North Korea scraps military deal with South, vows to deploy weapons to border
Pyongyang blames Seoul for move after South partially suspended military agreement to resume border area reconnaissance
A North Korean soldier at a guard post | Image: NK News (April 2018)
North Korea says it has completely scrapped the 2018 inter-Korean Comprehensive Military Agreement (CMA) and will resume "all" related military activities following South Korea's partial suspension of the deal on Wednesday.
As a result the North Korean defense ministry said Thursday it “will forward deploy more powerful weapons and newer military equipment to the [border] area.”
North Korea says it has completely scrapped the 2018 inter-Korean Comprehensive Military Agreement (CMA) and will resume "all" related military activities following South Korea's partial suspension of the deal on Wednesday.
As a result the North Korean defense ministry said Thursday it “will forward deploy more powerful weapons and newer military equipment to the [border] area.”
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