North Korea Vows to Restore ‘All Military Measures’ Halted Under 2018 Accord

This comes after South Korea suspended part of the military accord due to North Korea’s recent space rocket launch.

People watch a television broadcast showing a file image of a North Korean rocket launch, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, on Aug. 24, 2023. Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images

North Korea announced it would restore “all military measures” halted under a 2018 inter-Korean deal after South Korea suspended a portion of the accord in response to the North’s spy satellite launch on Nov. 21.

In a statement carried by the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Nov. 23, North Korea’s defense ministry said it would no longer “be bound” by the 2018 military accord with South Korea.