This is what the wall North Korea is building on the border with South Korea looks like.

A vast wall in different areas close to the border with South Korea . This is the project that Kim Jong Un I would work as revealed by two satellite images published by the BBC where you can see some structures and land being cleared.

The way He compared last year’s records with those of 2024 and reported on the dizzying change the region is experiencing.

However, analysts are vigilant, since they are apparently working on lands located in the demilitarized zone (ZDC or DMZ in English). This could be a violation of the truce agreement that both countries have maintained since 1953.

As the BBC explains, The demilitarized zone is a “4 kilometer wide containment strip” between the two Koreas. It is divided in two and each state controls its own part.

However, this apparent construction of a wall would only increase the already existing tensions between the two countries. “At this point, we can only speculate that North Korea is attempting to strengthen its military presence and fortifications along the border. » assured the correspondent of NK News Shreyas Reddy.

In the photos you can see barriers next to the Demilitarized Zone, in addition to extensive land clearing works, which suggests that a wall will be erected everywhere. It also seems to be seen a newly created access road.

Military and defense expert Uk Yang told the same media that although North Korea had built anti-attack walls in 1990 in case a war broke out, The barrier that appears to be being built now is “2 to 3 meters high” and they do not seem to have the same intention.

“The shape of the walls suggests that they are not just obstacles (for tanks), but rather that they are intended to divide a space,” explained the specialist.

However, not everyone thinks this way.

“The clearing of territory could have both military and non-military objectives,” contrasted the international security academic from Korea University , Kil Joo Ban. And, according to the expert, Building a wall would allow North Korea to observe and supervise military activities in South Korea.

Additionally, they could easily detect deserters attempting to cross the border.

“It is unusual to build structures in the ZDC and may constitute a violation of the armistice without prior consultation” Victor Cha, vice president for Asia and Korea at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, told the BBC.

That is, experts expect that during the year, tensions between South Korea and North Korea will increase significantly.