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North Korea’s border build-up opens a Seoul-UN Command rift
A public row between Seoul and the US-led United Nations Command (UNC) has revealed a fresh fault line over how the two interpret North Korea’s recent border fortification activities. South Korea views its arch-rival’s actions as a violation of the 1953 Korean war armistice agreement. The UNC does not. The dispute follows a separate disagreement over which authority should govern access to the demilitarised zone (DMZ), while analysts say differences also persist between Seoul and Washington over...
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· Jun 24, 2026
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NK News
· Jun 22, 2026
South Korean military alleges North’s border fortification violates armistice
North Korea has continued to fortify its side of the border by constructing miles of roads and barbed wire fencing, an act the South’s military condemned on Monday as a violation of the two countries’ Armistice Agreement. North Korea installed a 10-kilometer barrier above the Northern Limit Line, the maritime boundary between the two Koreas, []
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