North Korea’s Military Shows Unusual Activity Near Border
After recent surveillance reports of weaponry being moved, the U.S. and South Korean intelligence monitors Pyongyang’s armed forces
The South Korean military announced Tuesday that it is keeping an eye on the potential movement of rocket launchers by North Korea’s military to Changrin Islet, a Western border islet. That’s according to Yonhap News Agency, which cited a military briefing.
North Korea deployed multiple rocket launchers on Changrin Islet near the border, along the western coast of the peninsula
North Korea’s multiple rocket launchers not a violation, Seoul says
North Korea’s decision to deploy multiple rocket launchers is not a violation of an inter-Korean military agreement, Seoul said, as Pyongyang strengthened defenses and proposed closer ties with Beijing.
South Korean military sources said Tuesday the North has deployed rocket launchers on Changrin Islet near the border, along the western coast of the peninsula, News 1 reported.
SEOUL—North Korea’s military displayed unusual activities close to the South Korean border
SEOUL—North Korea’s military displayed unusual activities close to the South Korean border, Seoul defense officials said, while leader Kim Jong Un and Chinese leader Xi Jinping exchanged messages vowing unity amid rising U.S.-China tensions.
Seoul officials declined on Tuesday to elaborate on the nature of the activities. South Korean media had earlier reported that Pyongyang deployed 240-millimeter rocket launchers to Changrin, an island about 20 miles from South Korea.
Kim Jong Un deployed 240-millimeter rocket launchers to Changrin, an island about 20 miles from South Korea
“U.S. and South Korean intelligence officials are in close touch and monitoring North Korea’s armed forces,” a spokesman for Seoul’s military told reporters. “We aren’t ruling out any possibility.”
An expert on North Korea cautioned against reading the move as a provocation
The latest versions of that weapon could hit South Korean military bases and warships in the Yellow Sea and were showcased at a parade in Pyongyang last year, but an expert on North Korea cautioned against reading the move as a provocation. “They’re upgrading their weapons, just like we upgrade our tanks or jets,” said Kim Dong-yub, a professor at the University of North Korean Studies in Seoul.
