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WORLD · OCT 21, 2026

North Korea Deploys New Firepower to Southern Border

North Korean officials inspected southern border fortifications and deployed new firepower units to ensure the region remains impregnable against provocations.

Senior officials from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea inspected military fortifications along the country's southern border on Wednesday. Kim Yo Jong, director of the General Affairs Department of the Workers' Party of Korea, announced the deployment of new firepower units following a head of state order to make the border eternally impregnable. She stated that the fortification process is an unstoppable historical process and that the country will never compromise on its territorial sovereignty.

During the inspection, Marshal Pak Jong Chon, advisor to the Ministry of National Defence, ordered troops to take prompt and resolute action against border provocations, including gunfire and loudspeaker blaring. Pak instructed the military to organize firepower capable of striking terror into the enemy. Secretary Ri Il-hwan of the Workers' Party of Korea also participated in the review of the southern border positions.


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