What Kim Yo-jong’s border warnings reveal about inter-Korean escalation risk
Kim’s repeated accusations of Seoul provocations appear to build a case for blaming South Korea for any future hostilities, experts say
“The two sides appear to be edging closer to accidental armed clashes,” said Oh Gyeong-seob, a senior researcher at the Korea Institute for National Unification.
“The South Korean military has no other alternative but to respond with warning shots as North Korean troops keep intruding across the military demarcation line, while the North vows to retaliate strongly.”
