Episode 1664 • • 9:53 - 14:03
1664: Friendshoring
North Korea Trash Balloons, South Korea Propaganda and Low-Tech Warfare
North Korea launched over 260 balloons filled with garbage and manure into South Korean territory as retaliation for propaganda leaflets and K-pop media sent by activists. South Korean authorities dispatched chemical warfare specialists to inspect the debris, which primarily consisted of household waste. The incident highlights a low-tech psychological warfare escalation between the neighboring nations involving buoyant trash bags and helium.