WTF is going on with NK.. They are massing troops on the SK border

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24. Not out of the blue. Kim Yo Jong lead a charge to war two days ago.

Emergency meeting held in South Korea after Kim Jong Un's sister threatens military action

South Korea convened an emergency security meeting Sunday after the sister of North Korea's leader threatened military action against South Korea in the latest escalation of tensions between the two neighbors.

Kim Yo Jong, a trusted aide to her brother, Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un, said she would leave the right to take the next step of retaliation against South Korea to North Korea's military in a statement carried Saturday by the state news agency, KCNA.

Kim, who has gained new prominence in North Korea's power structure, didn't specify what the next action could be or when exactly it would be taken, but she added: "I feel it is high time to surely break with the South Korean authorities. We will soon take the next action."

A spokesman for the Blue House, South Korea's presidential office, said Sunday that the national security council held an emergency video conference to review the situation and to discuss how best to respond.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/emergency-meeting-held-south-korea-after-kim-jong-un-s-n1231029

In other news two nuclear countries, China and India engaged in a deadly battle, also. Just to sprinkle some added spice to current events.

India-China clash: 20 Indian troops killed in Ladakh fighting

The incident follows rising tensions, and is the first deadly clash in the border area in at least 45 years.

The Indian army initially said three of its soldiers had been killed, adding that both sides suffered casualties.

But later on Tuesday, officials said a number of critically injured soldiers had died of their wounds.
India's external affairs ministry accused China of breaking an agreement struck the previous week to respect the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Galwan Valley.

BBC diplomatic correspondent James Robbins says violence between two armies high up in the Himalayas is very serious, and pressure will grow on the two nuclear powers not to allow a slide into full-scale conflict.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-53061476

Not a dull moment lately. As if a global pandemic of historic levels weren't enough, right?