Iran’s attack on Israel offers Kim Jong Un a test case of Western defenses
Editor’s Note: This piece by Dasl Yoon and Timothy W. Martin features quotes from CSP Senior Fellow, Grant Newsham.
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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