North Korea’s Noise Weapon: A New Low in the Korean Conflict
North Korea’s latest tactic against the South is, frankly, bizarre: an unrelenting barrage of unbearable noise. It’s a low-tech approach in a world of sophisticated weaponry, leaving one to wonder about the motivations behind this seemingly childish act of aggression. Is it a desperate attempt to provoke a reaction, a way to distract from internal issues, or simply a bizarre form of psychological warfare?
The sheer audacity of using noise as a weapon is striking. It evokes images of a playground spat escalated to an international incident. The comparison to an annoying neighbor is apt; we’ve all experienced the frustration of relentless noise pollution, but this is on a whole different scale, with international implications.… Continue reading