Loudspeaker warnings used for deterrence at Korea border

PSYOPs have been part of military agenda since time immemorial. For the two Koreas who remain technically at war, PSYOPs have taken another form. It's loudspeaker broadcasts. On Monday, the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's sister Kim Yo-jong warned of resuming loudspeaker broadcasts near the border. Less than 24 hours later, South Korea hit back warning of resolute punishment if North Korea resumes those broadcasts. The warning broadcast and warning shots that our military conducts in the area around the military demarcation line are legitimate defensive measures to prevent North Korean troops from crossing the MDL and to remove any troops that have crossed. We will continue to respond consistently and in accordance with principle to North Korea's violations of the armistice agreement. If North Korea uses our legitimate measures as a pretext for further provocations, we will punish it resolutely tensions between the two nations have been rising in recent times earlier in the month south korea military claimed that the north had deployed as many as 7,000 workers this year to install mines and fences along the border it also claimed that north korean mines caused a blast last month that seriously wounded two of its soldiers now in response to this kim yo-jong was quoted by the state media saying that seoul had carried out 2,870 rounds of loudspeaker warnings. Pyongyang also accused Seoul of firing 201 warning shots from August 1st to October 17th. She was also quoted as saying that the North Korean military was considering deploying additional tactical weapons along the border. If the rival broadcasts resume, it would be a throwback to the scenes from two years ago. Back in 2024, North Korea sent thousands of trash-carrying balloons towards the South, defending it as a response to the anti-North Korea balloons launched by South Korea. Seoul later resumed border loudspeaker broadcasts for the first time since 2018, including K-pop and international news, while the North began transmitting strange, eerie sounds across the border, triggering panic among residents living close to the demilitarized zone.