Kim Jong Un Deploys New Artillery on Border, Seoul City Center Within Range
North Korea announced plans to deploy new artillery on its southern border, bringing South Korea's capital, Seoul, within range. This move signals deepening hostility towards South Korea and escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
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(Central News Agency, Seoul, 8th, comprehensive foreign report) North Korean state media reported today that North Korea plans to deploy a new type of artillery on its southern border, which will bring South Korea's capital, Seoul, within its attack range. Agence France-Presse reported that this indicates Pyongyang's deepening hostility towards South Korea.
Despite the South Korean government's continuous peace messages, North Korea still views Seoul as its main enemy and recently deleted constitutional provisions regarding the unification of the two Koreas.
According to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), leader Kim Jong Un inspected an arms factory this week, reviewing the production of a "new 155mm self-propelled artillery."
According to KCNA, this self-propelled artillery has a range of over 60 kilometers and will be deployed to long-range artillery units near the South Korean border this year.
Most of Seoul and Gyeonggi Province will be within range. Central Seoul is about 50 to 60 kilometers from the border; Gyeonggi Province is South Korea's most populous provincial-level administrative region and a major industrial hub.
KCNA quoted Kim Jong Un as saying that this self-propelled artillery will "bring significant changes and advantages to our army's ground operations."
South Korea and North Korea signed an armistice agreement in 1953, temporarily halting hostilities, and technically remain in a state of war to this day.
Agence France-Presse saw North Korea's latest version of its constitution this week, which removed provisions on the unification of the Korean Peninsula, indicating a tougher stance by North Korea.
The new North Korean constitution no longer explicitly stipulates Pyongyang's pursuit of "national unification," but instead adds provisions: the northern border is with China and Russia, and the southern border is with "the Republic of Korea."
South Korea's presidential office stated today that it will continue to strive to promote peaceful relations with North Korea. (Compiler: Ji Jin-ling) 1150508
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(Central News Agency, Seoul, 8th, comprehensive foreign report) North Korean state media reported today that North Korea plans to deploy a new type of artillery on its southern border, which will bring South Korea's capital, Seoul, within its attack range. Agence France-Presse reported that this indicates Pyongyang's deepening hostility towards South Korea.
Despite the South Korean government's continuous peace messages, North Korea still views Seoul as its main enemy and recently deleted constitutional provisions regarding the unification of the two Koreas.
According to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), leader Kim Jong Un inspected an arms factory this week, reviewing the production of a "new 155mm self-propelled artillery."
According to KCNA, this self-propelled artillery has a range of over 60 kilometers and will be deployed to long-range artillery units near the South Korean border this year.
Most of Seoul and Gyeonggi Province will be within range. Central Seoul is about 50 to 60 kilometers from the border; Gyeonggi Province is South Korea's most populous provincial-level administrative region and a major industrial hub.
KCNA quoted Kim Jong Un as saying that this self-propelled artillery will "bring significant changes and advantages to our army's ground operations."
South Korea and North Korea signed an armistice agreement in 1953, temporarily halting hostilities, and technically remain in a state of war to this day.
Agence France-Presse saw North Korea's latest version of its constitution this week, which removed provisions on the unification of the Korean Peninsula, indicating a tougher stance by North Korea.
The new North Korean constitution no longer explicitly stipulates Pyongyang's pursuit of "national unification," but instead adds provisions: the northern border is with China and Russia, and the southern border is with "the Republic of Korea."
South Korea's presidential office stated today that it will continue to strive to promote peaceful relations with North Korea. (Compiler: Ji Jin-ling) 1150508
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