North Korea Vows to Restore ‘All Military Measures’ Halted Under 2018 Accord

Published on November 23, 2023

North Korea announced it would restore “all military measures” halted under a 2018 inter-Korean deal after South Korea suspended a portion of the accord in response to the North’s spy satellite launch on Nov. 21. In a statement carried by the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Nov. 23, North Korea’s defense ministry said it would no longer “be bound” by the 2018 military accord with South Korea. The ministry warned that South Korea “must pay dearly” for escalating military tensions on the Korean Peninsula to “an uncontrollable phase.” “We will withdraw the military steps taken to prevent military tension and conflict in all spheres, including ground, sea, and air, and deploy more powerful armed forces and new-type military hardware in the region along the military demarcation line,” it stated....