N. Korean loudspeakers silent despite October warning

The Korea Herald · Hwang Joo-young · 2026-11-02 05:08 UTC

North Korea has not resumed loudspeaker broadcasts toward South Korea despite saying they would be put into operation across the inter-Korean border by the end

North Korea has not resumed loudspeaker broadcasts toward South Korea despite saying they would be put into operation across the inter-Korean border by the end of October, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff.

"As of now, our military has not detected any operation of North Korea's loudspeakers toward South Korea," a JCS official said Monday.

Asked about reports from residents in border areas, including Paju, Gyeonggi Province, who said they had recently heard unusual sounds coming from the North, the official said there was insufficient evidence to conclude that Pyongyang had resumed its broadcasts.

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