Why the North Korea “War Alert” Is a Warning We Must Take Seriously

Why the North Korea “War Alert” Is a Warning We Must Take Seriously

THE SIGNAL

Last week, North Korea launched a missile over the Yellow Sea. Ostensibly it was a spy satellite, but North Korea has obfuscated its missile tests before with such descriptions. Pyongyang tests a lot these days, but this test made headlines because of Seol’s confused response — the South Korean government sent out a text message telling people to take shelter.
Worse, the English-language version of the message was titled “wartime alert.” For a moment, the global media thought a war had broken out in Korea. Twenty minutes later, the government abruptly canceled the alert. Everyone was confused. No one knew what to do or where to seek shelter. Predictably, the criticism was withering.
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