North Korea's Trash Balloons Escalate Border Tensions with South Korea

South Korea resumes loudspeaker broadcasts in response to North Korea's provocative actions, heightening psychological warfare.

North Korea has sent over 2,000 trash-filled balloons into South Korea since May, causing no major damage but increasing tensions.
South Korea has restarted and expanded loudspeaker broadcasts, including propaganda, world news, and K-pop music, aimed at North Korean troops and citizens.
The psychological battle has led to warnings from South Korea about potential fatal consequences if provocations continue.
South Korea suspended a 2018 tension-reduction deal to resume these broadcasts and conduct live-fire drills at the border.
North Korea's actions are seen as retaliation for South Korean activists sending political leaflets into the North.