South Korea Warns North Korea After Liaison Office Blows Up

South Korea warned North Korea against further provocations, after Kim Jong Un’s regime pledged to dismantle the last remnants of President Moon Jae-in’s legacy of rapprochement and move troops into disarmed border areas.

Moon’s office urged North Korea to tread carefully after the country reduced to rubble a $15 million liaison office set up north of the border in 2018 as a symbol of reconciliation. Earlier Wednesday, North Korean state media unleashed a fresh stream of threats and insults against South Korea and Moon, including a personal rebuke from Kim’s sister, Kim Yo Jong.

Kim appears to have sacrificed the projects to demonstrate his frustration with the South Korean leader’s continued support for a U.S.-led sanctions campaign that has battered the country’s economy and deprived it of foreign currency. North Korea is raising the pressure on Moon after an unprecedented series of short-range ballistic missile launches failed to draw President Donald Trump back to the negotiating table.

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[csl]

Came here after watching video report of China and India having a deadly boarder clash.

2020... smh.

[lilquincy]

Seems like all the filler episodes are gone in 2020

[eugeneshin]

This is just their way to get attention that they need money...saying they want money will be a sign of weakness for their gov't...

[SnapCrakleDath]

"North Korea will have to take due responsibility..."

*WELP*

[r-lw]

2020 is going to be a year to really remember

[teksplora]

If you are reading this a couple years in the future.. did we survive the corona virus?

[supportyourtroopsathletes]

Get ready as our troops are in South Korea and America will be stepping in here if the north continues their stupidity. This can escalate with other countries and nobody needs this right now. American ships need to deploy in force at the moment once again. Let's all hope for the best outcome on a retreat back from the north for peace.

[gilmko]

옳은 말씀입니다, 동물보다 못한것들을 사람대접해주니까, 까불고 있어, 발바닥으로 뭉개버려서, 시궁창에 묻어버리라우.

[RAMelloh-ijsl]

Something tells me that NK couldn't summon a dime to help build that liaison office. NK could have fed a lot of their starving sick people with the money spent on the explosives.

[Tensolin]

war is so childish.
It’s like watching children fight in a school playground, so pointless.

[MrMJmusicLover]

What good is that warning gonna do. Action has already been taken..

[sammie]

North Korea action has no common sens! South Korea should refocus on South Korea and leave the North on their own. If they strike first then let them take the lead as the reason to self defend and take more aggressive approach. No MORE TALK and FLIP FLOPPING diplomacy with the NORTH! People are tired of the Korea issue and is getting

[jenntip]

Keep on warning....we'll see how far that gets you.

[smithnwesson]

Great job Obama. You had your chance to stop North Korea from getting nuclear weapons and instead kicked the can down the road.

[finallythetruthisout]

You had your chance to make your country better NK. More pain to come.

[bltlife]

Usually, a warning comes before things blow up.

[boydotero]

Here we go with the saber rattling!
"You can't do that to me, oh yeah,
well I just did, what are you going to do about it!

[shxpsixcreative]

Jeez. That's scary. I pray for good will and strength for south Korea.

[dragonfistX]

2019 - this year sucked but hopefully next year will be better
2020 - ...can we go back to 2019

[corthew]

This is a bit concerning. NK's people are fanatics. That makes them incredibly dangerous. This is Kim's sister's doing.