SEOUL: South Korea's military said on Monday (Oct 14) it was "fully ready" to respond after North Korea ordered troops on the border to prepare to fire in an escalating dispute over drone flights to Pyongyang.
SEOUL: South Korea 's military said on Monday it was"fully ready" to respond after North Korea ordered troops on the border to prepare to fire in an escalating dispute over drone flights to Pyongyang.
"Our military is closely monitoring the situation and standing fully ready for the North's provocations," Lee Seong-joon, a spokesman for the South's Joint Chiefs of Staff , told a press briefing. The JCS neither confirmed nor denied on Monday that Seoul's military was responsible for sending drones across the border, instead calling the North's claim"shameless".
"The command is currently investigating the matter in strict accordance with the Armistice Agreement," it said. The two Koreas remain technically at war.Seoul's military said on Monday that the North appeared to be preparing to carry out explosions at roads connected to the South, days afterLast week, the North's Korean People's Army announced the measure will"completely separate" North Korea's territory from the South.
Koo Byoung-sam, spokesperson at the ministry, told a press briefing that the north could also be looking for an excuse"to stage provocations or create anxiety and confusion in our society". The Kim dynasty relies on its total control of information to stay in power, with most North Koreans lacking access to the internet, cell phones and outside information.
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