North Korea is building new forward defense lines that touch and even cross the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) dividing the two Koreas, according to NK Pro analysis of satellite imagery.

Experts told NK Pro that the apparent DPRK activity across the MDL will likely require a South Korean response and could lead to “escalation” and “bloodshed.”

NK News previously reported on North Korean construction at six different areas inside the demilitarized zone (DMZ) since early May, but satellite imagery and 1953 Armistice Agreement maps now reveal that the DPRK has cleared at least one path that