South Korea restoring 15 military guard posts facing North Korea at cost of $17M



News South Korea restoring 15 military guard posts facing North Korea at cost of $17M Move reinstates four more posts than were abandoned under inter-Korean deal in 2018, despite doubts about their utility Ifang Bremer October 8, 2024 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON A South Korean army guard post along the demilitarized zone \| Image: NK News (2019) South Korea is restoring 15 frontline guard posts (GP) on its side of the heavily militarized border with North Korea, according to Seoul’s defense ministry, four more than it abandoned during a thaw in inter-Korean tensions in 2018. The ROK military plans to spend 22.8 billion won ($17 million) to restore the GPs along the demilitarized zone (DMZ), Seoul’s defense ministry said in a statement to Park Seon-won of the main opposition Democratic Party. South Korea is restoring 15 frontline guard posts (GP) on its side of the heavily militarized border with North Korea, according to Seoul’s defense ministry, four more than it abandoned during a thaw in inter-Korean tensions in 2018. The ROK military plans to spend 22.8 billion won ($17 million) to restore the GPs along the demilitarized zone (DMZ), Seoul’s defense ministry said in a statement to Park Seon-won of the main opposition Democratic Party. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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South Korea restoring 15 military guard posts facing North Korea at cost of $17M

Move reinstates four more posts than were abandoned under inter-Korean deal in 2018, despite doubts about their utility

Ifang Bremer October 8, 2024

South Korea restoring 15 military guard posts facing North Korea at cost of $17M

A South Korean army guard post along the demilitarized zone | Image: NK News (2019)

South Korea is restoring 15 frontline guard posts (GP) on its side of the heavily militarized border with North Korea, according to Seoul’s defense ministry, four more than it abandoned during a thaw in inter-Korean tensions in 2018.

The ROK military plans to spend 22.8 billion won ($17 million) to restore the GPs along the demilitarized zone (DMZ), Seoul’s defense ministry said in a statement to Park Seon-won of the main opposition Democratic Party.

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