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What is this? Can somebody please explain?

• neurobashing 6y ago
  it _seems_ to be someone's "open-source intelligence" documentation of NK comms; numbers stations and other secret communications. There also seems to be some propaganda mixed in, with the implication it's also somehow tradecraft.
• scoopertrooper 6y ago
  North Korea supposedly still uses numbers stations to contact infiltrators. Though, they may just keep the stations as a way to ratchet up tensions with South Korea, given that numbers stations are a bit anachronistic. Who knows! It's interesting though. https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200829002300315 https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200829002300315 https://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=155915 https://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Cod... They've done it before as well (better source + more detail, but less current): https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/22/world/asia/north-korea-spy-radio-broadcasts.html https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/22/world/asia/north-korea-sp... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbers_station https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbers_station
  • me_me_me 6y ago
    Numbers stations are really cool. Its kinda sad to see them slowly fade away.