The situation on the peninsula is becoming increasingly tense, and South Korea's ** Yoon Suk-yeol went to Yeoncheon-gun, Gyeonggi Province on the 28th, inspected the forward post (GP) of the "Central Front", and had lunch with the South Korean troops stationed there. He demanded that the ROK army be ready for battle at any time, and in the event of a "provocation", it is not necessary to report to the higher authorities first, but to immediately "counterattack" to eliminate the enemy's "provocative intentions."
Yoon Suk-yeol inspects South Korean troops at the front)
At the same time, South Korea's National Intelligence Service issued an "invasion alert," saying that North Korea "is likely to launch a provocation against South Korea in early 2024." This suggests that South Korea believes that North Korea has begun the countdown, as it is now the end of December.
The two Koreas had reached a consensus on the disarmament of the Panmunjom Joint Security Area).
South Korea's judgment was based on North Korea's recent military movements and "rhetoric toward South Korea." Under the impetus of the United States, the situation on the peninsula has long escalated, especially in the context of the strengthening of the "US-ROK alliance" and the "US-Japan-ROK alliance". Not long ago, the DPRK successfully launched satellites, rockets, and intercontinental missiles, directly threatening the United States. Against this background, Kim Jong-un warned that nuclear provocations would be responded to with nuclear ** and ordered the North Korean military to be ready to respond to the "confrontational behavior" of the United States at all times.
Kim Jong-un demanded that the North Korean military be prepared to deal with the United States).
The situation near the "38th parallel" is also very tense, and the situation at the front line has become very complicated since the two Koreas have resumed their armament in Panmunjom. The South Korean side also claimed that North Korean troops are being redeployed to the perimeter of the "38th parallel", including posts, trenches, etc., which are being rebuilt, and ** is also being re-equipped.
The border area between the two Koreas).
South Korea is apparently worried about the situation on the front line, because Seoul is only a few dozen kilometers from the "demilitarized zone" of the front line, and if the North Korean army has long-range artillery, it is a shot at a time. In order to prevent a surprise attack by the special forces of the North Korean army, Seoul even conducted a joint exercise between the South Korean army and the police to simulate how to respond to a "North Korean attack".
Simulation training is taking place in Seoul).
Of course, some experts believe that the situation on the peninsula is not so serious, and the reason why Yoon Suk-yeol is making such a big deal is actually to divert attention and cover up his sluggish approval rating. According to ** reports, Yoon Suk-yeol's approval rating has fallen to about 30%, and in order to save the situation, he even carried out a "big reshuffle" of the cabinet. But the effect is not obvious, and his approval rating is still not ideal. There are even some people in the same camp as him, such as Lee Jun-seok, the former leader of the People's Power Party, who have chosen to "start anew", which means that Yoon Suk-yeol's approval rating is already in jeopardy, and in order to increase his approval rating, he can only take a risk and win the support of voters by showing a "tough image".
Yoon Suk-yeol invited Park Geun-hye to support herself).
But Yoon's risky behavior did not solve the problem, but put the whole of South Korea in danger. In particular, his practice of authorizing the South Korean military to directly escalate the situation in the "38th parallel" has heated up sharply, and there may be more risks of "misfire" in the future.