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South Korea Prepares for North to 'Blow Up Border Roads' Amid Drone Controversy

South Korea Prepares for North to 'Blow Up Border Roads' Amid Drone Controversy

Above: Barricades are seen at a military checkpoint on the Tongil bridge, the road leading to North Korea's Kaesong city, in the border city of Paju on October 14, 2024. Image copyright: Jung Yeon-Je/Contributor/AFP via Getty Images

The Spin

Pyongyang is throwing a fit over leaflets that contain anti-Kim Jong Un messages. Besides the fact that these are just words, the only evidence of drones has been a single black-and-white photo of a winged object in the sky. South Korea has dealt with incoming North Korean drones for years, so for Kim to threaten bombs over this is uncalled for.

Pyongyang has every right to assert control over its sovereign territory. Not only is the South dropping propaganda leaflets into enemy territory, but it's doing so by flying drones all the way into North Korea's capital city. This is clearly a national security threat that must be dealt with by the North Korean defense forces.

Metaculus Prediction

There is an 18% chance that World Population Review will declare that North and South Korea are at war before 2050, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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