North Korea has recently increased its loudspeaker setup along the inter-Korean border, although no propaganda broadcasts have been aired, South Korea’s defense ministry confirmed to NK News, in contrast to Seoul’s efforts to reduce tensions by halting broadcasts and removing its own systems. 

In response to a media report claiming the North had increased its loudspeakers following Seoul’s halt to its own broadcasts, a Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) official stated on Friday that “each unit consists of several small speakers, and some have been added.”