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Posted on 04/09/2017 6:43:48 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
N. Korea resumes radio broadcast of encrypted numbers
SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Sunday resumed its radio broadcast of mysterious random numbers, which is believed to be coded orders to its spies outside of the country.
"From now on, we announce tasks of mechanical engineering review for the Unit 21 expedition members of the remote education university," North Korea's state-run Pyongyang Radio said at 12:15 a.m.
"Number 69 on page 602, number 79 on page 133, number 18 on page 216," the broadcast said. A total of 70 sets of such five-digit numbers were read out twice.
Pyongyang Radio last aired a similar broadcast on March 24.
It was the 31st such broadcast since the North resumed the Cold-War era spycraft on June 24 last year amid escalating inter-Korean tensions. It suspended such clandestine broadcasts in 2000.
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I remember these “numbers” broadcasts during the Cold War and into the early 90s, mostly in Spanish. Would these work with a “one-time pad” method of encryption, or something else?
Since internet comm would be much easier, is this just a scare tactic?
Yeah they were coming out of Cuba.
I’m guessing this is a simple red herring.
Kim is pulling your leg.
At the peak numbers stations were from all over the place.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbers_station
John has a long mustache.
Sounds like the “five group call up” using one time pads to me. Effective but very time consuming. Essentially 19th Century Tech.
I know but I remember listening to the ones from Cuba.
Well, if they had Internet access...
LOL
Perhaps the government does. I’m reminded of the absence of light emitting from North Korea at night.
They appear to be 100 years behind with electrical supply.
Maybe it’s just that none of them can afford a light bulb.
best bent wire
“Since internet comm would be much easier, is this just a scare tactic?”
Receiving a broadcast signal is almost perfectly anonymous.
The Nork version from the story seems to be a little too talkative and is probably at least somewhat for show.
John has a long mustache.
The chair is against the wall.
“Wounds my heart with a monotonous langor.”
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