
10月中に対韓心理戦用拡声器を稼働させると表明
北朝鮮の金与正氏は、南北軍事境界線での韓国軍による警告放送と射撃に反発し、10月中に対韓心理戦用の拡声器を全境界線で稼働させると表明。さらに、韓国側の警告射撃が北朝鮮の領土や兵士を脅かす場合は容赦なく処断すると威嚇した。
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南北軍事境界線付近での心理戦放送は、北朝鮮が騒音で対抗する従来のパターンが存在する。
【ソウル時事】北朝鮮の金正恩朝鮮労働党総書記の妹、与正党総務部長は21日、談話を出し、北朝鮮が「国境要塞(ようさい)化」作業を行っている南北軍事境界線で同日、韓国軍が警告放送、警告射撃を行ったことに反発し、「10月中に対韓心理戦用の拡声器が全国境線で稼働状態に入る」と表明した。朝鮮中央通信が伝えた。
北朝鮮の体制批判や韓国の豊かさなどを伝える心理戦放送を韓国軍が行い、北朝鮮はそれを打ち消すために騒音を流すのが従来のパターンだった。与正氏がどのような放送を想定してるのかは明らかでない。
与正氏はまた、「仮に、今日のような状況でわれわれが対抗して警告射撃を行えば、国境の情勢は、想像もできないほど悪化するだろう」と威嚇。「敵の警告射撃が実際にわが領土、将兵の安全を脅かすなら、容赦なく処断する」と述べた。
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10月中に全境界線で対韓心理戦用拡声器が稼働する
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