1. Introduction
2. Strategic Asymmetry and North Korea’s Asymmetric Threat
3. Cyber Threat and Inter-Korean Relations
4. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Inter-Korean Relations
5. Conclusion and Proposal
Recently, North Korea has attempted new forms of provocation through cyber warfare and unmanned aerial technology. For example, North Korea’s hacking of United States Sony Pictures raised international awareness concerning North Korea’s new forms of asymmetric threat, and particularly over its capacity and tactics on cyber terrorism. Chairman of the State Affairs Commission Kim Jong-un allegedly claimed cyber warfare to be an “all-purpose sword,” along with nuclear weapons and missiles. Already, North Korea has established cyber-headquarters and seven hacking sub-organizations under the military and the Workers Party of Korea (WPK), with estimated 1,700 people. In addition, there are about 10 hacking-support organizations with roughly 6,000 manpower involved...
