North Korea Responds to Supposed US Preparations to Launch Cyberattacks

Considering how little North Korea depends on the Internet that cyberattacks would be of limited value compared to other nations:

North Korea on Saturday denounced reported U.S. preparations for possible cyberattacks against the communist nation, saying it is ready and willing to respond to “any type of warfare.”

Earlier this month, U.S. media outlet Foreign Policy reported that for the past six months, Washington has been laying the groundwork in countries including South Korea and Japan for possible cyberattacks on the North. The process involved installing fiber cables as bridges into the region and setting up remote bases and listening posts.

“The United States must discard its silly dream of realizing its ambitions for invasion through cyberattacks on us,” the Rodong Sinmun, the newspaper of the North’s ruling Workers’ Party, said in a commentary.

“As (we) have everything we need, and we are prepared, we can respond to any type of warfare that the U.S. wants,” it added.  [Yonhap]

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