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South Korea Ends Border Loudspeaker Propaganda, North Korea Stops Its Broadcasts

Lee Jae Myung’s diplomatic pivot seeks to reduce military tension by pausing decades-old psychological warfare

Südkoreanische Soldaten demontieren Lautsprecher in der Nähe der entmilitarisierten Zone. (Archivbild: 1. Mai 2018)
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Overview

  • South Korea under President Lee Jae Myung dismantled loudspeakers and halted broadcasts aimed at North Korea on June 11 as part of easing tensions.
  • North Korea’s military reportedly turned off its border loudspeakers on June 12, indicating a reciprocal move toward de-escalation.
  • The broadcasts previously featured K-pop music and propaganda from Seoul and animal noises and gong strikes from Pyongyang, aggravating border communities.
  • The policy shift marks a departure from Yoon Suk Yeol’s hardline approach that escalated a psychological warfare campaign involving loudspeakers and balloons carrying propaganda and trash.
  • Despite the ceasefire since 1953, the peninsula remains technically at war and tensions persist over Pyongyang’s nuclear arsenal and missile development.