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February 06, 2025

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North Korea calls balloon launch a declaration of war

Scheduled anti-Pyongyang balloon launches also criticised by defectors

North Korea has threatened that a balloon launch of anti-Pyongyang leaflets scheduled for Saturday will be a declaration of war.

Unusually, the proposed balloon launch is also coming under fire from other defector groups and politicians within the South Korean conservative camp.

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