South Korea, trash balloons
North Korea vows response to US submarine’s visit to South Korea
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to boost the country’s nuclear war capability and take other steps to protest the recent arrival of a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine in South Korea.
South Korea threatens military response to North Korean 'trash balloons'
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said Seoul may respond militarily to any casualties caused by North Korea's launching of so-called "trash balloons."
North Korea vows response to US submarine visit to South Korea
The latest threat by Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister came after North Korea raised regional tensions by unveiling a uranium-enrichment facility.
North Korea Faces 'Military Actions' by Seoul Over Trash Balloons
South Korea has warned its neighbor of significant consequences if any citizens are hurt as a result of the country's ongoing trash-balloon campaign. Over the weekend, North Korea launched a further batch of balloons carrying waste across the border,
South Korea Warns Of 'Decisive' Action Against Trash Balloons
South Korea said Monday it would take "decisive military action" if anyone is killed by the wave of trash-carrying balloons being launched across the border by North Korea.
Inside Kim Jong-un's grim campaign sending trash balloons to South Korea
Mounds of wastepaper and filth will soon be scattered over the border areas and the interior of the ROK [South Korea] and it will directly experience how much effort is required to remove them.’
South Korean military warns of ‘stern measures’ if North ‘crosses line’ with balloon launches
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said that over 5,500 trash balloons had been floated into the South since May
South Korea vows military response to North’s balloons, stoking escalation fears
With public safety at stake, the South’s response could include targeted actions against the balloons themselves, observers say.
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