Seoul vows punishment if North Korea follows through on threats
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 20 Oct, 07:02 · Archive
South Korea has vowed to punish North Korea if it acts on threats to deploy weapons and resume broadcasts along their border.
South Korea's Defence Ministry has expressed grave concern over North Korea's threats to deploy additional tactical strike weapons along the heavily armed border and resume loudspeaker broadcasts towards the south. Seoul vowed that 'if North Korea uses our legitimate measures as a pretext to carry out further provocations, we will punish it resolutely', calling its own broadcasts and warning shots a 'legitimate defensive measure' aimed at preventing incursions.
The escalation threatens to undercut diplomatic gains made by South Korean President Lee Jae Myung. North Korea has been installing mines and barriers along the border since April 2024. Seoul's joint chiefs of staff chairman Jin Young-seung blamed North Korea for landmines south of the military demarcation line that seriously wounded South Korean soldiers last month, calling the incident 'a clear provocation' and a violation of the 1953 armistice agreement.
North Korea's Kim Yo Jong, sister of leader Kim Jong Un, accused the South Korean military of endangering North Korean soldiers by firing warning shots during Pyongyang's fortification work along the border.
How it is being reported
- Seoul vows 'punishment' after North Korea threatsMounting tensions around the military demarcation line separating North and South Korea are fuelling concerns of a military clash.Perth Now · 20 Oct, 06:39
- Seoul vows 'punishment' after North Korea threatsMounting tensions around the military demarcation line separating North and South Korea are fuelling concerns of a military clash.The West Australian · 20 Oct, 06:39
In this story: South Korea · North Korea · Lee Jae Myung · Kim Jong Un · Kim Yo Jong · Jin Young-seung
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