Seoul News
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 powerβcommunications networks. He emphasized the need to develop infrastructure that provides EMP protection while simultaneously preparing for war, terrorism, disasters, and accidents, and introduced the βSeoul Project,β centered on establishing a Seoul EMP Committee.
Min Kyung-ryeong, CEO of Space&Bean, argued that Seoulβdensely packed with key national facilities and a large populationβshould 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, βIn 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 capitalβs defense posture with the mindset that securityβdirectly tied to the lives and safety of ten million citizensβmust be our top priority.β
In light of rapidly changing international conditions, including the IsraelβHamas conflict, Seoul is hosting a series of security forumsβthe first of its kind among local governmentsβto enhance public safety. The inaugural session last month focused on wartime civil defense measures.
β Reporter Seo Yu-mi
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