SEOUL - South Korean intelligence officials confirmed today that North Korea has begun dismantling its decades-old network of propaganda loudspeakers along the Demilitarized Zone, a move Pyongyang says is part of a “new chapter” in inter-Korean relations. The towering speaker banks, which once blared patriotic anthems and denunciations of Seoul, are being removed under what state media calls a “peaceful modernization initiative.” However, satellite imagery released this morning by a Japanese think tank suggests the loudspeakers are being quietly replaced with missile launch canisters disguised as public address systems. The report claims the new devices are capable of broadcasting both music and mid-range ballistic payloads “on demand.” One defector, who once worked in the DPRK’s Psychological Broadcasting Unit,...
