South Korea to Resume Loudspeaker Broadcasts towards North Korea in Response to Trash Balloons
South Korea will respond to North Korea's balloon-borne trash attacks with "unbearable" loudspeaker broadcasts starting on Sunday.
The Council stated that these measures will serve as a message of hope to North Korean troops and people.
Previously, Pyongyang had sent balloons filled with trash and manure as retaliation for South Korean activists flying anti-North leaflets.
On June 2, North Korea announced a temporary halt in the influx of balloons sent from South Korea due to the accumulation of 15 tons of trash.
However, North Korea threatened to resume if provocative leaflets and other materials continue to be sent.
South Korean activists disregarded the warning and continued to fly balloons with criticisms of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, K-pop media, and US dollar notes.
North Korea has historically reacted angrily to these campaigns, even firing weapons at the balloons and speakers in the past.
South Korea had previously agreed to stop the loudspeaker broadcasts as part of a peace agreement in 2018.
Tensions have risen between North and South Korea due to North Korea's development of ballistic missiles and hostile rhetoric towards South Korea.
South Korea responds by broadcasting news and K-pop music across the border using large speakers.
The sound reportedly travels over 20 kilometers into North Korea.
In retaliation, North Korea launched about 330 balloons filled with trash into South Korea, with about 80 of them landing in the South.
Previously, Pyongyang had sent balloons filled with trash and manure as retaliation for South Korean activists flying anti-North leaflets.
On June 2, North Korea announced a temporary halt in the influx of balloons sent from South Korea due to the accumulation of 15 tons of trash.
However, North Korea threatened to resume if provocative leaflets and other materials continue to be sent.
South Korean activists disregarded the warning and continued to fly balloons with criticisms of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, K-pop media, and US dollar notes.
North Korea has historically reacted angrily to these campaigns, even firing weapons at the balloons and speakers in the past.
South Korea had previously agreed to stop the loudspeaker broadcasts as part of a peace agreement in 2018.
Tensions have risen between North and South Korea due to North Korea's development of ballistic missiles and hostile rhetoric towards South Korea.
South Korea responds by broadcasting news and K-pop music across the border using large speakers.
The sound reportedly travels over 20 kilometers into North Korea.
In retaliation, North Korea launched about 330 balloons filled with trash into South Korea, with about 80 of them landing in the South.
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