South Korea warns North Korea over possible border measures

South Korea warned North Korea on Tuesday that it would respond resolutely to further provocations, as Pyongyang considered adding tactical strike assets near the border and resuming broadcasts aimed at the South. Seoul said its own warning shots and loudspeaker broadcasts were defensive measures intended to prevent North Korean troops from crossing the Military Demarcation Line or to push back those who had crossed it. South Korea’s Defence Ministry said it would punish further North Korean actions if Pyongyang used Seoul’s measures as a pretext. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Jin Youngseung also directed the military to respond firmly should North Korea act aggressively, rejecting Pyongyang’s characterization of the South’s operations as provocations. Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said Pyongyang was weighing additional tactical strike assets near the frontier and a return to loudspeaker broadcasts toward South Korea. The measures were described as under consideration; the reports did not confirm that North Korea had deployed the assets or restarted broadcasts. The two governments dispute the meaning of the border actions. Seoul says its troops...