The Cold War Between North And South Korea Is Heating Up

North Korea has warned it is no longer bound to an armistice it
signed after the Korean war in 1953. Photo AFP

North Korean Spies Arrested On Kill Mission -- Times Online

North Korean spies disguised as refugees entered South Korea on a mission to assassinate their government’s most prominent defector, prosecutors in Seoul have said.

The two military officers were allegedly ordered to murder Hwang Jang Yop, 87, a former senior member of the North Korean Workers’ Party who has become a hate figure since he defected to Seoul 13 years ago.

Their presence in the South raises questions about other North Korean spies who could be operating undetected on the wrong side of the demilitarised zone.

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More News On The Deteriorating North-South Korean Relations

2 NKoreans Arrested in Alleged Assassination Plot -- New York Times/AP
North Korean spies caught in assassination plot -- The Telegraph
South Korea Arrests 2 From North in Alleged Assassination Plot -- New York Times
Two assassins sent to kill Hwang Jang-yop are arrested in Seoul -- Asia News
North Korea 'plotted to kill high profile defector' -- BBC
Security Tightened for NK Defector Hwang Jang-yop -- Korea Times
Assassins won’t rat on spies in South -- Joong Ang Daily

Activist: NKoreans fired torpedo at SKorean ship -- AP
N.Koreans believe torpedo sank warship: activist -- AFP
South Korea's Lee vows to root out navy sinking culprit -- Reuters
Lee says sinking was a wake-up call -- Joong Ang Daily
S. Korea Warns North Role in Sinking of Ship Could Harm Nuclear Talks -- Voice of America

Seoul warns on nuclear talks if North linked to sinking -- ABC News (Australia)
S Korean FM: Six-party talks unlikely if DPRK behind naval disaster -- Xinhuanet
US Dismisses 3rd NK Nuke Test -- Korea Times
Analysts Say NKorea Hinting at 3rd Nuke Test -- New York Times/AP
N Korea promises limited nuclear bomb production -- ABC News (Australia)
N.K. says it will produce only ‘necessary’ nuclear weapons -- Korea Times

South Korea Has Military Muscle To Thwart North: Foreign Minister -- RTT News
Is this Kim Jong-il's mysterious heir? 'First photograph' of the man tipped to become North Korea's leader -- Daily Mail
N.Korea's 'most belligerent' -- Straits Times