{"id":2264092,"date":"2024-06-10T14:14:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T18:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psychological-warfare-underway-at-korean-border-as-retaliation-for-trash-filled-balloons-rages\/"},"modified":"2024-06-10T14:19:29","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T18:19:29","slug":"psychological-warfare-underway-at-korean-border-as-retaliation-for-trash-filled-balloons-rages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psychological-warfare-underway-at-korean-border-as-retaliation-for-trash-filled-balloons-rages\/","title":{"rendered":"Psychological Warfare Escalates at Korean Border in Response to Trash-Filled Balloon Retaliation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpsychological-warfare-underway-at-korean-border-as-retaliation-for-trash-filled-balloons-rages%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2264092&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses rising tensions between \u2064South Korea and \u200cNorth \ub3d9 (North Korea) characterized by acts of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/not-with-a-bang-but-with-a-whimper-is-this-the-end-for-conor-mcgregor\/\" title=\"Not With A Bang, But With A Whimper: Is This The End For Conor McGregor?\">psychological warfare<\/a> along their\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-korea-takes-us-citizen-captive-after-demilitarized-zone-incident\/\" title=\"US Citizen Captured by North Korea Following DMZ Incident\">heavily fortified border<\/a>. Recently, South\u2064 Korea resumed using loudspeakers to broadcast anti-Pyongyang propaganda, a response to North\u200d Korea sending over \u200d1,000 balloons filled with trash and\u200c manure into South Korean territory. These North Korean balloons were purportedly a counter to\u2063 South Korean civilian groups sending anti-North propaganda\u2063 flyers over the border.<\/p>\n<p>North Korea, which is\u2062 highly \u2064sensitive to any criticism of Kim Jong Un&#8217;s regime, has started installing its own loudspeakers along the\u2063 border, \u2062though\u2062 these\u200b have not been used yet. The\u2063 situation has escalated tensions, with both \u200cnations\u2064 engaging\u200c in acts that\u200b reflect Cold War-era tactics.<\/p>\n<p>In the backdrop of these hostilities, U.S. and South Korean officials conducted nuclear planning talks, discussing strategies\u200b and strengthening\u2064 their \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tucker-carlson-on-pelosis-pick-to-review-of-capitol-riot-like-putting-joy-reid-in-charge-of-security\/\" title=\"Tucker Carlson On Pelosi\u2019s Pick To Review Of Capitol Riot: \u2018Like Putting Joy Reid In Charge Of Security\u2019\">military training<\/a> to\u2064 deter North Korean threats. \u200dThe situation has \u2064prompted warnings from North Korea of a &#8220;dangerous situation&#8221; and \u200cpotential new responses if\u2064 South Korea continues its broadcasts \u2064and does not stop the anti-North propaganda \u200bleaflets.<\/p>\n<p>Kim Yo Jong, sister of Kim Jong Un, expressed through state media that \u200cSouth Korea&#8217;s actions could provoke a crisis, \u2062while South \u200dKorean military spokespeople \u200bmaintain that \u2064they are prepared for any\u200b potential\u200c provocations. The continuation of South Korea&#8217;s broadcasts is dependent on North Korea&#8217;s actions\u200c going forward. The dynamic remains tense, with worries about further escalation on the Korean Peninsula.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ap-reports\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ap-reports\/%20\"><span>The Associated Press<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 10, 2024 at 1:29am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>South Korea\u2019s military on Monday said it\u2019s detecting signs that North Korea is installing its own loudspeakers along the two countries\u2019 heavily armed border.<\/p>\n<p>The news came a day after the South blared anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts over its speakers for the first time in years as the rivals engage in a Cold War-style psychological warfare.<\/p>\n<p>The South\u2019s resumption of its loudspeaker broadcasts on Sunday was in retaliation for the North sending more than 1,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-cnn-anchor-stunned-discovering-dirty-surprise-inside-north-korean-balloons-sent-south-korea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">balloons<\/a> filled with trash and manure over the last couple of weeks.<\/p>\n<p>North Korea has described its balloon campaign as a response to South Korean civilian groups using balloons to fly anti-North Korean propaganda leaflets across the border.<\/p>\n<p>Pyongyang has long condemned such activities as it\u2019s extremely sensitive to any outside criticism of leader Kim Jong Un\u2019s authoritarian rule.<\/p>\n<p>The tit-for-tat over speakers and balloons has deepened tensions between the Koreas as talks over the North\u2019s nuclear ambitions remain stalled.<\/p>\n<p>In their latest nuclear planning talks in Seoul, U.S. and South Korean officials reviewed an undisclosed guideline mapping out their nuclear deterrence strategies to counter growing North Korean threats.<\/p>\n<p>They also discussed strengthening the allies\u2019 combined military training involving strategic U.S. assets, the participants said in a news conference.<\/p>\n<p>Cho Chang-rae, South Korea\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-vaccine-supplies-arrive-in-south-korea\/\" title=\"U.S. vaccine supplies arrive in South Korea\">deputy defense minister<\/a> for policy, and Vipin Narang, acting U.S. assistant secretary of defense for space policy, declined to comment when asked to assess the threat posed by North Korea\u2019s balloon activities.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Will there be another hot war on the Korean Peninsula?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Seoul\u2019s Joint Chiefs of Staff didn\u2019t immediately comment on the number of suspected North Korean speakers or where along the border they were spotted being installed. It said the speakers were still silent as of Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>South Korea on Sunday activated its loudspeakers for an initial broadcast into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/u-s-military-appears-respond-north-korean-trash-balloons-dispatches-pair-b-1b-lancers-ultimate-show-force\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North Korea<\/a>, which reportedly included news, criticism about North Korea\u2019s government and South Korean pop music.<\/p>\n<p>Hours later on Sunday, Kim\u2019s powerful sister warned that the South created a \u201cprelude to a very dangerous situation.\u201d Kim Yo Jong said South Korea would witness an unspecified \u201cnew response\u201d from the North if it continued with the broadcasts and failed to stop civilian activists from flying anti-North Korean propaganda leaflets across the border.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI sternly warn Seoul to immediately case its dangerous activities that would further provoke a crisis of confrontation,\u201d she said through state media.<\/p>\n<p>Lee Sung Joon, spokesman for South Korea\u2019s Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Kim\u2019s comments represented a heightened verbal threat from North Korea, but he did not provide a specific assessment on the actions the North might take.<\/p>\n<p>Lee said the South was conducting broadcasts in sites where soldiers have sufficient protection and are equipped to swiftly hit back if attacked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[We] don\u2019t think that they could provoke us that easily,\u201d he said during a briefing Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The Joint Chiefs of Staff didn\u2019t specify the border area where Sunday\u2019s broadcast took place or what was played over the speakers. It said that any additional broadcasts are \u201centirely dependent on North Korea\u2019s behavior.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The South withdrew <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-south-korea-plans-nullify-peace-deal-punish-north-korea-trash-carrying-balloon-launches\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">loudspeakers<\/a> from border areas in 2018 during a brief period of engagement with the North under Seoul\u2019s previous liberal government.<\/p>\n<p>In deciding to restart the loudspeaker broadcasts, South Korea\u2019s presidential office berated Pyongyang for attempting to cause \u201canxiety and disruption\u201d in the South and stressed that North Korea would be \u201csolely responsible\u201d for any future escalation of tensions.<\/p>\n<p>The North said its balloon campaign came after South Korean activists sent over balloons filled with anti-North Korean leaflets, as well as USB sticks filled with popular South Korean songs and dramas.<\/p>\n<p>Pyongyang is extremely sensitive to such material and fears it could demoralize front-line troops and residents and eventually weaken leader Kim Jong Un\u2019s grip on power, analysts say.<\/p>\n<p>In 2015, when South Korea restarted loudspeaker broadcasts for the first time in 11 years, North Korea fired artillery rounds across the border, prompting South Korea to return fire, according to South Korean officials. No casualties were reported.<\/p>\n<p>The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<div id=\"author-info-44902\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ap-reports\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44902\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44902\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44902\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44902\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Associated Press is an independent, not-for<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-agrees-to-hear-case-involving-trump-17-house-democrats-and-the-biden-administration\/\" title=\"Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Case Involving Trump, 17 House Democrats, and the Biden Administration\">-profit news cooperative headquartered<\/a> in New York City. 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