{"id":"18240cf8-d1d2-4ca9-9eb4-42a0903882f8","url":"https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/defense/20261020/s-korea-warns-of-decisive-retaliation-as-n-korea-threatens-to-deploy-strike-assets-to-border-1","domain":"koreatimes.co.kr","outlet":{"name":"The Korea Times","country":"KR","cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false},"title":"S. Korea warns of 'decisive retaliation' as N. Korea threatens to deploy strike assets to border","plainHeadline":"S. Korea vows decisive retaliation after North Korea threats border actions","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["South Korea warns of decisive retaliation if North Korea provokes again.","Kim Yo-jong threatened to resume propaganda loudspeakers and deploy more assets at the DMZ.","Seoul accuses Pyongyang of violating the Armistice Agreement over land mine incident.","JCS Chairman ordered troops to reinforce initiative in the DMZ and respond to provocations.","Defense ministry notes warning shots and broadcasts as legitimate, defensive measures."],"topics":["Politics","Economy","Environment"],"lang":"kor","publishedAt":"2026-10-20T08:02:03.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-20T08:15:34.987Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/a359b551-071b-4ea1-a794-2d5ef64b864f","storyId":"a359b551-071b-4ea1-a794-2d5ef64b864f","image":"https://newsimg.koreatimes.co.kr/2026/10/20/05ffb611-45c4-4fa2-aeab-9c190819c5b9.jpg","author":null,"dek":"South Korea vowed Tuesday to take decisive action if North Korea launches any further provocations, pushing back after Pyongyang threatened military escalation over warning shots fired by the South along the fortified border."}