North Korea scraps military deal with South, vows to deploy new weapons at border

North Korea vows to enhance armed forces and deploy new weaponry along the South border after Seoul suspended a 2018 military accord following Pyongyang's spy satellite launch. North Korea's statement rejects the September 19 agreement, planning t...

By Reuters | Updated: Nov 23, 2023, 07.51 AM IST

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches conditions of a satellite at a satellite control center in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023, after North Korea’s space agency said its new “Chollima-1” carrier rocket accurately placed the Malligyong-1 satellite into orbit on Tuesday night. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

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