At least 260 balloons crossed into South Korean airspace between May 28 and 29, raining down “filth and garbage” onto civilian areas in a unique form of cross-border antagonism. At least some balloons carried feces, possibly from livestock. South Korea pledged to respond with “unbearable” measures should North Korea repeat such activities, and the regime called Seoul’s bluff by sending an additional 700 trash balloons days later.

The Yoon administration is considering loudspeaker broadcasts at the inter-Korean border, flooding the North with K-pop songs and other information the regime considers an existential threat. Loudspeakers caused the two Koreas to exchange