Watch the south Koreans laser down those balloons like it's the star wars before they even reach the border.
this post was submitted on 14 Jul 2024
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So where were these lasers for the previous 600 balloons that were sent to SK?
Being played with by South Korean cats.
They just built them. Did you miss the announcement earlier this week?
I know a place where her trash balloons would be more than welcome: https://old.reddit.com/r/kimyojong
Genuinely curious, why did the south send the balloon in the first place? The article only mentioned that it was led by activists and North Korean defectors.
If that was an oversight from the south, that looks really bad IMHO. Look how we treat balloons sent by China that is immediately shot down. It could very well hide a weapon/surveillance instead of leaflet and hence the raising tension.