North Korea on Thursday fired one round of anti-aircraft gun and couple direct-firing gun rounds toward the Southern part of Military Demarcation Line (MDL) dividing South and North Korea.

South Korea fired multiple rounds back, and though no casualties were reported, North Korea has threatened additional hostilities and mobilized forces near the border.

Still, former ROK Army officer Chung (alias), who served his time in ROK Army Command, one of biggest branches in ROK Army, told NK News that there is little chance of a full-scale conflict breaking out in response to this incident, as both the initial North Korean