μ—μ„œ ν­λ°œμ‹œν‚€λŠ” μ‹œν—˜μ— λ‚˜μ„œλ©΄μ„œ EMP 곡격을 μ˜λ„ν•œ 것 μ•„λ‹ˆλƒλŠ” μš°λ €κ°€ λ‚˜μ˜¨λ‹€.

발제자둜 λ‚˜μ„  이상민 ν•œκ΅­κ΅­λ°©μ—°κ΅¬μ› λΆν•œκ΅°μ‚¬μ—°κ΅¬μ‹€μž₯은 μ„œμšΈ μƒκ³΅μ—μ„œ ν•΅ EMPκ°€ ν­λ°œν•  경우 전ꡭ적인 μ „μžκΈ°κΈ°μ™€ μ „λ ₯톡신망 파괴 λ“±μ˜ ν”Όν•΄κ°€ μ˜ˆμƒλœλ‹€λ©° EMP λ°©ν˜Έμ™€ μ „μŸΒ·ν…ŒλŸ¬Β·μž¬λ‚œΒ·μ‚¬κ³  등을 λ™μ‹œμ— λŒ€λΉ„ν•˜κΈ° μœ„ν•œ 인프라 개발 ν•„μš”μ„±μ„ μ—­μ„€ν–ˆλ‹€. 또 μ„œμšΈμ‹œ EMP μœ„μ›νšŒ 섀립 등을 골자둜 ν•œ β€˜μ„œμšΈ ν”„λ‘œμ νŠΈβ€™λ₯Ό μ†Œκ°œν–ˆλ‹€.

λ―Όκ²½λ Ή μŠ€νŽ˜μ΄μŠ€μ•€λΉˆ λŒ€ν‘œλŠ” 유럽 μ—°ν•© νšŒμ›κ΅­μž„μ—λ„ 자체 방호 κ³„νšμ„ μˆ˜λ¦½ν•˜κ³  μžˆλŠ” μŠ€μ›¨λ΄μ²˜λŸΌ μ£Όμš” κ΅­κ°€μ‹œμ„€μ΄ λ°€μ§‘λ˜μ–΄μžˆκ³  인ꡬ가 λ§Žμ€ μ„œμšΈλ„ 자체 EMP 방호 κ³„νš 수립이 ν•„μš”ν•˜λ‹€κ³  μ£Όμž₯ν–ˆλ‹€.

포럼 μ‹œμž‘λΆ€ν„° λκΉŒμ§€ μžλ¦¬ν•œ 였 μ‹œμž₯은 β€œμ΅œμ²¨λ‹¨ κ³Όν•™κΈ°μˆ κ³Ό μ „κΈ°, 톡신, 데이터 등이 μ΄ˆμ—°κ²°λœ μˆ˜λ„ μ„œμšΈμ—μ„œ 도심 μ£Όμš”μ‹œμ„€μ΄ λ§ˆλΉ„λμ„ λ•Œλ₯Ό κ°€μ •ν•œ 상황을 μ κ²€ν•˜κ³  λŒ€μ‘μ±…μ„ λͺ¨μƒ‰ν•˜λŠ” 것은 μ€‘μš”ν•˜λ‹€β€λ©° β€œμ²œλ§Œ μ‹œλ―Όμ˜ 생λͺ…, μ•ˆμ „κ³Ό μ§κ²°λ˜λŠ” μ•ˆλ³΄λ₯Ό μ΅œμš°μ„ μ˜ κ°€μΉ˜λ‘œ μ±™κΈ΄λ‹€λŠ” 마음으둜 μˆ˜λ„ μ„œμšΈμ˜ λ°©ν˜Ένƒœμ„Έλ₯Ό λ”μš±λ” νŠΌνŠΌν•˜κ²Œ μ§€μΌœλ‚˜κ°€λŠ” 데 λ…Έλ ₯ν•˜κ² λ‹€β€κ³  ν–ˆλ‹€.

μ„œμšΈμ‹œλŠ” μ΄μŠ€λΌμ—˜κ³Ό ν•˜λ§ˆμŠ€ 좩돌 λ“± κ΅­μ œμ •μ„Έμ˜ κΈ‰λ³€ μƒν™©μ—μ„œ μ‹œλ―Ό μ•ˆμ „ 확보λ₯Ό μœ„ν•΄ μ§€λ°©μžμΉ˜λ‹¨μ²΄ 졜초둜 μ•ˆλ³΄ν¬λŸΌ μ‹œλ¦¬μ¦ˆλ₯Ό μ—΄κ³  μžˆλ‹€. μ§€λ‚œλ‹¬ 첫번째 μ•ˆλ³΄ν¬λŸΌμ€ μ „μ‹œ 방호 λŒ€μ±…μ„ 주제둜 μ—΄λ Έλ‹€.


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