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>JN Sept. 2, 1998, Vol. 6, No. 157
North Korean Missile Test
By IsraelWire
North Korea has raised missile development to a new level with
Monday's test of its new Taipo-Dong missile, which has a range
of over 1,200 miles.
According to Ze'ev Schiff, senior Haaretz military correspondent,
if North Korea deepens its relations with Iran and Arab countries,
such as Libya, and sells long-range missile technology, this will
endanger not only the countries of the Middle East -- including
Israel -- but Europe as well.
Schiff reports that Japanese sources say that this is a new
Taipo-Dong missile, the first model of which is meant to reach a
range of 1,200 miles, while a second model is to reach 1,555-1,866
miles.
Initial reports indicate a possible mishap during the test, since
the missile flew approximately 240 miles and deviated from its
trajectory towards the Russian port of Vladivostok. If the North
Koreans actually succeed in developing the missile, they will not
only threaten South Korea and Japan, but other neighbors as well,
reports Schiff. It is doubtful if Russia and China will view this
in a positive light.
North Korea's best known ballistic missile, the No-Dong, has a
range of 600 miles. The missile was last launched in 1993 and
also landed in the same stretch of water in the Sea of Japan, which
separates Japan from the Korean peninsula.
The Pentagon and American intelligence services are examining
whether the inter-continental missile was actually meant to fly on
this trajectory in Japanese air space. The Americans say that there
is a possibility that it was erroneously fired this way, due to
North Korean inexperience in launching missiles. Japan does not
accept this hypothesis, and it told the Americans that it considers
it a provocative act.
Officials assess that the missile gives North Korea the capability
to threaten not only adjacent areas, but also to reach targets in
Central Asia and Alaska. The missile can carry a nuclear warhead.
In advance of the Clinton-Yeltsin summit today in Moscow, the
Americans are emphasizing North Korea's developed export activity
to various countries, such as Pakistan and Iran.
The United States wants to discuss with Russia ways to limit even
further the transfer of missile technology to Iran, which
cooperates with North Korea. The Americans believe that Russia
could have a direct influence on North Korea and Russian
cooperation on this matter is important, since the two countries
share a common border and had close relations during the Soviet
era.
Iran Refuses Visas for Israeli Wrestlers
By IsraelWire
Iran has denied Israeli athletes the right to enter Iran in order to participate in the world championship for free-style wrestling.
An Iranian newspaper reported that the athletes will not receive
visas, despite calls by the World Association for Wrestling that
the Iranians grant visas to all the athletes, regardless of their
nationality.
The report also stated that two Iranian wrestlers announced
they will not compete in a Greco-Roman wrestling tournament in
Sweden, in protest of the participation of Israeli athletes.
Police Use Laser Technology to Eavesdrop
By IsraelWire
A Police Department senior officer admitted in a Beersheva
courtroom that the department possesses technology permitting
eavesdropping via laser technology instead of the standard
placement of hidden microphones (bugs) in a home.
The unidentified officer said the use of the technology is limited,
explaining that in most cases, the police are able to obtain
the necessary orders permitting the placement of hidden
microphones. The bugs deliver a much high quality recording of
voice than the laser technology.
The issue was publicized during a hearing in District Court
involving members of a gang accused of conspiring to injure another
person. In that case, police used hidden microphones to obtain
recorded conversations. The defense counsel argued the police
planted the hidden listening devices without permission from the
court, therefore making the recordings illegal.
Police then explained the recordings could also have been obtained
using the laser microphone, which has the capability of sending its
beam through the closed apartment windows, and transmitting the
conversation going on in the room. Experts brought into the court by
the state testified that a good quality laser microphone can
pick up conversations hundreds of yards away.
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