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According to the Korea Joint Staff Headquarters, North Korea blew up some sections of the road north of the inter-Korean military demarcation line north of the inter-Korean military demarcation line at about 12 noon local time on October 15. Subsequently, the South Korean army fired in response to the DPRK. A reporter stationed in Korea observed that the situation on the peninsula has escalated sharply and is likely to continue.

On the 15th, in response to the North Korean operation, the Korea Joint Staff Headquarters said that "the activities of the DPRK did not cause losses to the Korea military, and the Korea military responded by firing after the North Korean bombing operation." Korea's Joint Staff Headquarters said the Korea military is currently "closely monitoring the actions of the North Korean side and strengthening security response with the cooperation of South Korea and the United States."

Korea:

The responsibility for repeated setbacks in North-South relations lies with the DPRK

On the 15th, the Korea government said that the responsibility for the repeated retrogression of relations between the North and the South lies entirely with the DPRK. The Korea government strongly condemns North Korea for blowing up parts of the roads connecting the two Koreas, the Gyeongui Line and the Donghae Line.

The Ministry of Unification of Korea issued an announcement on the 15th, saying that North Korea blew up some sections of the road connecting the Gyeongui Line and the Donghae Line connecting the two Koreas on the same day: "This is a clear violation of the inter-Korean agreement and a very abnormal measure, and I strongly condemn it." ”

Korea's Unification Ministry said that after the DPRK unilaterally blew up the inter-Korean liaison office building in the Kaesong Industrial Park of North Korea four years ago on the grounds that Korea civil society groups used balloons to distribute leaflets to the DPRK, it has now blown up part of the road connecting the Gyeongui Line and the Donghae Line between the two Koreas.

According to the Korea Unification Ministry, the Gyeongui Line and the Donghae Line Railway and Highway are representative cooperation projects carried out after the ROK-DPRK summit meeting, and were built by the ROK in the form of a loan of $130 million at the request of the DPRK side. The ROK side once again confirmed that the obligation to repay the loan remains with the DPRK side.

The Korea Unification Ministry announced that it "once again emphasized that all responsibility for the road explosions between the two Koreas lies with the North Korean side."

The DPRK side has not responded to this statement for the time being.

North Korea:

The South Korean military will pay the price for the mastermind of the drone infiltration into Pyongyang

On the 15th, Kim Yo-jong, vice minister of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, said that the DPRK side has conclusive evidence that the Korea military is the mastermind of the drone infiltration into Pyongyang. Kim Yo Jong said that the provocateurs will pay for it.

Kim Yo-jong said on the 14th that the drone infiltration into Pyongyang was led by the Korea military. Kim Yo-jong also said that if the sovereignty of the holding country is violated by the domesticated forces of the United States, then its owner (the United States) should be responsible. At present, the South Korean side has not responded to the above statement.

Kim Jong-un clarified his tough military-political stance

According to a report by the Korean Central News Agency on the 15th, on October 14, Kim Jong-un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK, presided over a national defense and security meeting.

At the meeting, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army and Director of the General Reconnaissance Bureau made a comprehensive analysis report on "provocations by the enemy that seriously violated the sovereignty of the DPRK," and the Chief of the General Staff made a report on the plan of action to deal with the military plan.

After listening to the relevant reports and reports on the implementation of the work, Kim Jong Un pointed out the current direction of military activities and set out the tasks of activating the national defense forces and exercising the right of self-defense to safeguard the country's sovereignty and security interests.

At the meeting, Kim Jong-un expounded the hard-line military-political stance of the DPRK party and government.

Relations between the two Koreas eased for a time

In recent years, tensions and confrontations have returned

A reporter from the General Station in Korea observed that for some time, the sharply escalating tense confrontation between the DPRK and the ROK has attracted the attention of the outside world. In fact, since last year, the Korea military has repeatedly announced that it has found that North Korea has planted mines in the demilitarized zone and other related operations, and in recent times, North Korea has frequently released balloons with garbage to Korea.

The reporter of the main station observed that in 2018, due to the holding of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics and the subsequent meeting between the leaders of the two Koreas in Panmunjom, there was a period of relaxation between the two Koreas, and the two sides also signed a military agreement to eliminate tensions and confrontations. In the Panmunjom Joint Security Area, both sides also did not carry firearms and dismantled some of the posts in the demilitarized zone.

In recent years, on the one hand, Korea the Yoon Suk-yeol administration has strengthened military cooperation with the United States and Japan, South Korea's military exercises have continued to escalate, and on the other hand, North Korea has also continued to carry out missile launches, and the situation between the two Koreas has returned to the old path of tense confrontation.

The recent escalation of the situation on the Korean Peninsula

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October 1 North Korea condemns United States sending nuclear submarines to the Korean Peninsula and its surroundings

DPRK Vice Defense Minister Kim Gang-il issued a statement on October 1 condemning United States for sending nuclear submarines, nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, B-1B bombers and other nuclear strategic assets to the Korean Peninsula and its surrounding areas.

The DPRK military is closely monitoring the situation and trajectory of frequent U.S. strategic assets on the Korean Peninsula and will be prepared to firmly safeguard the national security environment from any threat, the conversation said.

On October 9, North Korea announced that it would cut off road and rail links with Korea

On the 9th, the General Staff of the Korean People's Army announced that the DPRK "will take substantive military measures in view of the imminent war crisis along the southern border" and that "the top priority at the moment is to completely cut off the roads and railways in the DPRK area connecting with Korea from October 9 and carry out the fortified reinforcement of defense facilities."

October 11 The two Koreas blame each other

The DPRK Foreign Ministry issued a statement on the 11th, condemning the violation of the airspace of Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, by Korea drones.

North Korea's foreign ministry said Korea used drones to infiltrate Pyongyang on October 3, 9 and 10 to distribute anti-North Korean propaganda leaflets. In response, Korea's Joint Staff Headquarters said that the Korea military has not sent drones to North Korea, but it is necessary to confirm whether civilian groups have used drones.

At the same time, the Korea Joint Staff Headquarters reported on the evening of the 11th that the DPRK once again released a "garbage balloon" to the South Korean side. The Joint Staff Headquarters of Korea pointed out that due to the current wind direction, the "garbage balloon" released by the DPRK may float to the northern part of Gyeonggi Province and Gangwon Province, and asked the public to pay attention to the "garbage balloon" that may fall.

On October 12, North Korea said Korea's military could not shirk responsibility

Regarding North Korea's claim that Korea's drones violated North Korea's airspace and distributed leaflets, Kim Yo-jong, vice minister of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, issued a statement on the 12th, saying that "it is difficult for the Korea military to shirk its responsibility as the main perpetrator or accomplice of major sovereignty infringement and provocation."

Kim Yo-jong warned that if Korea drones loaded with anti-North Korean leaflets violate North Korean airspace again, North Korea will take strong retaliatory actions regardless of its components.

On October 13, the South Korean side warned that if it posed a threat, the North Korean regime would be terminated

In response to Kim Yo-jong, vice director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, who said that "if Korea drones are found again over Pyongyang, a tragic tragedy will occur," the Korea Ministry of Defense said on the 13th that the North Korean regime would end if it endangered the safety of Korea citizens. Korea's Ministry of National Defense also noted that "North Korea has violated Korea's airspace more than 10 times so far."

On October 13, North Korea instructed its border troops to prepare for shooting

A spokesman for the DPRK Ministry of Defense announced on the 13th that the General Staff of the Korean People's Army has instructed troops on the inter-Korean border to enter a firing readiness posture.

KCNA reported that Korea's major provocation against Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, is causing serious military tensions. In response to possible developments, troops at all levels have made various preparations.

On the 12th, the General Staff of the Korean People's Army issued an instruction on operational readiness, ordering the combined artillery units on the border and the units responsible for important fire strikes to enter a state of complete firing readiness. (CCTV News)