{"id":2352984,"date":"2024-10-10T04:24:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T08:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-korea-announces-it-will-cut-off-roads-and-railways-leading-to-south-korea-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-10T04:26:01","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T08:26:01","slug":"north-korea-announces-it-will-cut-off-roads-and-railways-leading-to-south-korea-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-korea-announces-it-will-cut-off-roads-and-railways-leading-to-south-korea-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korea announces it will cut off roads and railways leading to South Korea &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnorth-korea-announces-it-will-cut-off-roads-and-railways-leading-to-south-korea-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2352984&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>North Korea has announced plans \u200bto &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">completely separate<\/a>&#8221; itself from South\u2063 Korea\u2063 by formally\u2064 restricting access to roads and railways leading to its southern neighbor. This decision was characterized by North Korea&#8217;s military as a &#8220;self-defensive measure&#8221; aimed at preventing conflict. The announcement comes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/portlands-mayor-extends-state-of-emergency-amid-antifa-blm-terror-after-chauvin-trial\/\" title=\"Portland\u2019s mayor extends state of emergency amid Antifa, BLM terror after Chauvin trial\">amid heightened tensions<\/a>\u200c on the Korean Peninsula following North Korea&#8217;s recent ballistic missile \u200ctests and joint\u2064 military exercises conducted by South Korea and the United States. Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea, has described South\u200c Korea as\u200b the country&#8217;s &#8220;primary foe&#8221; and has called for stronger military measures to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jake-sullivan-dodges-question-whether-iran-protests-will-jeopardize-nuclear-deal\/\" title=\"Jake Sullivan Dodges Question Whether Iran Protests Will Jeopardize Nuclear Deal\">ensure national security<\/a>. In\u200b response, \u200bSouth Korea&#8217;s Joint Chiefs of Staff criticized the move as a sign of desperation\u200d from\u200d the North Korean regime, \u2062suggesting it reflects insecurity rather than strength.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">North Korea announces it will cut off roads and railways leading to South Korea<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1792347\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The communist regime of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/north-korea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>North Korea<\/a> announced it would seek to &ldquo;completely separate&rdquo; itself from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/south-korea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>South Korea<\/a>. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The country will formally restrict roads and railways to its southern neighbor, North Korea&rsquo;s military declared and called it a &ldquo;self-defensive measure for inhibiting war.&rdquo; The Korean People&rsquo;s Army said it was going to strengthen defenses on its side of the border and &ldquo;permanently shut off and block the southern border,&rdquo; BBC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cwy9xde4l21o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tensions between the countries have risen in recent weeks after North Korea conducted ballistic missile tests, and South Korea responded with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-laughs-when-asked-about-north-korea-missile-launch\/\" title=\"Biden laughs when asked about North Korea missile launch\">joint military exercises<\/a> with the United States. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kim-jong-un\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kim Jong Un<\/a>, North Korea&rsquo;s supreme leader, was also uneasy over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3176849\/north-koreas-kim-jong-un-warns-of-nuclear-retaliation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">South Korea&rsquo;s military parade<\/a> while celebrating its country&rsquo;s &#8203;&#8203;76th anniversary of Armed Forces Day. North Korea&rsquo;s decision comes after a recent war of words between the country&rsquo;s two leaders. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The acute military situation prevailing on the Korean peninsula requires the armed forces of the DPRK to take a more resolute and stronger measure in order to more creditably defend the national security,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cwy9xde4l21o\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a> KCNA, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/north-korea-leader-kim-country-would-use-all-means-including-nuclear-weapons-if-2024-10-03\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">North Korea&rsquo;s state-controlled media<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Kim also condemned South Korea as his country&rsquo;s &ldquo;primary foe and invariable principal enemy,&rdquo; CNN <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/09\/asia\/north-korea-army-militarized-border-south-korea-intl-hnk\/index.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>South Korea&rsquo;s Joint Chiefs of Staff was critical of North Korea&rsquo;s decision and likened it to an act of despair. They <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thevaultznews.com\/world\/asia\/north-korea-moves-to-completely-cut-off-territory-from-south-korea\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">labeled<\/a> it &ldquo;a desperate measure stemming from the insecurity of the failed Kim Jong Un regime&rdquo; and that it would only result in North Korea&rsquo;s &ldquo;harsher isolation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Leif-Eric Easley, a professor and scholar from South Korea&rsquo;s Ewha Womans University, speculated that North Korea&rsquo;s decision to cut off contact with Seoul could be part of a distraction to &ldquo;shift blame for its economic failures and legitimize its costly buildup of missiles and nuclear weapons.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Kim Jong Un wants domestic and international audiences to believe he is acting out of military strength, but he may actually be motivated by political weakness,&rdquo; Easley told CNN. &ldquo;North Korea&rsquo;s threats, both real and rhetorical, reflect the regime survival strategy of a hereditary dictatorship.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Despite the harsh tones and current geopolitical tensions between the two countries, North Korea&rsquo;s decision to cut off ties is little more than a publicity stunt. According to reports, the countries have been cut off from each other, and any roads and railways that connect the two have been out of service for quite some time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, the strong rhetoric and frosty communication between the countries could signify things to come on the Korean peninsula.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1792347\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1792347\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Korea plans to sever all road and rail links with South Korea<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2352986,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ap23365016489007-1024x681.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[32404,32109,34188,8068,32076],"class_list":["post-2352984","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-geopolitics","tag-north-korea","tag-south-korea","tag-transportation","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ap23365016489007-1024x681.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2352984","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2352984"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2352984\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2352986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2352984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2352984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2352984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}