DPRK Missiles focus of US/ROK/Japan Intelligence Agreement

JS Kongo (Defense Industry Daily)

“The sharing will be limited to information about North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats. The country that has produced a particular piece of information will determine to what extent it will share its information.” 

South Korea has been sharing intelligence with the U.S. under a 1987 information-protection pact, while Japan has been sharing information with the U.S. according to a 2007 information-protection pact.

The trilateral arrangement is based on these bilateral pacts that are binding under international law, and would guarantee the protection of any information shared among the three partners, Seoul officials said. 

Seoul believes that the trilateral information sharing will enhance the “quality and credibility” of intelligence on North Korea’s military threats. 

“Japan has six surveillance satellites, missile detection equipment on their Aegis ships and other intelligence assets that would help us better detect military movements in North Korea,” said the Seoul official. 

“If we piece together all of our information, we will be able to more accurately analyze North Korea’s missile movements from all stages ― boost, cruising and terminal. We will also be able to better analyze how North Korea operates its missile force at a tactical level.”

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