DMZ Mine Blast

South Korean Lawmaker Urges Firm Response After DMZ Mine Blast Injures Soldiers

Discussion of Korean Peninsula security is shifting beyond the traditional focus on inter-Korean relations and denuclearization, as North Korea’s military involvement in Russia’s war against Ukraine and South Korea’s expanding role as an arms supplier to Europe broaden the regional picture. A RUSI podcast examines what framework should replace the older focus on unification and denuclearization, including implications for the military balance and U.S. alliances. In South Korea, lawmaker Ahn Cheol-soo urged President Lee Jae Myung to demand an apology, assurances against recurrence and compensation if North Korea is found responsible for a suspected mine blast that injured three soldiers in the DMZ; the military is investigating. Separate reporting on declassified Soviet diplomatic records describes how North Korean ideology shaped daily life in the late 1960s and early 1970s, while a retired South Korean special forces commander is scheduled to speak on the increasingly dangerous North and the U.S.-South Korea alliance.

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