South Korea resumes anti-North propaganda broadcasts

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has begun retaliation over North Korea’s nuclear test by resuming broadcasts of anti-Pyongyang propaganda across the border.

The pop songs and criticism of the North’s leadership came at noon (0300 GMT) Friday, believed to be the birthday of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

There was no immediate North Korean response but the broadcasts will draw a furious reaction. North Korea considers them an act of psychological warfare. Pyongyang is extremely sensitive to any criticism of the authoritarian leadership of Kim, the third member of his family to rule.

When South Korea briefly resumed propaganda broadcasts in August after an 11-year break, Seoul says the two Koreas exchanged artillery fire, followed by threats of war.