North Korea has announced it will move more troops and military equipment to the border with South Korea, and will no longer be bound by the 2018 joint military accord.
North Korea launched a military spy satellite, leading to South Korea suspending a 2018 military agreement designed to limit border tensions.
South Korea's General Staff has called the launch a provocative act that violates UN Security Council resolutions.
The North Korean news agency KCNA announced the launch of the satellite named Malligyong-1.
Tensions between North and South Korea have escalated following the launch of a military spy satellite by North Korea. In response, South Korea has decided to partially suspend a 2018 military agreement, known as the Comprehensive Military Agreement (CMA), which was designed to reduce border tensions. The suspension will restore reconnaissance and surveillance operations around the military demarcation line.
North Korea has retaliated by announcing it will no longer be bound by the CMA and will move more troops and military equipment to the border. North Korea accused South Korea of resuming the use of propaganda loudspeakers at the border, a claim which South Korea has denied.
The North Korean news agency KCNA announced the launch of the satellite named Malligyong-1. This move has been condemned by the US and Japan, with Japan issuing a warning to its population in Okinawa as the rocket's trajectory passed over the territory. South Korea's General Staff has called the launch a provocative act that violates UN Security Council resolutions.
Critics argue that the 2018 pact has limited South Korea's ability to monitor North Korea's actions around the border. North Korea has responded to these developments by stating that South Korea must 'pay dearly for their irresponsible and grave political and military provocations that have pushed the present situation to an uncontrollable phase.'
North Korea said South Korea must 'pay dearly for their irresponsible and grave political and military provocations that have pushed the present situation to an uncontrollable phase.'
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South Korea must 'pay dearly for their irresponsible and grave political and military provocations that have pushed the present situation to an uncontrollable phase,' North Korea said.
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