N. Korea seeks to cement permanent border as Seoul vows firm response: experts

What happened: North Korea's Kim Yo-jong accused Seoul of escalating tensions near the Military Demarcation Line and threatened to reinforce tactical strike capabilities and resume loudspeaker broadcasts. South Korea's JCS chief Gen. Why it matters: Experts said Pyongyang aims to neutralize South Korea's border responses so it can complete fortifications and cement a permanent boundary. Lim Eul-chul said Seoul faces a dilemma: suspending warning shots lets the North fortify unimpeded, while maintaining them could give Pyongyang a pretext to deploy tactical nuclear-capable weapons.

North Korea's Kim Yo-jong accused Seoul of escalating tensions near the Military Demarcation Line and threatened to reinforce tactical strike capabilities and resume loudspeaker broadcasts. South Korea's JCS chief Gen.

Experts said Pyongyang aims to neutralize South Korea's border responses so it can complete fortifications and cement a permanent boundary. Lim Eul-chul said Seoul faces a dilemma: suspending warning shots lets the North fortify unimpeded, while maintaining them could give Pyongyang a pretext to deploy tactical nuclear-capable weapons.