Citing North Korea’s claims of a hydrogen bomb test earlier this week, South Korea has announced it will resume the use of large loudspeakers to broadcast a stream of propaganda into Northern territory. The expectation is they will start Friday, which is Kim Jong Un’s birthday.
It’s sort of a radio broadcast, with weather updates and pop music interspersed between propaganda messages condemning the North Korean government. North Korea usually responds with broadcasts of their own into the south.
North Korea generally speaking considers the loudspeakers an act of war, though since the two countries are still at war this isn’t considered a big sticking point for the south. In the past they’ve taken the occasional shot at loudspeakers, trying to destroy them.
Tensions between North and South Korea normally rise early in the year, as now, and taper off around planting season, as the North Korean military is redeployed to help plant crops to try to stave off their regular food shortages.
Yes, blaring Korean pop music Noriega style is definitely the solution.
Archer: "Do you wanna get hit by missiles? Cause that's how you get hit by missiles…"
Neighbor you don't get along with sets off a loud firecracker….. so of course, the only thing to do is to crank up your stereo. That'll get 'im. Nice to see the adults are firmly in control of a flashpoint that could trigger off a major war.