South Korea's loudspeakers, deployed to wage psychological warfare against North Korea, are facing questions over their effectiveness. Resumed on June 9 for the first time since a 2018 inter-Korean agreement banned them, these broadcasts have been criticized for being too quiet to reach North Korean citizens. Audits and legal battles have emerged, claiming the loudspeakers are not loud enough to deliver their propaganda messages effectively over a 10km range. Some of the around 40 systems deployed are under scrutiny.
🎵Seoul’s ‘Propaganda Pop’ Plan Has A ‘Muted Effect’ On North Loudspeakers deployed by South Korea to blast K-pop and anti-North propaganda 10km over the border are too quiet to reach the ears of Kaesong citizens, according to audits and legal cases. Some of around 40 systems… https://t.co/9wBs2CvO9k https://t.co/dKtu6m2wYS
South Korea resumed loudspeaker broadcasts aimed at the North on June 9 for the first time since a now-defunct inter-Korean deal banned them in 2018. But these speakers have faced audits and legal battles over claims that they're actually too quiet https://t.co/zSmxBeKmE3 https://t.co/NyobJWWIv7
South Korea resumed loudspeaker broadcasts directed at North Korea on June 9 for the first time since 2018, but their reach have come into question amid criticisms that they're not loud enough. https://t.co/sl0y7pdjqs
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The loudspeakers deployed by South Korea to wage psychological warfare against North Korea faced audits and legal battles claiming they are too quiet, raising questions over how far their propaganda messages can blast https://t.co/bwxGWOyjjM
South Korea’s loudspeakers face questions over reach into North https://t.co/xcXRJ4ZnfY
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