US EditionNorth Korea Appears to Stop Loudspeaker Broadcasts Toward the South
- On June 12, 2024, South Korea’s new President Lee Jae-myung directed the military to cease loudspeaker propaganda transmissions along the Demilitarized Zone in an effort to reduce tensions with North Korea.
- This move followed strained relations under former President Yoon Suk Yeol, who had resumed such broadcasts and expanded joint military drills, escalating tensions since 2023.
- Following South Korea's suspension of broadcasts, North Korea appeared to halt its unsettling noise transmissions, switching to propaganda music near the border, reducing provocations.
- The Joint Chiefs of Staff confirmed on June 12 that no North Korean noise broadcasts were detected, while Lee pledged to restore inter-Korean communication to ease military tensions.
- Experts view the mutual cessation as an encouraging, though fragile, opportunity to rebuild trust and reduce suffering for border residents amid ongoing distrust and unresolved conflict.
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North and South Korea have turned off the loudspeakers at the border, which they use to bombard each other with propaganda, music and disruptive noises. But real rapprochement still seems far away.
North Korea stopped border loudspeaker broadcasts
The reported move follows Seoul's decision to halt its own similar campaign the day before North Korea appears to have stopped its border broadcasts as of Thursday morning, South Korea's military has said, a day after Seoul suspended its own loudspeaker campaign targeting its neighbor. South Korean President Le
North Korea appears to stop loudspeaker broadcasts toward the South
North Korea appears to have stopped broadcasting loud noises towards the South, Seoul's military said Thursday, one day after South Korea halted its anti-Pyongyang loudspeaker campaign near the demilitarized zone.
North Korea appears to have stopped propaganda broadcasts near the border with South Korea, the South Korean military leadership announced, according to Reuters.
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