South Korea says North Korea has again launched balloons likely carrying trash toward South Korea.
A North Korean military guard post, top, and a South Korean post, bottom, are seen from Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Friday, July 19, 2024. South Korea said Friday it has restarted blasting propaganda broadcasts into North Korea to retaliate against the North's latest round of trash-carrying balloon launches, a resumption of Cold War-style tactics that are raising animosities between the rivals.
That raised concerns North Korea could stage physical provocations, rather than balloon launches. South Korea's military said North Korea may fire at balloons orwith North Korea, a step required for it to restart propaganda broadcasts and conduct live-fire military drills at border areas.for about two hours but had not done them again to avoid raising animosities. But it said it began its frontline loudspeaker broadcasts again after North Korea's balloon launches on Thursday.
Experts say South Korean propaganda broadcasts can demoralize frontline North Korean troops and residents, posing a blow to Kim Jong Un's authoritarian rule. South Korean officials have previously said broadcasts from their loudspeakers can travel about 10 kilometers during the day and 24 kilometers at night.
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