Military orders to strengthen surveillance and firepower readiness against North Korea

In response to North Korea's increased threat to South Korea by ordering artillery units near the border to be ready to fire, the South Korean military is also known to have issued guidelines to strengthen surveillance and firepower atmosphere.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a briefing today (14th) that it could not confirm the details, but that the South Korean military is closely monitoring the North Korean military's trends and is prepared accordingly.

He added that in the event of North Korea's provocation, it will be strongly punished for self-defense.

Since the 11th, North Korea has continued to claim that South Korean drones penetrated Pyongyang and distributed leaflets to the North, and has been raising tensions day after day by disclosing Kim Yo-jung, the vice chairman of the ruling Workers' Party,'s rude talk and instructions to wait for fire on border artillery units.