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In the daytime of October 15th, the 60-metre-long sections of the roads and railways in Kamho-ri, Kosong County, Kangwon Province and the 60-metre-long sections of the roads and railways in Tongnae-ri, Panmun District, Kaesong Municipality have been completely blocked through blasting,
a spokesman for the DPRK Ministry of National Defence was quoted by the KCNA as saying This is an inevitable and legitimate measure taken in keeping with the requirement of the DPRK Constitution which clearly defines the ROK as a hostile state, and due to the serious security circumstances running to the unpredictable brink of war owing to the grave political and military provocations of the hostile forces,
according to the KCNA report The government will do its utmost to collect, analyze and monitor necessary information on future developments in North Korea,
Aoki told a regular briefing in Tokyo These North Korean activities could increase tensions between the South and the North, and it is important that this does not lead to an escalation,
said Kazuhiko Aoki, deputy chief cabinet secretary When it comes to the actions by the DPRK, we have seen them continue to take steps that raise tensions, and we will encourage – continue to encourage them to take the opposite path, to reduce tensions, and stop any actions that could increase the risk of conflict,
We are monitoring the situation in the DPRK in close coordination with our Republic of Korea allies,
State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said during a briefing Tuesday, referring to the official names of North Korea (DPRK) and South Korea For our army to permanently shut off and block the southern border with the ROK, the primary hostile state and invariable principal enemy, in the current situation is a self-defensive measure for inhibiting war and defending the security of the DPRK,
said the General Staff of the Korean People's Army in a statement issued by the state-run Korean Central News Agency The military is closely monitoring North Korean activities and has reinforced surveillance and alert posture in cooperation with the U.S., maintaining a state of full readiness,
If North Korea undertakes a provocation, we will strongly retaliate in terms of our right to self defense,
It is deplorable that North Korea is repeatedly conducting such regressive behavior,
said Koo Byoung-sam, spokesman for the South Korean Unification Ministry We clearly know that the military dregs of the [Republic of Korea] are chiefly to blame for the case of drone infiltration into Pyongyang,
Kim Yo Jong, sister of Kim Jong Un and vice department director of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, said earlier this week North Korea has detonated parts of the Gyeongui and Donghae roads north of the Military Demarcation Line,
the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Tuesday, referring to inter-Korean infrastructure that once connected the two countries The provocateurs will have to pay a dear price,
North Korea still has repayment obligations regarding this funding,
The acute military situation prevailing on the Korean peninsula requires the armed forces of the DPRK to take a more resolute and stronger measure in order to more creditably defend the national security,
he said in the KCNA notice that referred to North Korea by the initials of its official name, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Kim Jong Un wants domestic and international audiences to believe he is acting out of military strength, but he may actually be motivated by political weakness,
This is a practical military measure related to the hostile dual-state system that North Korea has frequently mentioned,
Yang Moo-jin, president of the University of North Korean Studies in Seoul, told AFP North Korea is likely to engage in strong provocations along the border if there is a recurrence of drone infiltrations,
There has been no damage to our military, and our forces conducted counter-fire in areas south of the MDL,
The North Korean military conducted detonations, assumed to be aimed at cutting off the Gyeongui and Donghae roads, at around noon and is carrying out additional activities using heavy equipment,
Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement reported by local media on Tuesday