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North Korea threat index at highest level in 2014

Threats increase amid ongoing U.S.-South Korea military drills
Hamish Macdonald August 21, 2014
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North Korea threat index at highest level in 2014
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The aggressive and threatening language in North Korean state news agency the Korea Central News Agency (KCNA) has reached its highest level since the beginning of the year, data curated by NK News has shown.

The NK News KCNA Threat Index, which analyzes the frequency of confrontational words published in North Korean media each day, registered a score of 2.944 on August 21, its highest score for 2014.

The score registered by the Threat Index surpasses the previous record point for the year: a score of 2.5 in May.

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Hamish Macdonald

Hamish Macdonald

Hamish Macdonald is an Associate Fellow at RUSI who formerly worked on Project SANDSTONE and formerly a journalist and researcher who has focused uniquely on North Korea related topics and affairs. He was previously the COO of the Korea Risk Group, which produces the NK News and NK Pro. Specialising in this area, his investigations covered topics including North Korean sanctions evasion activities, domestic economic development and human rights.

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