North Korea Threatening To Re-Militarize Its Border With The South

Business Insider: North Korea threatens to 'turn the front line into a fortress' and re-militarize its border with South

* North Korea on Monday threatened to draft plans to take military action into areas that were disarmed under a previous agreement with the South.
* Troops and weapons from 22 guard posts at the border, 11 for each country, were previously withdrawn.
* Pyongyang, which has long been viewed to manufacture crisis to its political advantage, has pointed to North Korean defectors living in the South as their source of ire.

North Korea on Monday threatened to draft plans to take military action into areas that were disarmed under a previous agreement with the South, in response to what it described as deteriorating relations.

In a statement released by the country's propaganda media outlet, Korean Central News Agency, the Korean People's Army (KPA) said it would be "getting itself ready for providing a sure military guarantee."

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More News On North Korea Threatening To Re-Militarize Its Border With The South

North Korea threatens to send soldiers into demilitarised zone -- France 24
North Korea’s military threatens to reenter areas demilitarized under inter-Korean agreements -- AP
North Korea's army 'fully ready' to move against South Korea -- DW
North Korean army 'fully ready' for action against Seoul: KCNA -- AFP
North Korean army threatens to enter demilitarized areas -- UPI
North Korea escalates military threats in defector leaflet spat -- Al Jazeera
North Korea Reviewing Plans to Send Troops Into Disarmed Border Areas -- Sputnik

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