North Korean Mine Blast, Disputed Intent and the Risk of Escalation at the DMZ
Seoul said the blast wounded three soldiers and plans joint action with the U.N. Command to demand an immediate halt to border breaches.
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North Korean mine blast, disputed intent and the risk of escalation at the DMZ
NK News Correspondent Joon Ha Park and Michael Bosack, former deputy secretary of the U.N. Command Military Armistice Commission, join the podcast this week to discuss the Sept. 21 landmine explosion in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), what investigators have established about the North Korean mine involved and why questions remain over how it ended up […]
On the 7th, the Ministry of National Defense announced its intention to conduct a joint investigation with the United Nations Command into violations of the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) occurring during North Korea’s so-called "border fortification" process, and to formalize these as violations of the Armistice Agreement. Based on the investigation results, the Ministry plans to notify North Korea of the violations and urge restoration to the…
S. Korea seeks to formally cite N. Korea for armistice violation following DMZ blast: defense ministry
South Korea is seeking to formally declare North Korea's recent border activities as a violation of the Armistice Agreement following a joint investigation with the U.N. Command (UNC), the defense ministry said Wednesday. The move comes as Seoul is weighing countermeasures after concluding that land mines deliberately planted by North Korea on the South's side of the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) were the cause of the Sept. 21 blast that left …
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Hyo-jeong = On the 7th, the Ministry of National Defense [commanded] the UN Command and ... regarding the incursions across the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) occurring due to North Korea's so-called 'fortification of the border'
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