North Korea has planted more than ONE MILLION landmines along its border with the South to prevent a land invasion

UNDER fire Kim Jong-un is feared to have buried more than ONE MILLION landmines along his rogue state's troubled border with South Korea.

The paranoid despot's massive bomb barrier is aimed at stopping US tanks invading his kingdom across the so-called Demilitarised Zone (DMZ).

The DMZ is the de facto barrier that divides the Korean Peninsula roughly in half.

It was created by agreement between North Korea, China and the United Nations in 1953 and is 160 miles long and about 2.5 miles wide.

Much of the border, one of the world's most dangerous flashpoints, is strewn with landmines and laced with barbed wire.

Under the Korean War armistice, the two sides are barred from carrying out any hostile acts within or across the DMZ.

Still, both sides have accused each other of deploying machine guns and other heavy weapons and combat troops inside the zone.

It's reported more than 1,000,000 mines are scattered throughout the area.

A United Nations Command report has now revealed mines have also been planted near the 'truce village' of Panmunjom, which is controlled by the two Koreas and the US.

Panmunjom is where the armistice was signed that halted the 1950-53 Korean War, on July 27, 1953.

US Vice President Mike Pence visited the DMZ on Monday and declared the “era of strategic patience is over” with North Korea.

He expressed impatience with the unwillingness of the regime to move toward ridding itself of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles.

Earlier this month, the UK vowed to dramatically increase its support for demining, tripling the amount of UK aid supporting action against landmines.

Speaking at an event to mark the 20th anniversary of Princess Diana’s iconic visit to the minefields of Angola, International Development Secretary Priti Patel announced a package of support to make safe the equivalent of over 20,000 football pitches.