Seoul orders firm response after North Korea threatens more border weapons

North Korea threatened to deploy more weapons and resume loudspeaker propaganda on the border, prompting South Korea's top general to order a decisive military response.

• Kim Yo-jong, Kim Jong-un's sister, said the North is studying deploying more tactical weapons and resuming loudspeaker propaganda along the inter-Korean border.
• South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Jin Yong-sung on Tuesday ordered troops to respond decisively to any additional North Korean provocations.
• Jin said Pyongyang's accusations against Seoul were unacceptable, after a September 21 landmine explosion injured three South Korean soldiers.
• Jin ordered a firm response to armistice violations such as border crossings and operations strengthening Seoul's initiative in the demilitarized zone.