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Its military said the North would “permanently shut off and block the southern border” and fortify areas on its side.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (3 children)

North Korea cutting off all road and rail access to South Korea is a pretty big deal. It’s like they’re drawing a line in the sand and saying, “That’s it, we’re done.” Kim Jong-un isn’t even pretending to want reunification anymore, and now they’re fortifying the border? While these moves might be more about sending a message than starting an actual conflict, it’s still pretty concerning. With the U.S. already busy in Iran and Ukraine how thin can they get stretched?

[–] WoahWoah 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Were... uh, were those roads being used much..?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

They used to have a joint industrial park with the South on the border, and a lot more friendlier interactions. So they had certainly been used more in the past.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Not sure it matters.

NK is only politically interesting to the rest of the world because of massive mineral deposits.

[–] ladicius 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

China, ruzzia and ~~SK~~ NK are probably trying to overwhelm the US. Israel is another contributor to this strategy.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] ladicius 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Love me some Hagen Rether. (Thanks for the reply. I corrected the mistake.)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee6uq2p8eSs

[–] SlothMama 1 points 1 month ago

This is a long way away from the sunshine policy years yeah, this is real bad