inter-Korea military agreement

South Korean officials said the suspension of the 2018 deal would allow it to stage frontline military drills but didn’t publicly elaborate on other steps.

With a decisive change in the North’s policy toward the South, the Korean Peninsula has now devolved from a state of armistice to one where conflict could loom at any moment.

Expect North Korea to continue to advance military ties with Russia, push forward key advanced weapons programs (like nuclear subs), and generally shun diplomacy with the U.S. and South Korea.

What is the Comprehensive Military Agreement (CMA), why has it been scrapped, and what are the implications? 

South Korea hinted that the 2018 inter-Korean military deal could be suspended in response.

After conducting a record number of missile launches in 2022, North Korea will narrow down the scope of its nuclear weapons development. 

For two consecutive days, North Korea fired artillery shells in response to South Korea-U.S. joint live-fire drills.

In a response to South Korea’s annual Hoguk military exercise, North Korea fired about 350 artillery shells in 14 hours.  

Seoul moved to ban leaflet dropping after a demand from the North, prompting outrage from defector groups.

Despite questions, the agreement should be welcomed – including by the U.S.