Iran’s attack on Israel offers Kim Jong Un a test case of Western defenses

SEOUL—The Iranian assault on Israel last month is likely to have drawn the keen interest of one world leader in particular: North Korea’s Kim Jong Un.

The attack—and the overwhelming success of Israel and its allies, including the U.S., to repel it—offers Kim a real-world test case of a clash with Western defenses.

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Unlike Israel, South Korea and Japan don’t have much experience responding to a barrage of missiles launched all at once, said Grant Newsham, a senior research fellow at the Japan Forum for Strategic Studies.

“I suspect both South Korea and Japan would have trouble responding to a no-notice North Korean missile attack,” said Newsham, a retired U.S. Marine colonel.

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