South Korea ’s Ministry of Information and Communication Technology said on Saturday that despite the warning issued by Seoul, North Korea has sent a signal to stop South Korea ’s Global Positioning System (GPS) for three days in a row, but it has not caused serious damage, but it has caused a certain impact on the lives of surrounding residents There are reports.
The North Korean government strongly warned North Korea on Friday that it should immediately end provocative actions that disrupt GPS tracking because these actions violate international standards.
The Ministry of National Defense stated that since Thursday, gps jammer activity in the northern part of the country has continued, although there have been no reports of serious damage to civilians, such as in the operations of aircraft and ships.
An official from the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning said: “The disturbing signals have been coming (from North Korea) constantly, although they keep appearing.” “There is no obvious change in the waveform.” It seems that a provocation to people .
The Ministry of Defence announced on Friday that the movement destroyed GPS in the north of the country and caused 150 planes and 68 ships to attack in South Korea, but did not cause significant damage.
According to the Coast Guard, passenger and fishing vessels usually operate in the waters off the east and west coasts of the country.
An official from the Coast Guard said: “No damage related to GPS signals was reported on Saturday.” “We are closely monitoring the situation and are stepping up surveillance of safe navigation.”
The Seoul Defense Department said that in the face of increasing pressure from the international community on North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons program, North Korea ’s actions aimed at aggravating tension on the divided peninsula.
The government has indicated that destructive signals from the north may reach approximately 100 kilometers from the transmission point near the highly solid North Korean border and may affect Seoul.
The ministry said that due to North Korea ’s provocation, there have been no reports of negative effects on the South Korean military. He warned that if Pyongyang does not stop provocation, he will charge North Korea “the price it deserves”.