South Korea plans to suspend a military agreement signed with North Korea in 2018 aimed at easing tensions, the presidential office announced on Monday. This decision comes after Seoul warned of a strong response to balloons launched by Pyongyang carrying trash to the South. North Korea’s Trash Balloons Cause Tensions.
Seoul issued a public warning on Saturday to avoid balloons sent from North Korea and to report them to the military or police. The balloons, carrying “filth” across the heavily fortified border, were part of a continued campaign by North Korea to retaliate against an ongoing propaganda campaign by North.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un pays respects at the state funeral of Kim Ki-nam, a key figure in North Korea’s propaganda machinery. Kim Ki-nam’s Legacy in Cultivating Totalitarian Dynastic Rule Kabul 24: Kim Ki-nam, likened to Joseph Goebbels, played a pivotal role in fostering personality cults around North Korea’s ruling.
