# North Korea tells troops to act if South Korea threatens their safety

https://mins.news/en/video/109540

- CNA, 2026-10-21 13:32 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdFavwLzzBE

> North Korea says new firepower units have taken firing positions along the border and tells troops to act if South Korea threatens their safety. The programme also reports that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed a Quad summit next month and that China defended coast guard patrols near a Taiwan-controlled atoll in the South China Sea.

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