{"id":1866,"date":"2017-10-11T04:07:50","date_gmt":"2017-10-11T04:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/wanfahminfaiz\/?p=1866"},"modified":"2017-10-11T04:15:23","modified_gmt":"2017-10-11T04:15:23","slug":"bundle-news-north-korean-special-forces-use-paragliders-in-simulated-attack-on-south-korean-us-military-hq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/wanfahminfaiz\/bundle-news-north-korean-special-forces-use-paragliders-in-simulated-attack-on-south-korean-us-military-hq\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korean special forces use paragliders in simulated attack on South Korean-US military HQ"},"content":{"rendered":"<header>\n<div class=\"hero-area-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"leadAsset section\">\n<div class=\"lead-asset component\">\n<div class=\"component-content\">\n<figure class=\"lead-asset__figure\"><span class=\"lead-asset-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive lead-asset__image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/content\/dam\/news\/2017\/10\/11\/TELEMMGLPICT000142776948_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqpVlberWd9EgFPZtcLiMQfyf2A9a6I9YchsjMeADBa08.jpeg?imwidth=450\" \/><\/span><figcaption><span class=\"lead-asset-caption\">South Korean radar systems would be unlikely to detect paragliders<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"lead-asset-copyright\"><span class=\"lead-asset-copyright-label\">CREDIT:<\/span>\u00a0GETTY<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<footer class=\"footer-author\">\n<div class=\"byline component  \">\n<ul class=\"component-content\">\n<li class=\"byline__author\">\u00a0<span class=\"byline__author-name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/authors\/julian-ryall\/\">Julian Ryall<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"article-date component   \"><span class=\"component-content\">11 OCTOBER 2017 \u2022 4:50AM<\/span><\/span><\/footer>\n<article>\n<div class=\"articleBodyText version-2 section\">\n<div class=\"article-body-text component  version-2\">\n<div class=\"component-content\">\n<p><span class=\"m_first-letter m_first-letter--flagged\">N<\/span>orth Korean special forces have carried out an exercise in which they used paragliders to simulate infiltrating behind South Korean lines and launch an attack on the headquarters of the joint South Korean-US military command.<\/p>\n<p>Officials of Seoul&#8217;s Defence Ministry told Yonhap news that the exercises were conducted over a number of days in mid-September and were the first time that the tactic had been tested by the North.<\/p>\n<p>Special forces troops used paragliders to land on a training ground where a mock-up of the South Korea-US Combined Forces Command in Seoul had been constructed.<\/p>\n<p>The new infiltration technique has caused concern in Seoul, where a defence source said that existing radar systems would be unlikely to detect such small targets crossing the border. Paragliders can also travel swiftly and in silence and would allow the North&#8217;s special forces to carry out an attack with little warning, particularly at night.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A paraglider flies at low altitude without making a sound&#8221;, the official said. It could be useful for making a surprise attack, like a drone.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"articleBodyImage section\">\n<div class=\"article-body-image component \">\n<div class=\"component-content\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"lazy-image article-body-image-image is-loaded\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive\" src=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/content\/dam\/news\/2017\/10\/11\/TELEMMGLPICT000096444585_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqDzuXso0qIEy_jqbzFIdTgt6tS3swphtK_Nu6PIasPR4.jpeg?imwidth=480\" alt=\"The replica presidential house (Blue House)\" \/><\/div><figcaption><span class=\"article-body-image-caption\">The replica presidential house (Blue House)\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"article-body-image-copyright\"><span class=\"article-body-image-copyright-label\">CREDIT:<\/span>\u00a0EPA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"articleBodyText section\">\n<div class=\"article-body-text component  \">\n<div class=\"component-content\">\n<p>&#8220;I believe that North Korean special forces are adopting amazing methods of infiltration with limited resources&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"m_first-letter\">T<\/span>he North is clearly attempting to develop\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2017\/06\/16\/nervous-kim-jong-un-trying-avoid-assassinated\/\">its own &#8220;decapitation&#8221; capabilities<\/a>, aimed at the joint South Korean-US command and control capabilities<a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/0\/war-north-korea-could-start-would-look-like\/\">\u00a0in the event of war breaking out on the peninsula<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dynamicMpu section\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"articleBodyText section\">\n<div class=\"article-body-text component  \">\n<div class=\"component-content\">\n<p><span class=\"m_first-letter m_first-letter--flagged\">S<\/span>eoul has made no secret of its development of a specialised unit that will be tasked with eliminating the leadership of the North should war appear to be imminent.<\/p>\n<p>South Korea and the US responded to the exercises by staging short-range air defence drills close to the border.<\/p>\n<p>North Korea has carried out previous demonstrations of its special forces&#8217; capabilities, with Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, in December overseeing<a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2016\/12\/12\/north-korea-military-exercise-sees-special-forces-assault-blue\/\">\u00a0an assault by commandos on a full-scale mock-up of the Blue House<\/a>, the official residence of the South Korean president.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"htmlEmbed section\">\n<div class=\"html-embed component version-1\">\n<div class=\"component-content\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"articleBodyText section\">\n<div class=\"article-body-text component  \">\n<div class=\"component-content\">\n<p><span class=\"m_first-letter m_first-letter--flagged\">I<\/span>n footage broadcast on national television, troops used ropes to descend from helicopters before commencing their attack, with the replica of the Blue House later pictured wreathed in smoke. The images also showed attackers firing semi-automatic weapons into the building.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Kim was also pictured standing in front of heavily armed members of the unit.<\/p>\n<p>He also ordered the unit to be ready to &#8220;conduct bold combat actions with the southern part of Korea as their theatre&#8221;, state-run media reported.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>North Korean special forces use paragliders in simulated attack on South Korean-US military HQ &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/bndl.tw\/ewb5b3in\">http:\/\/bndl.tw\/ewb5b3in<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Korean radar systems would be unlikely to detect paragliders\u00a0CREDIT:\u00a0GETTY \u00a0Julian Ryall\u00a0 11 OCTOBER 2017 \u2022 4:50AM North Korean special forces have carried out an exercise in which they used paragliders to simulate infiltrating behind South Korean lines and launch an attack on the headquarters of the joint South Korean-US military command. 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