Tensions High on Korean Border as North Raises Threat of War
- 8 years ago
Tensions remained high on the fortified border dividing North and South Korea as the resumption of propaganda broadcasts prompted Pyongyang to raise the risk of war, overshadowing diplomatic efforts to respond to North Korea’s surprise nuclear test.
South Korea turned on the powerful loudspeakers on Friday in retaliation for the nuclear test conducted on Wednesday.
The South Korean military also fortified its positions near the huge banks of loudspeakers that can broadcast miles into North Korea.
The broadcasts risk pushing the two sides “toward the brink of war,” Yonhap News cited North Korean Workers’ Party Secretary Kim Ki Nam as saying at a rally in Pyongyang.
Threats of war are routinely issued by North Korea.
Still, the Kim Jong Un regime has become particularly belligerent over the broadcasts that offer troops and civilians near the border a rare glimpse of the contrasting realities between the two Koreas.
South Korea turned on the powerful loudspeakers on Friday in retaliation for the nuclear test conducted on Wednesday.
The South Korean military also fortified its positions near the huge banks of loudspeakers that can broadcast miles into North Korea.
The broadcasts risk pushing the two sides “toward the brink of war,” Yonhap News cited North Korean Workers’ Party Secretary Kim Ki Nam as saying at a rally in Pyongyang.
Threats of war are routinely issued by North Korea.
Still, the Kim Jong Un regime has become particularly belligerent over the broadcasts that offer troops and civilians near the border a rare glimpse of the contrasting realities between the two Koreas.