How childish can the North Koreans get? This childish.
North Korea on Sunday floated balloons carrying trash toward South Korea, prompting South Korea’s military to announce it would respond with “full-scale” loudspeaker broadcasts.
South Korea’s military condemned the North’s actions as dangerous, warning of potentially fatal consequences and holding the North Korean regime responsible for any escalation.
#North_Korea sends garbage balloons again. Since the end of May, North Korea has already sent well over 1,000 balloons filled with waste products and some with manure to #South_Korea. https://t.co/YQYjxPUAgZ
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“As we warned several times, the military will carry out loudspeaker broadcasts in full scale and on all fronts starting 1 p.m. today,” stated the South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, calling the North’s balloon launches vulgar and shameful.
For years, activists and defectors in South Korea have launched their own balloons carrying propaganda leaflets and other items into North Korea, which has infuriated Pyongyang.
In response to the North’s balloon launches, South Korea’s military decided earlier this week to resume its round-the-clock loudspeaker broadcast campaign targeting North Korea. These broadcasts, considered an effective form of psychological warfare, blare propaganda, world news, and K-pop music.
🚨 Highly creative recycling initiative! 🌎 North Korea demonstrates commitment to environmental sustainability by launching eco-friendly trash balloons towards South Korea. 🎈♻️ Let’s hope they come with a return address! 😆 #NorthKorea #recycling #envi… https://t.co/PCrkQO5ydg
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Since May, North Korea has been floating thousands of balloons with bags of trash attached to them, creating a new source of tension between the two Koreas. The South’s military sees these actions as a deliberate provocation.
key Points:
- North Korea launched balloons carrying trash toward South Korea, escalating tensions near the heavily armed border.
- South Korea’s military condemned the actions, warning of fatal consequences and holding North Korea responsible.
- South Korea announced it would respond with “full-scale” loudspeaker broadcasts starting at 1 p.m.
- Activists and defectors in South Korea have previously launched balloons carrying propaganda into North Korea, angering Pyongyang.
- Since May, North Korea has floated thousands of balloons with trash, leading South Korea to resume its round-the-clock loudspeaker broadcasts as a form of psychological warfare.
Lap Fu Ip – Reprinted with permission of Whatfinger News
