For the second consecutive day on Saturday, North Korea conducted GPS jamming attacks, impacting several ships and dozens of civilian aircraft, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), according to Korean news agency Yonhap.
The attacks, originating from North Korea's Haeju and Kaesong areas, prompted the JCS to issue warnings to vessels and civilian aircraft operating in the Yellow Sea. The military clarified that its own operations and equipment remained unaffected.
“North Korea should immediately halt these GPS provocations,” the JCS stated, adding that the North will be held accountable for any consequences.
This latest incident follows a similar jamming attempt detected by the South’s military on Tuesday. Although the current interference signals are weaker than those used in North Korea's prior jamming campaign near the northwestern border between May 29 and June 2, the attacks still pose significant concerns.
In June, South Korea formally raised the issue with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), and the International Maritime Organization (IMO), all of which count North Korea as a member. Following these complaints, the ICAO issued a resolution expressing serious concern over North Korea’s GPS jamming activities and, for the first time, directly named North Korea in its condemnation.
Source: The Korea Times
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