# North Korea ready to use force if faced with South Korean invasion, MFA says

https://mins.news/en/item/87914

- TASS, 2026-10-06 12:10 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2198141

> North Korea’s Foreign Ministry said its border forces would immediately retaliate, including with force, if South Korean troops entered its territory even by one millimeter. Pyongyang said it would defend its sovereignty through force rather than talks. The warning followed Seoul’s claim that North Korean soldiers planted anti-personnel mines south of the Military Demarcation Line, a conclusion Pyongyang rejected.

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