North Korean soldiers engage in what is believed to be the construction of tactical roads and security fences in Kaepung on the western front-line border with South Korea, in this photo taken from an observatory on Ganghwa Island in Incheon, west of Seoul, on Oct. 12, 2026. North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles toward the East Sea the same day in an apparent show of force against South Korea's recent successful test-fire of a hypersonic missile. (Yonhap)

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