N. Korea threatens military retaliation, signals new firepower positions near border

North Korea is upping the tension along the inter-Korean border with talk of immediate military retaliation against any South Korean provocations and new firepower units taking up positions along the border. The warning came as senior North Korean party and military officials inspected ongoing border fortifications, amid growing friction over disputed crossings of the Military Demarcation Line and a land mine explosion that injured three South Korean soldiers last month. According to the Korean

Source: The Korea Herald