Pyongyang Cuts Naval Hotline, Nullifies Accord
May 27 2010
North Korea says it will cut a naval hotline that is designed to prevent accidental clashes with South Korea on their disputed sea border, the New York Times reports.
The hotline was installed following a 2004 accord that also stipulated the navies would communicate through a common radio frequency. Pyongyang will "completely nullify" that accord, according to a military statement Thursday.
At the end of the 1950-53 Korean War, Pyongyang and Seoul disagreed on a western...
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