North Korea Launches Another Round of Balloon Propaganda Towards South Korea

June 10, 2024 TruthUSA

The warning from Kim Yo Jong, the sister of the North Korean leader, states that her country will retaliate against South Korea’s loudspeaker broadcasts.

Following South Korea’s resumption of propaganda broadcasts via loudspeakers near the shared international border, North Korea launched hundreds more balloons carrying trash toward South Korea over the weekend.

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) reported on June 10 that around 310 balloons carrying scrap paper and plastic were launched by North Korea across the border on May 9.

Previous balloons reportedly contained trash, manure, waste batteries, cigarette butts, and soiled diapers, with South Korean residents cautioned against touching any objects found attached to the balloons.

Kim Yo Jong, in response to South Korea’s loudspeaker broadcasts, warned of potential “new counteraction” against the country.

In a statement carried by the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Kim condemned South Korea’s actions as “creating a new crisis” and called for them to cease immediately to avoid further escalation.

South Korea resumed the loudspeaker broadcasts in response to North Korea’s trash balloon launches, with the National Security Council (NSC) stating their readiness to counter any provocations from the North.

The South Korean military estimates that North Korea has launched over 1,600 balloons carrying trash across the border since May, in what the North Korean regime claims is retaliation for actions by South Korean citizens flying balloons filled with various items into North Korea.

South Korea has pledged to take retaliatory measures against North Korea and has suspended a 2018 military deal aimed at easing tensions between the two nations.

The ongoing tensions stem from North Korea’s nuclear weapons development, despite a 2018 agreement between the two Koreas to cease hostile activities at the border areas along the Demilitarized Zone.

The conflict between North and South Korea dates back to the 1950s civil war, with an armistice signed in 1953 but the war never officially ending with a peace agreement in place.

This report includes contributions from Andrew Thornebrooke, the Associated Press, and Reuters.

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