North Korea's Kim Yo Jong says loudspeaker broadcasts toward Seoul being considered, KCNA reports
Kim Yo Jong said the North is reviewing 2,870 South Korean loudspeaker warnings and 201 warning shots as border tensions rise.
- On Monday, North Korea's Kim Yo Jong announced the country is considering resuming loudspeaker broadcasts toward South Korea, describing the inter-Korean border as "very unstable."
- Kim accused the South Korean military of firing at North Korean troops and transmitting warnings over loudspeakers, characterizing these actions as "escalating" military provocations along the border.
- In a statement issued through the Korean Central News Agency, Kim said military leadership is reviewing the deployment of "additional tactical weapons" and "tactical strike" assets along the border.
- After a six-year pause, the technique resumed in June 2024; Seoul previously claimed the broadcasts could be heard as much as six miles across the border.
- On Thursday, the test-firing of Zam-2, a "super-speed, precisely guided" system, heralded a "significant" change in Pyongyang's naval capabilities following more than 180 evaluations over five years.
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North Korea threatened on Monday to resume broadcasting propaganda over loudspeakers and deploy more weapons along the border with South Korea, as the two sides continued to clash over landmine explosions last month that injured three South Korean soldiers.
The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Seoul carried out 2,870 warnings via loudspeakers and fired 201 warning shots from August 1 to October 17.
North Korea threatens to restart propaganda broadcasts, deploy weapons along South border
North Korea threatened Monday to resume propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts and deploy more weapons along the border with South Korea, as the rivals remain locked in animosities over last month’s mine blasts that injured three South Korean soldiers.
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North Korea threatens to restart propaganda broadcasts and deploy more weapons at border with South
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea threatened Monday to resume propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts and deploy more weapons along the border with South Korea, as the rivals remain locked in animosities over last month’s mine blasts that injured three South…
North Korea threatens to restart propaganda broadcasts, deploy more weapons at border
North Korea has threatened to resume propaganda broadcasts and deploy more weapons along the border with South Korea, as the rivals remain locked in animosities over last month’s mine blasts that injured three South Korean soldiers
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