In a sweeping move to bolster regime security, North Korea’s Ministry of State Security is doubling its overseas operations and expanding domestic surveillance by 50%, backed by a new $100 million high-tech facility.<\/p>\n
Speaking anonymously, a source in Pyongyang told Daily NK recently that the expansion efforts followed an order from leader Kim Jong Un, which \u201cemphasized the importance of collecting, analyzing and compiling domestic and overseas intelligence.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n North Korea appears intent to expand the Ministry of State Security in an effort to solidify regime stability by cracking down on internal and external threats.<\/span><\/p>\n Following Kim’s expansion order, the ministry\u2019s overseas counterintelligence bureau doubled, while the domestic counterintelligence team grew 50% larger. In response to rising threats against the country’s communications network, a new communications security management department has appeared under the ministry\u2019s communications bureau.<\/span><\/p>\nNew auxiliary office for intelligence gathering and analysis<\/strong><\/h4>\n