“More than 4,500 people have been exposed as spies for the North since the peninsula was divided in 1948″, officials at the South Korean Defence Security Command said.

Whether warranted or not, there’s anxiety in South Korea of more possible North Korean spies in their midst.  North Korean defectors already having a difficult time adjusting to life in the South have yet another headache to worry about as businesses, employers and friends become more cautious.

There are more than 14,000 North Koreans who have resettled in the South after the Korean War.  Additionally, there are more than 2,500 North Korean refugees who have left for other host countries.

But, North Korean refugees that have already been granted legal residence in South Korea apparently are not allowed to seek asylum in other western countries.

As for the South Korean Military, they seem to be following up on 50 spy suspects and 170 leftist forces of their own.  Times like this, you also have to beware of McCarthyism.