North Korea Seizes U.S. Navy Ship Pueblo
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs, Military History
- Subcategories: Ships, Naval History, Kidnapping, Hostages, Prisoners, Espionage, Spying, Spies, Massacres, Genocide, Torture
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, Asian History
- Geographical Location: Korea, North Korea
- Date: January 23, 1968
Article abstract: On a mission to collect North Korean electronic and signal intelligence, the USS Pueblo was attacked, boarded, and taken to Wonson. The crew was imprisoned for eleven months, tortured, and forced to sign confessions of guilt.
Cold War Spy Ships
In the 1960’s, at the height of the Cold War era, U.S. foreign policy focused on improving military preparedness in response to any expansion of Communist ideologies. Communist governments, especially those associated with the former Soviet Union, were becoming more numerous across the globe....
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