S. Korea On High Alert After North's Military Changes -- Voice of America
SEOUL — The surprise changes in the hierarchy of North Korea's military appear to have slightly rattled officials in rival South Korea.
South Korea is acknowledging it has put its forces on a higher state of alert.
Kim Min-seok, a spokesman at the Ministry of National Defense, says the readiness posture has been "slightly raised" and the military is "analyzing carefully what is happening in North Korea" after various surprise announcements from Pyongyang this week. He adds that discussions are underway on whether there is anything South Korean forces should be prepared for, in view of the reported changes and what they are observing.
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My Comment: South Korea had always expected that there would be purge in North Korea's leadership and military ranks .... that just did not expect it to happen so soon.
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