North Korea is preparing to destroy northern parts of inter-Korean roads, Seoul says

[Zorro]

Source: AP via Yahoo News

South Korea said Monday it has detected signs that North Korea is preparing to destroy the northern parts of inter-Korean roads no longer in use, as the rivals are embroiled in soaring tensions over North Korea’s claim that South Korea flew drones over its territory.

Destroying the roads would be in line with leader Kim Jong Un’s push to cut off ties with South Korea, formally cement it as his country's principal enemy and abandon the North's decades-long objective to seek a peaceful Korean unification.

In a highly derisive rhetoric, Kim's sister and senior official, Kim Yo Jong, called the South Korean military “dregs” and “mongrels tamed by Yankees.” She said Monday that “the master of those dogs,” an apparent reference to the U.S., must be held accountable for the alleged drone flights as well. South Korea and the U.S. had no immediate responses.

Earlier Monday, South Korea's military said that it was observing various activities in North Korea that appeared to be preparations for demolishing the roads, such as installing screens.

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[maxsolomon]

1. Top 10 Worst Person In The World.

They've built an airtight hereditary police state that's about to be a nuclear power. 70 years, an entire populace enslaved.

Thanks for helping, Chinese Communist Party.

[AZLD4Candidate]

4. Winnie the Flu is working hard to emulate Jabba the Kim's style in China.

Biggest reason I left with my wife. China is 80% where North Korea is.

[Polybius]

5. I never knew that you two were no longer together

Very sorry to hear that.

[AZLD4Candidate]

6. Huh? She's here. We left China, not each other.

[Polybius]

9. Somehow, I misread what you wrote - Twice!

You said "Biggest reason I left with my wife." I read "Biggest reason I left my wife." Apologies!

[MarineCombatEngineer]

2. I love this piece of propaganda:

Destroying the roads would be in line with leader Kim Jong Un’s push to cut off ties with South Korea, formally cement it as his country's principal enemy and abandon the North's decades-long objective to seek a peaceful Korean unification.

Since when has the Norks objective been to seek a peaceful Korean unification?
Only if it's on their terms.

[Wonder Why]

3. That means that when they attak South Korea, there will be fewer roads to move

equipment on their side of the border, giving the South Koreans fewer targets and better chance of knocking out the remaining roads.

[Rhiannon12866]

7. If only President Carter was available to secure another peace deal

As he did on behalf of the Clinton administration - which held firm until the Bush* administration broke the agreement by including North Korea in his "Axis of Evil"- and it's been downhill ever since.

[C Moon]

8. If given the chance, I bet 75% of the population of NK would go south to live.

[Martin68]

10. What this means to me is that North Korea is worried about a land attack by South Korea.

Or it could be they are planning a provocation and are preparing a defense against a military response.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

11. The Norks constantly accuse the US and S. Korea of planning an imminent attack upon

their nation.
This is nothing new from them.
The US and S. Korea aren't going to attack the Norks unless they attack first.
The three times I was stationed in S. Korea was tense, it was still considered a combat zone and my wife and children weren't allowed to travel with me to the South.

[Martin68]

12. The Norks could be planning an attack that could provoke a response, and are proactively preparing a defense..

[MarineCombatEngineer]

13. They could,

but they also know that any attack upon S. Korea would be answered with a devasting counter attack by the US and S. Korean forces, and from my experience with the S. Korean military in Vietnam, they are superb fighters that the Norks really don't want to fuck with.