What new measures did Kim Yo-jong say North Korea would put in place along the border with South Korea?

Kim said North Korea’s new countermeasures would be put on alert along the entire southern border line, while loudspeakers directed against South Korea would be placed on standby within days.

Why did Kim Yo-jong say North Korea would continue fortifying its border with South Korea?

Kim said the fortification project would proceed within territory where North Korea exercises sovereignty and according to North Korea’s purposes. She argued that completing it would considerably lower the danger of military conflict and solve complicated problems.

When did Kim Yo-jong say North Korea would resume propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts toward South Korea?

In a separate statement the day before Thursday’s warning, Kim said Pyongyang would resume the broadcasts later that month. In her Thursday statement, she said the loudspeakers would be on standby in a matter of days.

NK leader's sister warns of 'new counter means' at border with S. Korea

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Kim Yo-jong warned Thursday that North Korea would put new countermeasures on alert along its border with South Korea and place anti-South loudspeakers on standby within days. Her remarks followed a separate warning that Pyongyang would resume propaganda broadcasts later this month. She said North Korea would continue its border fortification project, which she claimed would considerably lower the danger of military conflict and resolve complicated problems.

Key Facts

Kim Yo-jong’s statement was carried by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency.
She said the loudspeakers against the Republic of Korea would be on standby in a matter of days.
Kim described the border fortification work as a permanent project within territory where North Korea exercises sovereignty.
She said the project would continue according to North Korea’s purposes.
DPRK is the acronym for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, and ROK is the acronym for the Republic of Korea.

By Yonhap

Published Oct 22, 2026 7:45 am KST
Updated Oct 22, 2026 8:39 am KST

Pak Jong-chon, center, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea and an adviser to the North Korean defense ministry, Kim Yo-jong (in front of Pak), the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, and others inspect fortification work on the border with South Korea at an unspecified location, Tuesday. Yonhap

Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, warned Thursday of "new counter means" at her country's border with South Korea.

"Our new counter means will get into the alert for duty at all the southern border line and the loudspeakers against the ROK will be on standby in a matter of days," the leader's sister said in a statement carried by the North's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

The remarks came a day after she warned in a separate statement that Pyongyang would resume propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts toward South Korea later this month.

Kim also defended North Korea's projects to fortify its border.

"Within the territory where our sovereignty is exercised, the permanent project for the southern border will be surely and successfully continued according to our purposes," she said.

"If the permanent project for the southern border is carried out, the danger of military conflict between the DPRK and the ROK will be considerably lowered and many complicated problems will be solved," she added.

DPRK stands for North Korea's official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, while ROK is the acronym for South Korea's official name, the Republic of Korea.

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