North and South Korea have been officially committed to reunification for decades. Both of their constitutions also claim sovereignty over the entire peninsula, but in January, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared South Korea his 'major enemy'
In a move taken in anger, North Korea, ruled by eccentric dictator Kim Jong Un, on Tuesday destroyed the northern part of the roads that linked it with South Korea. However, that road was no longer in use. Apart from roads, railway lines have also been blown up by North Korean authorities by blasting them with dynamite. North Korea has taken this step after the claim that South Korea had flown drones over its capital Pyongyang, after which the tension between the two rival countries has increased further. In this context, demolishing roads shows North Korea's growing anger against South Korea's conservative government.
Kim Jong threatened
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for ending relations with South Korea. Not only this, North Korea has also threatened to take revenge of drone intrusion on South Korea with war and deploy nuclear missiles on the border. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the South Korean military also opened fire on the southern border in response to the destruction of roads by explosions. However, he did not give detailed information on the firing in the statement.
It is not yet known whether North Korea has taken any retaliatory action on this firing or not? The South Korean military said it was increasing its preparedness and surveillance with the US. A video provided by the South Korean military showed smoke billowing from the explosion on a road near the western border city of Kaesong and North Korean trucks and machines moving to clear debris. Another video showed smoke rising from a coastal road near Korea's eastern border.
North Korea has a history of demolishing buildings on its soil as a political message. In 2020, it also blew up a liaison office building built by South Korea that was lying vacant. North Korea has accused South Korea of ​​sending drones to drop propaganda leaflets on Pyongyang three times this month and has threatened to respond with force if it sends drones again. South Korea declined to confirm the drone dispatch but warned that North Korea would face consequences if the safety of its citizens was endangered.
Kim Jong Un's sister Kim Yo Jong has said that North Korea has found clear and specific evidence that South Korean “army goons” are behind the alleged drone dispatch. During a thaw in inter-Korea relations in 2000, the two countries reconnected their heavily fortified border with two roads and two rail tracks but later suspended operations over North Korea's nuclear program and other issues. Had gone. Last week, North Korea said it would permanently block its border with South Korea and develop front-line defense capabilities to deal with “provocative actions” by South Korean and US forces.
Let us tell you that for decades, North and South Korea have been officially committed to reunification. Both of their constitutions also claim sovereignty over the entire peninsula but in January, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared South Korea his “major enemy” and cut off all communications. Jong Un removed from the record any possibility of reconciliation or mention of fellow countrymen. Since then, North Korea has accelerated missile and rocket tests. Kim Jong's country has even bombed the South with balloons carrying garbage.
Now know the reason
Kyungnam University professor Lim Eul-chul told news agency AFP that North Korea was simply following what it had said. “This seems to reflect North Korea's determination to completely eliminate any basis for 'unification by annexation' in the south,” Chun said. Kim recently even said that his country is no longer interested in “liberating the South.” He told that Kim Jong has done this so that he can divert the attention of his countrymen from the adverse circumstances and crises due to which his citizens are in distress.
In fact, during the summer season this year, many areas of North Korea were hit by devastating floods. Due to this, thousands of people became homeless and farming on a large scale was ruined. Hundreds of people have also died in this terrible flood. Seoul officials say Pyongyang has engineered this new chapter of conflict with South Korea to divert attention from growing domestic discontent.
