{"id":114019,"date":"2024-10-14T11:26:50","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T04:26:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=114019"},"modified":"2024-10-14T11:26:50","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T04:26:50","slug":"north-korea-preparing-to-destroy-northern-sides-of-inter-korean-roads-seoul-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=114019","title":{"rendered":"North Korea preparing to destroy northern sides of inter-Korean roads, Seoul says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>SEOUL, South Korea (AP) \u2014 South Korea said Monday it has detected signs that North Korea is preparing to destroy the northern parts of inter-Korean roads no longer in use, as the rivals are embroiled in soaring tensions over North Korea\u2019s claim that South Korea flew <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/In 2022, South Korea sent surveillance drones across the border into North Korea after accusing North Korea of flying drones into South Korea for the first time in five years.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drones<\/a><\/span> over its territory. <\/p>\n<p>Destroying the roads would be in line with leader <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/north-korea-kim-jong-un-abolish-south-relations-7773f5b39f6d4c5a52acf9fe8486fe04\">Kim Jong Un\u2019s push<\/a><\/span> to cut off ties with South Korea, formally cement it as his country\u2019s principal enemy and abandon the North\u2019s decades-long objective to seek a peaceful Korean unification.<\/p>\n<p>South Korea\u2019s military said Monday that it was observing various activities in North Korea that appeared to be preparations for demolishing the roads, such as installing screens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have installed screens on the road and are working behind those screens, preparing to blow up the roads,\u201d Lee Sung Joon, spokesperson of South Korea\u2019s Joint Chiefs of Staff, told a briefing. He said the demolitions could be carried out as early as Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Lee said that the South Korean military believes that the North could also attempt to launch a <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/north-korea-missile-japan-28efd0f15318594fdcf5ec8f416c196b\">space rocket,<\/a><\/span> which is viewed by the U.N. as a banned test of long-range missile technology. Lee said North Korea may conduct unspecified \u201csmall provocations\u201d to ramp up pressure on Seoul.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not clear how much parts of the roads North Korea would destroy.<\/p>\n<p>The development comes as North Korea has recently accused South Korea of launching drones to drop propaganda leaflets over Pyongyang three times this month and threatened to respond with force <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/north-south-korea-drones-kim-7ed0c3c7e22d1d755d64a05a03f16d43\"\/><\/span> if it happened again. South Korea has refused to confirm whether it sent drones but warned it would sternly punish North Korea if the safety of its citizens is threatened. <\/p>\n<p>In a statement Sunday, the North\u2019s Defense Ministry said that the military had ordered <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/north-south-korea-drones-c923535e6f414674593d74ff935adf41\">artillery and other army units<\/a><\/span> near the border with South Korea to \u201cget fully ready to open fire.\u201d The spokesperson said that the entire South Korean territory \u201cmight turn into piles of ashes\u201d following the North\u2019s powerful attack. <\/p>\n<p>North Korea often releases warlike rhetoric when animosities with its rivals increase. Experts say it\u2019s highly unlikely for North Korea to launch full-scale, preemptive attacks as it military is outmatched by the combined U.S. and South Korean forces. <\/p>\n<p>Koo Byoungsam, a spokesperson of South Korea\u2019s Unification Ministry, said Monday that North Korea\u2019s accusation on South Korean drone flights was likely aimed at creating tensions to reinforce its internal unity while stoking instability in South Korea. Koo said North Korea cannot win what it wants from South Korea with threats and provocations. <\/p>\n<p>Some observers say anti-Pyongyang activists might have sent drones this month, but <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/north-south-korea-drones-kim-7ed0c3c7e22d1d755d64a05a03f16d43\">North Korea argues<\/a><\/span> the South Korean government cannot still escape responsibility because it must have been aware of such moves. <\/p>\n<p>In 2022, South Korea sent surveillance drones across the border into North Korea after it accused North Korea of flying drones into South Korea for the first time in five years. <\/p>\n<p>Last week, North Korea said it will permanently block its <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/south-korea-yoon-north-nuclear-asean-3e6a6839383efed921afc12351e3ba8c\"> border<\/a><\/span> with South Korea and build front-line defense structures to cope with \u201cconfrontational hysteria\u201d by South Korean and U.S. forces. It cited various military exercises in South Korea and the temporary deployments of powerful U.S. military assets in South Korea.<\/p>\n<p>South Korean officials said North Korea had already been adding anti-tank barriers, planting mines and reinforcing roads on its side of the border since earlier this year in a likely attempt to boost its front-line security posture and prevent its soldiers and citizens from defecting to South Korea. <\/p>\n<p>Tensions on the Korean Peninsula are at their highest point in years, with North Korea continuing a run of provocative missile tests and South Korea and the U.S. expanding their military drills. Observers say North Korea could perform <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/south-korea-yoon-north-nuclear-asean-3e6a6839383efed921afc12351e3ba8c\">major weapons tests<\/a><\/span> ahead of next month\u2019s U.S. presidential election to increase its leverage in future diplomacy with the Americans. <\/p>\n<p>In January, Kim Jong Un ordered <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/kim-jong-un-north-korea-south-korea-unification-954ae7bf73d120de117eb4f60bfe3b0a\">the revision of North Korea\u2019s constitution<\/a><\/span> to remove the goal of a peaceful Korean unification, formally designate South Korea as the country\u2019s \u201cinvariable principal enemy\u201d and define the North\u2019s sovereign, territorial sphere.<\/p>\n<p>Kim\u2019s order stunned many North Korea watchers because it was seen as breaking away with his predecessors\u2019 long-cherished dreams of peacefully achieving a unified Korea on the North\u2019s terms. Experts say Kim likely aims to diminish South Korea\u2019s voice in the regional nuclear standoff and seek direct dealings with the U.S. They say Kim also likely hopes to diminish South Korean cultural influence and bolster his rule at home.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n  window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n      FB.init({\n              appId : '870613919693099',\n          xfbml : true,\n          version : 'v2.9'\n      });\n  };\n  (function(d, s, id){\n     var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n     if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n     js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n     js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n     fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n   }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/north-korea-roads-destroy-tensions-drones-072433677101dc38e30bb65f908ec631\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SEOUL, South Korea (AP) \u2014 South Korea said Monday it has detected signs that North Korea is preparing to destroy the northern parts of inter-Korean roads no longer in use, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=114019\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-114019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-world","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=114019"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114019\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=114019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=114019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=114019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}