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April 13, 2013 10:52 pm GMT

Korean Conflict Could Nuke Your Next Phone

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Chances are that the smartphone tucked away in your purse, the TV in your living room and the laptop sitting on your desk wouldn't exist without components from South Korea. Mega manufacturers such as Samsung and LG are located in Seoul near the border of North and South Korea, a border that's primed to explode if recent tensions between the two nations boil over.

If North Korea's heated rhetoric and missile tests evolve into a full-fledged Korean conflict, there could be major disruptions in the supply chain for products such as LCD televisions, smartphones and tablets, analysts have said.

"Anything that disrupts the work flow of supply is going to be an issue," said Thomas J. Dinges, Senior Principal Analyst, Outsourced Manufacturing for IHS. Read more...

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