{
  "id": 16017682,
  "title": "Seoul mulls 'proportionate measure' over Pyongyang's loudspeaker threat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/seoul-mulls-proportionate-measure-over-pyongyangs-loudspeaker-threat",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T08:27:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/northkorea/20261022/seoul-mulls-proportionate-measure-over-pyongyangs-loudspeaker-threat"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "South Korea declared on Thursday that it would implement a \"proportionate measure\" if North Korea reactivates propaganda loudspeakers along the border, though the specifics of such actions were not disclosed. In response to heightened border tensions stemming from North Korean mine explosions that injured South Korean troops, Seoul announced it would submit a letter to the president of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to clarify that the mine deployment contravened the 1953 Korean Armistice Agreement and advocate for U.N.-level actions. Spokesperson Chung Binna of the South Korean Ministry of National Defense stated that if North Korea proceeded, Seoul would believe a proportionate response was warranted. However, she reiterated that no decision had been made. This announcement comes as Kim Yo-jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, affirmed in two statements since Tuesday that Pyongyang would resume propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts aimed at South Korea, contending that Seoul had inaccurately accused North Korean forces of crossing the border.",
  "summary": "South Korea said on Thursday it would take a “proportionate measure” if North Korea resumes operating propaganda loudspeakers along the border, while not mentioning details about such measures. In a wider response to the border tension that resulted from the explosion of North Korean mines, which injured South Korean soldiers, Seoul said it would send a letter to the president of the United…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "S. Korea urges NK to stop border escalation acts amid Pyongyang's loudspeaker threat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/s-korea-urges-nk-to-stop-border-escalation-acts-amid-pyongyangs",
        "published": "2026-10-22T02:57:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}