Kim Jong-Un prepares for a war – keeps his frontline troops in readiness

North Korean leader is preparing for a war with South Korea and has ordered his frontline troops onto a war footing – his instructions are that the troops should be "fully battle ready to launch surprise operations" while the entire frontline should be placed in a "semi-war state".
This has been reported in zeenews.india.com dated 21 august 2015.

Kim Jong-Un’s instructions are the result of exchange of artillery shells across their heavily fortified border. The forces of South Korea are also on maximum alert after the North`s military had issued an ultimatum for Seoul to switch off loudspeakers blasting propaganda over the border within 48 hours or face concerted military action.
Technically speaking, the two Koreas have been at war for the past 65 years because the ceasefire of the 1950-53 Korean War has not yet been ratified by a formal peace treaty. And, from time to time, North raises the war cry.
This time, there was some artillery exchange - North Korea fired several shells in the rough direction of one of its border propaganda units and South responded by firing "dozens" of 155mm howitzer rounds.
(Image courtesy wikimediacommons.org)

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