Is North Korea building a wall near South Korea?

North Korea is building sections of what appears to be a wall in several places near its border with South Korea, new satellite images reveal.

Do North Korea's walls look like anti-tank walls?

But recently, North Korea has been setting up walls 2-3m high, and they don't look like the anti-tank walls,” Dr Yang says. “The shape of the walls suggests that they are not just obstacles [for tanks], but are intended to divide an area,” adds Dr Yang, who reviewed the satellite images.

Why do North Korea's DMZ walls look like walls?

“The shape of the walls suggests that they are not just obstacles [for tanks], but are intended to divide an area,” adds Dr Yang, who reviewed the satellite images. There is also evidence of land clearance within the North Korean side of the DMZ.

Did North Korea build a border barrier near the DMZ?

BBC Verify commissioned high-resolution satellite imagery of a 7km stretch of the border as part of a project to look at changes North Korea was making to the area. These images appear to show at least three sections where barriers have been erected near the DMZ, covering a total of about 1km close to the eastern end of the border.

How secure is North Korea's border with Russia?

Minimal security features visible along North Korea’s border with Russia. Double fencing appears, as well as possible guard posts. North Korea’s government and state media have said little about the construction at the border, and its embassy in London did not answer calls from Reuters.

Why has Pyongyang built a new border fence?

Since then, Pyongyang has built hundreds of kilometers of new or upgraded border fences, walls and guard posts, commercial satellite imagery shows, enabling it to tighten the flow of information and goods into the country, keep foreign elements out and its people in.