North Korea vows to block border with South Korea and build front-line defense structures
- North Korea's military announced it will permanently seal its border with South Korea, cutting all rail and road connections and enhancing defensive structures.
- A project began on October 9 to fortify areas on their side with strong defense structures, as reported by the Korean People's Army.
- North Korea described the border closure as a self-defensive measure against South Korea, calling it the "primary hostile state.
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North Korea Vows To Block Border With South Korea And Build Front-Line Defense Structures
North Korea said Wednesday it will permanently block its border with South Korea and build front-line defense structures to cope with “confrontational hysteria” by South Korean and U.S. forces, while not announcing an expected constitutional revision to formally designate South Korea its principal enemy and codify new national borders. While the moves were likely a pressure tactic, it’s unclear how they will affect ties with South Korea since cr…
DPRK to cut off road and rail links to South Korea
The General Staff of the North Korean People’s Army stated that the measure is a response to the acute security situation on the Korean Peninsula, deriving from “the wrath displayed by hostile forces, which openly expose their attempts to use armed forces encroaching upon Pyongyang’s sovereignty.” Accordingly, the DPRK will start severing ground connections to the South as of October 9 and fortify the relevant areas on their side with strong …


North Korea vows to block and fortify border with South
North Korea said it would permanently block its southern border and build front-line defense structures there. These measures are largely symbolic, as inter-Korean cross-border travel has been at a standstill for years.
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