SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Wednesday it will permanently block its border with South Korea and build front-line defense structures to cope with “confrontational hysteria” by South Korean and U.S. forces, while not announcing an expected constitutional revision to formally designate South Korea its principal enemy and codify new national borders. The North’s military called its steps a “self-defensive measure for inhibiting war and defending the security” of North Korea. It said South Korea will “overwhelmingly punish” North Korea if it launches provocations. A South Korean military statement said North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs have threatened peace on the Korean Peninsula. AdvertisementAt the center of outside attention was whether North Korea makes new legal claims on the waters currently controlled by South Korea off their west coast.

Source: The North Africa Journal October 09, 2024 11:36 UTC