North Korea has built what appear to be anti-tank barriers along the inter-Korean border, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), in a move that experts identified as part of Pyongyang’s efforts to broadcast its readiness for war amid escalating military tensions.
A JCS official confirmed the discovery in a defense ministry briefing on Monday, after it was first revealed by Seoul’s National Security Director Chang Ho-jin in an interview with Yonhap News TV.
North Korea has built what appear to be anti-tank barriers along the inter-Korean border, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), in a move that experts identified as part of Pyongyang’s efforts to broadcast its readiness for war amid escalating military tensions.
A JCS official confirmed the discovery in a defense ministry briefing on Monday, after it was first revealed by Seoul’s National Security Director Chang Ho-jin in an interview with Yonhap News TV.
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