Event Brief
Kim calls for border to be an 'impregnable fortress'
Filed: May 18, 2026 at 9:05 AM ET
Summary: Kim Jong Un said North Korea will strengthen border frontline units to more thoroughly deter war.
WHO: Kim Jong Un
WHAT: Called for strengthening frontline units on the border with South Korea to more thoroughly deter war.
WHEN: May 18, 2026 at 7:01 AM ET
WHERE: North Korea-South Korea border
WHY: To more thoroughly deter war.
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