The South Korean Navy Ship was hit in the rear hull.

A blast has sunk a ship of the South Korean Navy not far from a South Korean island near the disputed Northern Limit Line, which is not recognized by the North.

The cause of the blast is still unknown, but reports suggest that a second South Korean ship immediately fired at an ‘unidentified North Korean ship’, however it is said that this was actually a ‘flock of birds’.

It is rumored that the blast was caused by a torpedo.

A North Korean weapons plane that was siezed in Thailand has caused a stir as to where it was heading.

Even though the attacks were mainly thwarted, it is a big middle finger to the US and South Korea and a demonstration of the North’s technological capabilities.

It seems Kim Jong-Il, being an avid internet user himself, has long recognised the need for a cyber army and apparently has 1000> hackers at his disposal.

Where could this go? Well, North Korea has a huge portfolio of attention seeking and demonstrating it’s military might, so this may just be a show of strength to scare the US and South Korea.

Meanwhile, South Korea has said that it is increasing it’s efforts to get it’s cyber warfare unit up to speed to counter the North’s aggressive hacker army.

Intelligence experts believe it could have been an initial foray by the North Koreans to disable South Korean and US information systems.

It is also believed the Internet attacks were not isolated, but tied a North Korean military strategy, which includes its recent missile and nuclear weapons tests.

South Korea’s National Intelligence Service has revealed the computer virus infected 18,000 personal computers and at least 11 South Korean government sites.

US sites hit by the virus included the Treasury Department, Federal Trade Commission, and Secret Service.

Analysts have said the attacks on South Korean websites may have been made in place of feared attacks along the demilitarized zone between the two Koreas.

They have suggested recent missile tests have underlined North Korean efforts to perfect their missile accuracy but do not signify an imminent military attack.

The Internet attacks came as North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-il attended a memorial service marking the 15th anniversary of the death of his father, Kim Il-Sung.

He was shown briefly on North Korean state TV walking with a slight limp.

South Korea says the missiles were fired from an east coast launch site.

All of the missiles landed in the Sea of Japan (or East Sea.)

“Our military is fully ready to counter any North Korean threats and provocations”
- South Korea

Also, it is reported a long range missile is being prepared for imminent launch.

North Korea has recently warned all ships to stay away from it’s waters, possibly because of these tests or a usual show of international defiance.

North Korea’s air force said Japan’s E-767 surveillance aircraft conducted aerial espionage near the Musudan-ri missile site on its northeast coast Wednesday and Thursday.

An official from Japan’s defense ministry said the country’s planes regularly gather information on North Korea but declined to comment on the types of planes used or the locations monitored.

Recently North Korea has complained of U.S. spy missions in its airspace, but rarely has complained about Japan.

Meanwhile, a rally of an estimated 100,000 North Koreans in Pyongyang holding placards with symbols of war and hate toward the US; slogans including a missile with the US flag on.

Seeing as the only authorised protests in North Korea are to do with international criticisms/actions against North Korea, it is highly likely that the placards were issued and authorised from the top.

North Korea’s “armed forces will deal an annihilating blow that is unpredictable and unavoidable, to any ’sanctions’ or provocations by the US,” Pak Pyong Jong, first vice chairman of the Pyongyang City People’s Committee, told the crowd.

State-run newspapers ran lengthy editorials accusing the U.S. of invading the country in 1950 and of looking for an opportunity to attack again. The editorials said those actions justified North Korea’s development of atomic bombs to defend itself.

However, to be totally honest, the US Barack Obama was elected on a more anti-war and conservative election campaign and to go to war without first being struck would be highly out of character for the US President and one would expect high criticisms at home in the US, as bad as the situation in North Korea may be, but many people are not aware of the true character and puppet-masters of North Korea.

North Korea helps Burma build complex bunkers and tunnels.

Burma says that the infamous North Korean ship, the Kang Nam 1, is not heading for it’s ports.

However, Burma will be receiving a shipment of rice from North Korea soon, they said.

Burma and North Korea severed ties when a botched North Korean assassination attempt in Burma killed 20 people, but in recent years they have been co-operating in various relatable fields. Both countries are isolated and sanctioned, but North Korea is more so.

It is known that North Korea ships arms to Burma and provides assistance with building complex bunkers and tunnels for the Burmese Military Junta.

The Kang Nam will be forced to refuel in Singapore and, under conditions of sanctions imposed on North Korea, Singapore may be faced with the dilemma of whether to inspect the ship or not – an act, North Korea views, as a declaration of war.

Recently, North Korea has tested a long range missile (potentially capable of reaching Alaska and Hawaii), several short range (capable of reaching Japan), and an underground nuclear explosion.

This comes amid extremely high tensions between the international community and North Korea. North Korea has been extremely aggressive with it’s words and, not so long ago, a US army general said the US was ready for a conventional war with North Korea.