Why US missions to infiltrate North Korea are high stakes but low return

Interviews Why US missions to infiltrate North Korea are high stakes but low return Researcher Mark Sauter analyzes the reported 2019 Navy SEAL raid in light of past covert operations against the DPRK SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON PRINT An explosive New York Times report this month claimed that a U.S. Navy SEAL team slipped onto a North Korean beach under cover of darkness in 2019 to install a listening device, only for the mission to unravel when they encountered civilian fishermen. But while revelations about the operation have raised fresh questions about the risks Washington is willing to take to gather intel on one of the world’s most secretive regimes, the tactics themselves are far from new. But while revelations about the operation have raised fresh questions about the risks Washington is willing to take to gather intel on one of the world’s most secretive regimes, the tactics themselves are far from new. © Korea Risk Group. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group.