World · 2026-10-22 · Morning briefing

North Korea to resume propaganda broadcasts into South Korea

North Korea will resume propaganda broadcasts across its heavily armed border with the South, reviving a psychological warfare campaign. Kim Yo Jong, the sister of leader Kim Jong Un and a key spokesperson, announced on Wednesday that loudspeakers would be operational again "within October". She stated that "new counter means" would be placed on alert along the border within days.

The announcement followed Kim Yo Jong's visit to front-line areas where North Korean troops are reinforcing the border, a project she termed a "sacred and great undertaking". The move supports the leader's policy of permanently severing ties with Seoul. South Korea's military has called the threat "intolerable", with the defence ministry promising "proportionate measures" in response.

The decision reverses a period of quiet. South Korea's liberal government, led by President Lee Jae Myung, had halted its own broadcasts last year in an effort to improve relations, a move the North reciprocated at the time. The North's unilateral restart dismantles that rare point of de-escalation.

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• North Korea says it will resume propaganda broadcasts across border into South Korea
• North Korea to resume propaganda broadcasts, South Korea urges dialogue
• North Korea to resume propaganda broadcasts along border with South Korea by end of October
• North Korea prepares to restart propaganda loudspeakers as ties sour with South
• North Korea Moves New Military Units To Firing Positions Near South Korea

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