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North Korea balloon offensive
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North Korea’s trash balloons explained
May 28-29, June 1-2 FIRST AND SECOND WAVES North Korean state media said the country launched over 3,500 balloons After a week, The North released more. A torrent of trash How North Korean balloons have dropped tonnes of waste on the South North Korea has sent aloft thousands of balloons with bags of trash attached since May, which have crossed the border to become a new source of tension with the neighbouring South. The balloons have disrupted flights at Seoul’s Incheon airport, sparked a fire on the roof of a residential building, and even landed in the precincts of the South’s presidential palace. Across swathes of the country, they have hit cars, farms, neighbourhoods, restaurants, and schools. At least 1,300 arrived in all but two provinces of South Korea, according to the Centre for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS). Where some balloons were found Of the hundreds that landed, CSIS used local media reports to locate 130 of the sites, shown below. The true number of landing sites is much higher, however, with waste found in 3,359 places nationwide from May 28 to July 25, according to police data provided to Yang Bu-nam, a lawmaker of the main opposition Democratic
North Korea balloon offensive
Seoul-based activists develop tech to send messages deep into North Korea In the balloon warfare between North Korea and South Korean activists, one Seoul-based group has honed its tech expertise to develop balloons capable of dispersing leaflets and electronic speakers hundreds of kilometres across the border. Built using 3D printers and components sourced online and sometimes equipped with GPS-tracking, these so-called "smart balloons" can cost up to $1,000 each. Once or twice a month from spring to autumn, when favourable winds blow north, the secretive group flies the balloons - mostly under the cover of darkness. The aim is to drop cargoes deeper into North Korea, including over the capital Pyongyang, with the longer ranges now possible. One balloon has flown as far as China. Balloon paths The activists tracked some of their balloons with GPS "Our smart balloons are expensive but we think they're a hundred times more powerful than balloons flown by other groups," said one member of the group which is called "The Committee for Reform and Opening up of Joson". Joson is another word for North Korea. The group, which has some 30 core members and is funded by members' own finances as well as donations,
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