South Korea Halts Military Pact with North Korea Amid Balloon Conflict
The move comes after North Korea sent trash-filled balloons over the border, prompting South Korea to resume military activities and propaganda efforts.
- South Korea has suspended a 2018 military agreement with North Korea, resuming military activities near the border.
- The suspension follows North Korea's launch of hundreds of trash-filled balloons into South Korea, including wastepaper and manure.
- South Korean activists continue to send anti-Pyongyang leaflets and USB drives across the border, escalating tensions.
- Residents near the border express heightened fears as military and propaganda activities increase.
- North Korea's provocations are seen as attempts to test South Korean defenses and exploit geopolitical tensions.