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Last month, Seoul partially suspended the 5-year-old accord following Pyongyang's launch of a spy satellite.

North Korea responded by scrapping the pact in full, pledging to deploy stronger armed forces and new weapons along the border.

The decision to allow the UNC troops to carry guns came after North Korean soldiers resumed "an armed security posture", the UNC said in a statement.


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