North Korean GPS manipulation disrupted dozens of planes and vessels, South Korea says
South Korea’s military said
North Korea
disrupted GPS signals from border areas for the second-straight day on Saturday, affecting an unspecified number of flights and vessel operations.
Tensions between the rival Koreas have escalated as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un flaunts his advancing nuclear and missile program and engages in electronic and psychological warfare, such as flying
thousands of balloons
to drop trash and anti-South Korean propaganda leaflets in the South.
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said
North Korean operations
to manipulate GPS signals were detected from around the western border city of Kaesong and the nearby city of Haeju on Friday and Saturday, and said the activities disrupted dozens of civilian aircraft and several vessels.
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