According to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, North Korea sent about 190 balloons filled with garbage toward South Korea between the night of the 6th and the early morning of the 7th of this month, with about 100 in the Seoul and Gyeonggi regions.
The balloon contained paper, vinyl, PET bottles and other household waste, and no harmful substances were found.
North Korea launched balloons into South Korea four times over three consecutive days from the 4th to the 6th of this month.
North Korea has been sending balloons to South Korea since the end of May this year. At first, they were sending waste, but then they started putting clean paper and plastic in the balloons, and recently they have been sending used plastic.
North Korea has not released any garbage balloons for nearly a month since the 10th of last month, but this month it has started releasing garbage balloons one after another, apparently to carry garbage such as spitfire.
It is highly likely that this is due to the smooth supply of materials to be loaded onto ships. There have been more wrap-up parties for balloons even in situations where the probability of balloons flying southward is low due to wind direction, but in Korea,
Some analysts, both within and outside the South Korean military, have suggested that this may be an indication of the party's upper echelons' intention to counter balloons aimed at North Korea by private organizations.
The South Korean military has announced that it will "check safety after retrieval" even as the number of North Korean garbage balloons flying in increases.
A South Korean military source said, "The military prioritizes the safety of its citizens, and will remain calm and respond in accordance with the basic principles, following the response manual."
2024/09/08 07:04 KST
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