S. Korea to expand propaganda broadcasts in border with DPRK

South Korean Defense Minister Han Min-koo said Wednesday that the military plans to expand propaganda broadcasts in frontline areas bordering the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in response to the DPRK's landmine provocation.

Han told a parliamentary defense committee that propaganda broadcasts through loudspeakers would be aired in all 10 posts standing along the inter-Korean land border, saying four posts resumed the broadcasts as of now.

The psychological warfare was resumed for the first time in 11 years on Monday in frontline army units after two South Korean soldiers were maimed on Aug. 4 by the explosion of landmines on the South side of the demilitarized zone (DMZ).

The minister said the military was considering other retaliatory actions against the provocation, including the sending of anti-DPRK leaflets through balloons across the border.

The South Korean military has warned that the DPRK would pay a "harsh price" for the landmine provocations. It was reportedly considering a prompt response to DPRK forces violating the military demarcation line (MDL) with aimed shots, skipping the procedures of warning shots and warning broadcasts.

President Park Geun-hye mentioned the DPRK provocation for two days, saying South Korea will sternly deal with such provocations while making efforts to build peace on the Korean Peninsula.

Park said the DPRK hasn't responded to any South Korean offer for dialogue while conducting provocations, citing the landmine explosion. Enditem